1st gold at National Games for the Disabled

时间：2007-05-15 01:44:32

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May 13 - World record holder1 Huang Min from Yunnan took the first gold of the 7th Chinese National Games for the Disabled in the women's 50m butterfly swimming event (S7) on Sunday.

 

The 24-year-old veteran2 swimmer sealed victory with a huge advantage, clocking a time of 37.19 seconds. Huang broke the world record of 36.84 seconds two months ago in Esbjerg, Denmark.

 

"I'm very excited to get the first gold as I've been thinking of rewarding my coach, my family, those kind people and the society," said Huang with a shining smile on her face.

 

"To win a gold at the Beijing Paralympics is my dream and it's the best way to thank those who helped me." Huang Min lost her left arm in an electric accident when she was at primary school. The adamant3 girl began swimming under the encouragement of her middle school teacher. Her strenuous4 efforts and amazing talent finally paid when she claimed two silvers and one bronze in the Athens Paralympics in 2004.

 

"Swimming has really changed her a lot," said Huang's coach Zhang Honghu.

 

"She was once quite and introverted, but now she talks more and knows how to get along with her teammates and other people."

 

"At the beginning she was scared of water and couldn't help shivering5. But after jumping into the pool, she became really different."

 

Zhang said the high altitude of Yunnan plateau6, with an average of some 2,000 meters, becomes an advantage for Huang Min's training.

 
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1 holder wc4xq     
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
  • The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
  • That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
2 veteran 3i3wX     
n.老兵；经验丰富的人，老手
参考例句：
  • My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.我祖父是二战时的老兵。
  • We often asked the veteran workers for advice.我们常常向老工人求教。
3 adamant FywzQ     
adj.坚硬的，固执的
参考例句：
  • We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上，我们是坚定不移的。
  • Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。
4 strenuous 8GvzN     
adj.奋发的，使劲的；紧张的；热烈的，狂热的
参考例句：
  • He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
  • You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。
5 shivering cbc0cc9eaa596a263a310d8a8c938dd4     
adj.颤抖的v.（因寒冷，害怕等）颤抖，哆嗦( shiver的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was shivering with cold. 冻得他哆嗦开了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He was so cold that he kept shivering. 他冻得直哆嗦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 plateau PAOyX     
n.高原，平稳，稳定状态；vi.到达平稳阶段
参考例句：
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
  • As the river drops from the plateau,it forms great waterfalls.河水从高原上下落时，形成了巨大的瀑布。

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