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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/sport/olympics-michael-phelps-legacy/index.html
＊新聞標題
Michael Phelps cements legacy as one of all-time Olympic greats
＊標題解說
‧ cement his legacy：鞏固他的傳奇地位（動詞片語）
cements（第三人稱單數動詞）
‧ legacy：遺物（名詞）
‧ cement：鞏固（動詞）
cement his legacy as __________鞏固他遺留下作為_____的定位
‧ one of all-time Olympic greats：奧運有史以來大人物之一
‧ great：這裡不是偉大的，形容詞，應是「大人物」（名詞）greats（複數型）
a very well-known and successful person or thing
He was one of boxing's all-time greats.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/great_2
‧ all-time：一直以來，空前的（形容詞）
used when you are comparing things or saying how good or bad something
is of any time
one of the all-time great players
‧ all-time Olympic greats：奧運有史以來的大人物
＊內文解析
■ 當年他第一次跳入了奧運聚光燈時，他只是個15歲的孩子，還戴著牙套。
He was only a kid, a 15-year-old with braces, when he first dove into the Olympic spotlight.
‧ 簡化來看：He was only a kid when he first dove into X.
X=the Olympic spotlight 奧運的聚光燈
‧ brace：牙齒矯正器（名詞） braces（複數型，美國用法）
(North American English braces [plural]) a metal device that children wear
inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/brace
‧ dive：跳水（動詞）dove（過去式）
■ 為了效仿他的姊姊們，7歲開始游泳的菲爾普斯，29次締造了個人世界紀錄，目前還擁有六個世界記錄的項目。
Phelps, who started swimming to emulate his sisters at age 7, set individual world records 29 times, and still owns records in six events.
‧ 簡化來看：
Phelps, who 子句先不看，did A , and still owns B.
做到了 A 並且仍然擁有 B（who 子句說明 Phelps在七歲開始游泳）
A= set individual world records 29 times
B= world records in six events.
‧ event：不是事件，這裡是運動比賽的項目（名詞）
one of the races or competitions in a sports programme
The 800 metres is the fourth event of the afternoon.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/event
‧ set：創紀錄（動詞）set（過去式同現在式）
‧ set world records：創下世界記錄
‧ individual：個人的（形容詞）
‧ emulate：仿效（動詞）
emulate somebody/something (formal) to try to do something as well as somebody else because you admire them
She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/emulate
■ 他以受勳最多，可能也是最了不起的的奧運選手為他的職業生涯畫下完美的句點。
He wraps up a career as the most decorated Olympian ever, perhaps the greatest ever.
‧ wrap up：完結某事（動詞片語）
to complete something such as an agreement or a meeting in an acceptable way
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/wrap+up#wrap_1__25
‧ wrap up a career as X：結束作為 X 的職業生涯
‧ decorate：不是裝飾，是授予勳章（動詞）decorated（過去分詞）
decorate somebody (for something) to give somebody a medal as a sign of
respect for something they have done
She was decorated for her efforts during the war.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/decorated#decorate
‧ Olympian：奧會選手（名詞）
‧ most decorated Olympian：接受勳章最多的奧運選手
■ 在2009年，在八卦小報刊登了他看似吸大麻煙的照片後，被禁止參賽3個月。
He was banned from competition for three months in 2009 after a tabloid newspaper ran a photo of him appearing to inhale from a marijuana pipe.
‧ He was banned from X after Y happened.
X= competition for three months in 2009
Y= a tabloid newspaper ran a photo of him
‧ appearing to ....分詞構句說明照片的內容
‧ appear to do something：給人印象（動詞片語）
to give the impression of being or doing something
‧ appear to do something：She appeared to be in her late thirties.
‧ inhale：吸入（動詞）
‧ marijuana pipe：大麻煙管
■ 他幾乎退休，但決定以倫敦奧運作為告別他在巴爾的摩,從纖細身軀孩童時代就開始的運動。
He almost retired, but decided the London Games would be his sendoff from the sport (that 省略) he began as a wispy child in Baltimore.
‧ sendoff：歡送會（名詞）
an occasion when people come together to say goodbye to somebody
who is leaving
Her colleagues gave her a good send-off.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/sendoff
‧ sendoff from the sport：告別運動
‧ wispy：纖細的（形容詞）
★ CNN 另一則談到菲爾普斯 的新聞標題是：
菲爾普斯以金牌告別奧運，同時游泳總決賽中，世界記錄一直被刷新
Phelps signs off with gold as world records tumble in swimming finale
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/04/sport/olympics-phelps-franklin-yang/index.html
‧ sign off：結束下台一鞠躬（動詞片語）
To announce the end of a communication; conclude.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sign+off
‧ in the swimming finale：游泳總決賽（名詞）
‧ world records tumble：世界記錄跌落，也就是世界記錄被刷新
‧ tumble：跌落（動詞）
tumble (down) to fall suddenly and in a dramatic way
The scaffolding came tumbling down.
(figurative) World records tumbled at the last Olympics.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/tumble
■ 週六菲爾普斯以美國4x100米混合泳接力賽隊的一員贏得他個人第18面奧運金牌，光榮結束他破紀錄的職業生涯 。
Michael Phelps rounded off his record breaking career with his 18th Olympic gold medal as part of the winning U.S. 4x100m medley relay squad Saturday.
‧ 簡化來看：
Michael Phelps rounded off his record breaking career with X as part
of the winning squad Saturday.
X=his 18th Olympic gold medal 他的第18面奧運金牌
‧ Olympic gold medal：奧運金牌
‧ round off：告一段落，成功結束（動詞）
to finish an activity or complete something in a good or suitable way
She rounded off the tour with a concert at Carnegie Hall.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/round+off#round_5__8
‧ record beaking career：破紀錄的事業
‧ a winning squad：贏家隊伍
‧ medley relay squad：混合泳接力隊（名詞）
‧ relay：接力賽（名詞）
a race between teams in which each member of the team runs or swims
one section of the race
the 4 × 100m relay
‧ medley：混合泳賽（名詞）
a swimming race in which each member of a team uses a different stroke
the 4×100 metres medley
‧ relay squad：接力賽隊
‧ squad：小隊
(in sport) a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for
a particular game or match
the Olympic/national squad
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/squad
■ 那第18面金牌也是他在倫敦奧運的第四面金牌，（兩面是個人的，兩面是團隊的）並把他的有史以來的比賽紀錄增加到22面獎牌
It was his fourth gold in London -- two individual, two team -- and extended his all-time Games record to 22 medals.
‧ extend：擴大，延長（動詞）
＊字彙整理
讀菲爾普斯的奧運傳奇，我們趁機學學談論奧會熱門話題的用語：
‧ 奧運金牌：Olympic gold medal（名詞）
‧ 游泳總決賽：in the swimming finale（名詞）
‧ 仿效：emulate（動詞）
‧ 世界記錄被刷新：world records tumble（動詞片語）
‧ 奧運有史以來大人物之一：one of all-time Olympic greats
‧ 破紀錄的事業：record beaking career
‧ 告一段落，成功結束：round off（動詞）
round off his record breaking career
‧ 有史以來受勛最多的奧運選手：most decorated Olympian ever
‧ 創下世界記錄：set world records（動詞片語）
‧ 歡送會：sendoff（名詞）
‧ 贏家小隊：the winning squad（名詞）
‧ 接力賽：relay（名詞）
‧ 混合泳賽：medley（名詞）
‧ 混合泳接力隊：medley relay squad（名詞）
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