伦敦奥运:激励人心的五大瞬间

2012年夏天，我们见证了伦敦奥运赛场上太多的精彩瞬间，也看到诸多悲情场面……我们为奖牌获得者欢呼喝彩，也为奋力拼搏却与奖牌失之交臂的选手扼腕叹息，但真正让我们感动的，是赛场上那一幕幕超越了竞赛意义的“人间戏剧”，这些“戏剧”的主人公也许并不是传统意义上的赛场英雄，但他们的行动所展现的生命意义和人性闪光点却让我们深感震撼、备受激励。

We have heard and seen it all. “Inspire a generation” was the slogan of London Olympics and inspire it did. Now let’s look back at 5 inspiring moments of London Olympics 2012.

Oscar Pistorius： Blade Runner

Who couldn’t help cheering for Oscar Pistorius， the South African sprinter and double—amputee1）， who fought to compete in the London Games. Pistorius was born without fibulas2） so his legs were amputated from below the knees before he was one. But that didn’t stop him from becoming an athlete.

Pistorius’ competitive career came after he was outfitted3） with a pair of carbon fiber blades， which allowed him to race. Not content with racing against the disabled， Pistorius successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee to allow him to compete with non—disabled athletes， making him the first to do so in Olympic history. Oscar ran valiantly in several events， including the 4x400 m relay， but walked away empty—handed. Still， given the odds stacked against him4） from birth， coming as far as he has is its own reward.

Liu Xiang： Never Give Up

China’s Liu Xiang came with a big expectation but he crashed at the first barrier of his heat5）. He crashed to the track， stunned and dazed， then picked himself up and hopped off the track. In a poignant act of atonement6）， he hopped back out on the track and proceeded to bound one—legged down the outside of the hurdles. Finally， reaching the last row， he veered infield to his lane， rested his head on what should have been the last hurdle on his run to greatness and paused for a moment before hopping through to the finish line.

There is no place to hide at the Olympic Games. The whole human drama was played out in front of 80，000 hushed spectators and millions around the world， our hearts going out to him7）. Liu could have limped off and not participated further but as with great athletes， he showed us how to finish the race and to complete it with respect.

Kenyans： Showing Great Teamwork in the Marathon

The marathon features individual performances of endurance， but two runners from Kenya showed remarkable teamwork during the women’s marathon on Sunday 5 August. Near the 10 km mark， Edna Kiplagat wasn’t able to grab a bottle from the water station. Her teammate Mary Keitany was， so the pair found a simple solution. They shared their water bottle.