Rising Chinese Swimming Star Li Bingjie
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作为今年的游泳首秀,泳坛“神奇少女”李冰洁以三金两银的佳绩在美国职业游泳系列赛奥斯汀站惊艳了一把!从2016年的亚锦赛开始,李冰洁在大大小小国内外赛事里,已经拿下了13项冠军,创造了三项亚洲纪录和一项世界青年纪录。不满16岁的她,俨然已是中国游泳未来最被看好的旗手级人物。
不过,面对成绩,李冰洁却并不满足,也丝毫不敢松懈,因为她的内心有一个宏大的梦:超越莱德基,冲击世界纪录,登上东京奥运会最高领奖台!
Li Bingjie was born in 2002 in China’s Hebei province. The 15-year-old is alreadyfamousin China. She wona1)bronzemedal in the Women’s 400m2)Freestyleat the 2017 World3)ChampionshipsinBudapest注1. She was the first Chinese swimmer in 19 years to have reached the4)podium.
In January 2018, she won three gold and two silver medals at theTYR5)ProSwimming6)SeriesinAustin注2,Texas注3.
Li won the Best7)NewcomerAward at the 2017Laureus China Top 10 Athletes Awards.
The victories had fans calling this young woman a name as “female Sun Yang”. But Li said, “I still have a long way to go before realizing the big dream in my8)innerheart.”
注1:Budapest 布达佩斯(匈牙利首都)
注2:Austin 奥斯汀(美国德克萨斯州首府)
注3:Texas 德克萨斯州(美国州名)
1) bronze [brɒnz] n. 青铜,铜
2) freestyle ['friːstaɪl] n. 自由式
3) championship ['tʃæmpjənʃɪp]n. 锦标赛;冠军称号
4) podium ['pəʊdɪəm] n. 乐队指挥台,领奖台
5) pro [prəʊ]adj.(运动员,体育运动)职业的,专业的
6) series ['sɪəriːz] n. 连续,系列
7) newcomer ['njuːkʌmə] n. 新来者,新手
8) inner ['ɪnə] adj. 内部的,里面的

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TYR来自美国的泳装品牌,以北欧战神之名命名,成立于1985年。如今,TYR已经成为世界最知名的游泳和三项全能运动品牌。
Laureus China Top 10 Athletes Awards中国十佳劳伦斯冠军奖,由有“体坛奥斯卡”之称的“劳伦斯世界体育奖”与“中国体育十佳运动员评选”合作而诞生的中国体坛殿堂级大奖,是中国优秀运动员和教练员的至高荣誉。
Katie Ledecky凯蒂·莱德基,美国游泳运动员,1997年出生,被世界泳坛誉为“天才少女”。她是女子400米、800米、1500米自由泳世界纪录保持者,12次打破世界纪录。

Li’s talent in the water might be from her parents. They were both famousswimmers.
Younger than two years old, Li began “playing”in the swimming pool. At the age of six, she entered a primary school. The school is famous for its swimming education. The little girlused toswim after school each day.
Li joined the national swimming team in 2014.At the first national youths sports meet in 2015, Li won her first championship.
Still, the road to successis a long and hard way.Li failed in the9)qualifierfor theRio注4Olympics in 2016. But she never gave up and10)regainedher11)confidenceafter12)participatingin more competitions.
To prepare for13)upcomingevents, Li swam 14,000 meters to 15,000 meters every day and never14)complained.
“Everyone swims, so I can only work harder to get better results,” said Li.
The Chinese swimming star has set a goal: to beat famous US freestylerKatie Ledeckyat the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
注4:Rio 里约,巴西城市里约热内卢(Rio de Janeiro)的简称
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He is famous for singing. 他以唱歌而闻名。
