Olympic swimming champion Luo announces retirement |
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| Chinanews, Jan. 30 - Luo Xuejuan, the only Chinese swimming champion in the Athens Olympic Games, announced retirement1 due to illness on Monday.
Luo, just celebrating her 23rd birthday three days ago, told a news conference in her hometown Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
She said she had spent seven years in the national swimming team, which she always regard as her home. She expressed her desire to make contributions for the Beijing Olympic Games.
Luo won the women's 50 and 100 meters breaststroke events at both 2001 and 2003 world championships. She captured2 the 50m title at the Athens Olympics in 2004, which was China's first Olympic swimming gold in eight years.
Luo will further her study in Beijing University after retirement.
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retirement
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| n.退休，退职 |
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- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
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captured
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| 俘获( capture的过去式和过去分词 )； 夺取； 夺得； 引起（注意、想像、兴趣） |
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- Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. 盟军俘虏了300多名敌方士兵。
- Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
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