英国想赢奖牌的希望是如此迫切,甚至鼓励有些高水平运动员转向其更有希望进军奥运会的项目。罗梅罗(Rebecca Romero)就是一个例子。她在2004年雅典奥运会夺得赛艇项目银牌,但后来被鼓励换成了场地自行车项目,她在2008年奥运会上夺得该项目的金牌。
The U.K. Olympic team started rising. It won 28 medals at the 2000 Sydney Games, 10th in the medal standings. Four years later it notched 30 medals. By 2008 in Beijing, its 47 medals ranked behind only the U.S., China and Russia.
英国奥运代表团已经开始崛起。2000年悉尼奥运会英国队夺得28枚奖牌,在奖牌榜名列第10位,四年后夺得30枚奖牌,到2008年的北京奥运会,其47枚奖牌的成绩仅次于美国、中国和俄罗斯。
This year, Britain has even loftier hopes. The London Games will host the country's biggest and best-funded team ever, with 542 members. The athletes aim to fend off Germany and Australia to retain Britain's No. 4 spot in the overall medal haul. If they're lucky, they'll win more golds than Russia. 'I believe it's our strongest team since 1908,' said Martin Polley, a sports historian and author of the book 'The British Olympics.'
今年,英国有了更高的目标。伦敦奥运会将迎来该国历史上规模最大、资金支持最雄厚的队伍,共542名队员。运动员们的目标是挡住德国和澳大利亚的攻势,保住英国奖牌榜第四名的位置。如果他们够幸运,说不定金牌数还能超过俄罗斯。体育历史学家、《英国奥运史》(The British Olympics)的作者波利(Martin Polley)说,我认为这是1908年以来我们实力最强的团队。
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