| Since the beginning of the Modern Olympic Era have been many great champions who have thrilled audiences around the world. There are many great stories of courage as well as stories of outstanding performances. |
从现代奥林匹克纪元开始，产生了很多杰出的世界冠军，他们的通往直前和精彩表现，使全世界观众为之倾倒。 |
| These personalities are at the heart of the success of the Olympic Games. While competiton between the nations is part of the attraction to the games. it is the individual stars that inspire the viewers. |
奥运会的成功离不开这些明星。虽然国家之间的竞争是比赛吸引人的一个方面，但是体育明星也使人们振奋。
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| What makes the stars special is often natural ability. Other times it is their determination to succeed or their dedication to hard training. |
通常这些体育明星的天资就异与常人，另外得归功于他们必胜的信念和艰苦的训练。 |
| Whatever makes an athlete a star, it is their dominance among a field of national champions that makes them stand out as shining stars. |
不管是什么原因，一位运动员成为了明星，他作为某一领域的国家冠军，这种优势就光环，使他们看起来与众不同。 |
| Some of great stars that have captured audience's attention over the years have been Paavo Nurmi,Jesse Owens, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comaneci, Greg Louganis, Carl Lewis, and Ian Thorpe. |
这些年来，一些非常杰出的体育明星俘获了观众的心，他们是帕佛纳米，杰西欧文斯，马克史毕兹，纳迪亚科马内奇，格雷格卢甘尼斯，卡尔刘易斯和伊恩，索普。
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| Paavo Nurmi dominated middle distance running in the 1920's achieving 9 gold and 3 silver medals over 3 Olympics.Jesse Owens upstaged Hitler by winning 4 gold medals(100m,200m 4×100m relay and long jump) at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. |
在20世纪20年代，帕佛纳米统治着中长跑比赛项目。在其中参加的3届奥运会中，共获得9枚金牌和3枚银牌。杰西欧文斯在1936年柏林奥运会上一人拿下4枚金牌（100米，200米，4×100m米接力和跳远）。使希特勒颜面无存。 |
| Mark Spitz won 7 golds in 100m and 200m freestyle and butterfly events and in 3 relay events at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Nadia Comaneci won 5 gold, 3silver and 1bronze medal in Olympic gymnastics and was the first ever gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympic competition. |
1972年慕尼黑奥运会，马克史毕兹在100米，200米自由泳和蝶泳，以及另外3项接力比赛中获得7枚金牌。纳迪亚托马奇总共获得了5金3银1铜奥运体操奖牌，而且还是奥运比赛有史以来第一个获得10分的体操运动员、
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| Greg Louganis won 4 gold and 1silver medal in a diving career that spanned from 1976 in Montreal to 1988 in seoul. |
从1976年蒙特利尔到1988年汉城格雷格卢甘尼斯在他的跳水生涯中共获得枚金牌和一枚银。
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| Carl Lewis an amazing 9 gold medals from 1984 in LA throuh to 1996 in Atlanta. He starred in the 100m and 200m sprints and the Long Jump event.Inthe 2000 Sydney Olympics,Ian Thorpe won five medals,including golds in the 400m freestyle and the 4×100m and 4×200m freestyle relays. |
从1984年洛杉矶到1996年亚特兰大，卡尔刘易斯获得了令人惊讶的9枚金牌。他在100米，200米短路和跳远比赛中傲视群雄。在2000年悉尼奥运会，伊恩索普赢得5枚奖牌，其中包括400米自由泳，4×100和4×200自由泳接力的金牌。 |
| Big stars that emerged out of the Athens Olympics include Maurice Greene and Marion Jones in the sprint events. |
在雅典奥运会上一举成名的短跑明星是莫利斯格林和玛里安琼斯。 |
| Ian Thorpe of Australia did well in the aquatic arena. |
澳大利亚的伊恩索普在水上项目中显示出高人一筹的实力。
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| However the eyes of the word will be on the Chinese in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008. |
然而，我全世界的目光都会聚集在举办2008年北京奥运会的中国。 |
| In sports like diving, gymnastics,table tennis and badminton,Chinese athletes will be hard to beat. |
在跳水，体操，乒乓球和羽毛球等项目中，中国运动员所向披靡。 |
| On the track, stars like hurdler Liu Xiang and decathlete Qi Haifeng show promise to challenge the world's best. |
在径赛中，跨栏明星刘翔以及十项多能选手齐海峰冲击的决心。 |
