考研英語美文賞讀（42）：馬拉松中國選手沖刺爭冠被志愿者遞國旗干擾

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　　A Chinese marathon runner failed to catch up to her Ethiopian opponent and fell to second place after being approached by flag-handling volunteers who affected her sprint to win the race during the 2018 Suzhou Taihu Marathon on Sunday.

　　北京時間11月18日（星期天），蘇州太湖馬拉松比賽中，一名中國選手因受到志愿者遞國旗的干擾，未能追上埃塞俄比亞選手，憾失金牌，名列第二。

　　A live stream by CCTV5 shows China’s He Yinli and Ethiopia’s Ayantu Abera Demissie were head-to-head during the last sprint when two different volunteers on the route tried to give her national flags.

　　中央電視臺5套節(jié)目現場直播的視頻顯示，當中國選手何引麗和埃塞俄比亞的Ayantu Abera Demissie在最后沖刺階段齊頭并進時，兩名志愿者試圖給何引麗遞國旗。

　　At first, a volunteer tried to hand a national flag to He but the latter missed it. The volunteer even tried to catch her and hand it to her again but didn’t make it.

　　開始有一名志愿者想為何引麗遞上國旗，但何引麗根本顧不上去拿，志愿者在身后追了一段后放棄。

　　Later, another volunteer handed He a national flag. She caught it this time but dropped it later after she ran with the flag in her hand for a while.

　　又跑了一會，前方再次出現一名志愿者遞國旗，這次何引麗順勢接住，但似乎沒拿穩(wěn)，國旗不小心從手中滑落。

　　Her dropping the national flag during the match sparked a heated discussion online across the country. Some people criticized her saying, "She had no excuse to do it".

　　何引麗將國旗丟掉一事隨后在中國的社交媒體上引起了激烈討論。一些人批評她，“她沒有理由丟掉國旗”。

　　She explained, "I didn’t throw the national flag. The flag was soaking wet. My arm was stiff and I accidentally dropped it when I moved my arm while running. I’m terribly sorry."

　　她解釋說：“我沒有扔國旗，當時國旗濕透了，我的胳膊僵了，擺臂的時候甩出去了，很抱歉”。

　　Some netizens questioned the organizer for allowing volunteers to get so close to runners during the race.

　　一些網友質疑舉辦方怎么會允許志愿者在比賽中接近選手。

　　One said, "There is something wrong with the game itself. How can volunteers stand on the track?" Others said, "Handing a national flag to athletes before they cross the finish line violates the rules."

　　其中一人說：“比賽本身就有問題。志愿者怎么能站在跑道上？”還有人說：“在運動員沖過終點線前遞國旗違反了規(guī)則。”

　　Something similar happened earlier this year during the Chengdu International Marathon, when a volunteer standing on the route handed Chinese runner Li Zhixuan a national lag, but Li still managed to claim the gold with a time of 2:36.16.

　　今年早些時候，成都國際馬拉松比賽中也發(fā)生了類似的情況，當時一名站在跑道上的志愿者給中國選手李芷萱遞國旗，好在她仍以2小時36分鐘16秒的成績奪得冠軍。

　　During international marathons, it is not a common gesture to present runners with national flags during the race. For example, Desi Linden won the Boston Marathon earlier this year, effectively ending the 33-year title drought for American women. A volunteer didn’t present her with a national flag until she crossed the finish line.

　　在國際馬拉松比賽中，給選手遞國旗并不常見。例如，德西·林登今年早些時候贏得了波士頓馬拉松賽的冠軍，完美的結束了這位33歲美國女性的冠軍荒。直到她沖過終點線，一名志愿者才為她送上國旗。

　　According to a marathon expert, any volunteer directly walking into the venue violates the rules for international marathons.

　　據一位馬拉松專家稱，任何志愿者直接進入場館都違反了國際馬拉松比賽的規(guī)則。

　　It is stipulated that only referees and athletes have access to the track, while the rest are only allowed to hand runners things from the sides.

　　按規(guī)定只有裁判員和運動員才能進入跑道，其他人員只能從兩邊把東西交給運動員。

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