| The Chinese have spent the past month playing down expectations for a repeat of the Beijing Games, where they won the gold-medal count. But so far in London, their athletes are winning events with a quiet efficiency that's starting to frighten the competition. |
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过去一个月，中国一直在努力降低外界对中国再现北京奥运会辉煌战绩的预期。在2008年的北京奥运会上，中国代表团曾荣登金牌榜榜首。不过到目前为止，中国运动员正悄无声息且高效地在伦敦奥运赛场中获胜，这一势头让他国竞争对手有些不知所措。 |
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| China's athletes don't talk about trying to enjoy the experience of the games (see: Phelps, Michael) and then miss out on a podium spot. They just win. |
相关报道中国运动员一般不会说出尽量享受比赛过程不在乎能不能登上领奖台这样的话(这里可与美国游泳名将迈克尔?菲尔普斯(Michael Phelps)相对比)。他们只是赢得比赛而已。 |
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| Synchronized divers: gold. Champion distance swimmer Sun Yang: Gold. Shooting: two golds, a bronze and a silver. Weightlifting? Gold and silver. Again and again, China's Olympians do what they're supposed to do. |
看看中国队的成绩吧。女子三米板双人跳水：金牌。男子四百米自由泳：孙杨夺金。射击：两金一银一铜。举重：一金一银。中国运动员一次又一次不辱使命。 |
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| The same can't be said for the hometown Brits, who've badly missed the shining start to the games they'd planned. Delusions of grandeur are nothing new for British international sports─and of course, neither is the self-flagellation that tends to ensue when the country's team fails to live up to expectations. |
奥运会主办方英国的战绩则不可同日而语，他们完全没有把握好在这场自己规划下的奥运会中以骄人战绩亮相的机会。在国际赛事中妄自尊大对英国人来说并不是什么新鲜事，当然，在英国代表队有负众望时，队员也常会表现出自责的一面。 |
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| Cyclist Mark Cavendish was supposed to fuel the surge with a win in the road race Saturday, but the U.K. was shut out. On Sunday, Elizabeth Armitstead got edged by a wheel in the final sprint of the women's road race by Marianne Vos of the Netherlands. The favored Nicole Cooke finished 31st. |
Zumapress英国公路自行车运动员艾米特斯泰德（左）输给了荷兰选手沃斯（中）。外界本以为英国自行车运动员马克?卡文迪什(Mark Cavendish)会赢得上周六公路自行车赛，从而助力英国开场战绩，但他却空手而归。周日，英国选手伊丽莎白?艾米特斯泰德(Elizabeth Armitstead)在女子公路自行车赛的冲刺关头被荷兰选手玛丽安娜?沃斯(Marianne Vos)以一个车轮的优势率先冲过终点。普遍被看好的英国女子头号公路自行车选手妮可?库克(Nicole Cooke)获得第31名。 |
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| 'This is all down to being proactive and willing to take the risk,' said Dave Brailsford, director of performance for Team GB cycling. |
英国自行车队主教练戴夫?布雷斯福德(Dave Brailsford)说，所有这一切说到底都在于你是否积极争取，是否愿承担风险。 |
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| The British also had their share of disappointment in the pool, where world champion Rebecca Adlington managed a bronze in the 400 freestyle, failing expectations. |
在游泳项目上，英国也失望而归。身为世锦赛冠军的英国选手瑞贝卡?阿德林顿(Rebecca Adlington)在女子400米自由泳比赛中仅摘得铜牌，辜负了外界期望。 |
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| As for the U.S., which relies on depth in swimming to rack up medals in all three colors, keep an eye on whether the team can manage multiple medals in a single event. |
而奥运会奖牌总数很大程度上取决于能在游泳项目上获得多少枚奖牌的美国，则在密切关注着本国代表队能否在一个游泳项目上获得多枚奖牌。 |
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| It hasn't happened yet. Michael Phelps failed to double up with Ryan Lochte in the 400 individual medley, Clare Donahue couldn't medal with Dana Vollmer in the 100 butterfly, and Caitlin Leverenz couldn't get to the podium with Elizabeth Beisel in their 400 individual medley. |
但到目前为止，这个愿望还没有实现。美国选手菲尔普斯在男子400米个人混合泳决赛中未能与队友瑞恩?罗切特(Ryan Lochte)一起站上领奖台，美国女选手克莱尔?唐纳休(Clare Donahue)未能在100米蝶泳决赛中与队友达娜?沃尔默(Dana Vollmer)共获奖牌，美国选手凯特林?莱弗伦兹(Caitlin Leverenz)也未能与伊丽莎白?贝塞尔(Elizabeth Beisel)一起站到女子400米个人混合泳决赛的领奖台上。 |
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| Women's synchronized swimmers grabbed a surprise silver medal to make up for one of those losses. |
不过，美国队意外获得了女子双人三米板跳水的银牌，多少弥补了一些损失。 |
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| But the aquatic shortfall is why the U.S. is looking up at the Chinese in both gold and overall medals right now. |
正因美国在水上项目失利，所以目前无论是在金牌榜还是奖牌总数上美国均落后于中国。 |
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