Usain Bolt Makes History… Again 博尔特再破世界纪录

    It's happened again. The world’s fastest man has destroyed the field to take gold, this time in the men’s 100 metres final at the Athletics World Championships in Berlin.

    Usain Bolt shaved 0.11 seconds off the record he set at the 2008 Olympics, clocking just 9.58 seconds in a new world record. His feat represents the biggest jump in the record since electronic timing was introduced in 1968.

    After the race, the cool-as-a-cucumber Jamaican expressed satisfaction with his performance, but indicated that he could go faster still – perhaps as fast as 9.4 seconds.

    "I think it will stop at 9.4 but you never know," he said. "I don't run for world records. I'll just keep on working."

    Usain Bolt’s fortuitous surname is a gift for English language sports writers everywhere. He has been dubbed 'The Bolt', a pun on lightning bolt.

    They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but there is every chance that The Bolt will strike again later this week, when he will try to break the 200 metres world record he set in Beijing.

    British sports fans have also had cause for celebration as Jessica Ennis won gold in the heptathlon, which she led from the start. She told BBC Sport:

    "It's been the longest two days of my life but the best. I've dreamt so many times about winning medals and becoming world champion, doing a lap of honour… it's such an adrenaline rush and such an amazing feeling."

    Phillips Idowu clinched Britain’s second gold on Tuesday in the triple jump event. He edged out Portugal's Nelson Evora, who pipped Idowu in Beijing.

    Notwithstanding the absence of Liu Xiang, China has enjoyed some success with a silver medal for Wang Hao in the 20km race walk. Liu Hong won bronze in the women’s competition of the same event and Gong Lijiao also won a medal in the women’s shot put.

Glossary 词汇表

destroyed the field
摧毁所有对手 shaved 0.11 seconds off
减掉了0.11秒 clocking
时间纪录为 feat
功绩，壮举 electronic timing
电子计时 cool-as-a-cucumber
（比喻）镇定自如 you never know
谁会知道 fortuitous
吉祥的，碰巧的 dubbed
被称为 pun
双关语 lightning bolt
闪电 strikes
打击 there is every chance
很有可能 the longest two days of my life
生命中最漫长的两天，比喻这两天里很多事情都发生了。 lap of honour
(比赛优胜者向欢呼观众作答礼的)荣誉绕场一周 adrenaline rush
一阵兴奋，激动 clinched
抓住，赢得了 edged out
险胜，领先一步 pipped
险胜，领先一步 notwithstanding
尽管