Liu Xiang plans to run for another two Olympics

时间：2006-12-27 05:22:28

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World record holder1 China's Liu Xiang competes in the men's 110m hurdles3 final during the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 12, 2006. Liu took the gold medal.
 
Chinanews, Beijing, Dec. 27 – Olympic 110-meter hurdles world record holder Liu Xiang said that he won’t retire after the Beijing Olympic Games. In fact, he plans to run until he is 30 or even older. If he once retires and nobody in China still cannot compete with him, he will feel very upset.

 

He said this while giving an interview to a reporter from Shanghai Youth Daily last Saturday.

 

“I’m not kidding at all,” he said to the reporter. “I’m being serious. Life is just like this: sometimes you needn’t be too serious, while at other times, you have to be earnest. ”

 

Because he seldom talked seriously most of the time this year, the reporter thought that he was joking again this time. However, he said he was not.

 

“I want to prove myself that I didn’t make the achievement by sheer luck.”

 

“My performance has demonstrated that I’m no worse than Western runners. Now, I want to run for another two Olympics, in order to show that I can run for a long time, just like Allen Johnson.”

 

And he further said that he would continue to run after the Beijing Olympic Games.

 

“I have settled my plan. 2008 is not the end of my career. I will participate in the 2010 London Olympic Games,” he said.

 

Previously4, at the Doha Asian Games, he only told reporters that he would attend the Guangzhou Asian Games, and he didn’t said whether he would run after that.

 

“As long as I follow my coach’s training program, I can definitely prove that my good condition can last for a long time. I can run for another two Olympics, no problem.”

 

He also expressed his hope that some promising5 young athletes might come to the fore6 in China.

 

“Sometimes I would think that apart from me, the rest of the good runners in hurdle2 race might be all Westerners. If I retire after the 2008 Olympic Games and no one in China still cannot challenge me, then Westerners will perhaps dominate the hurdle race by then, and that would make me very upset.”

 

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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 hurdle T5YyU     
n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句：
  • The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
  • She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。
3 hurdles ef026c612e29da4e5ffe480a8f65b720     
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛
参考例句：
  • In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
4 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
5 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
6 fore ri8xw     
adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部
参考例句：
  • Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
  • I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

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