盘点2021年奥林匹克运动会的暖心瞬间

为期17天的东京奥林匹克运动会于2021年8月8日落下帷幕。这个夏天，我们见证了拼搏和突破，收获了惊喜与感动，奥运会虽然已经结束，但莘莘想给大家盘点一下本届奥运会当中让我们热泪盈眶的那些瞬间，一起来看看吧！

1. 丘索维金娜——体操界绝无仅有的神话

Eight-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina received a standing ovation on July 25 after competing in vault during the women's artistic gymnastics qualifications. 

Chusovitina made her Olympic debut in 1992, where she won a team gold medal with the Soviet Union. She also won a silver medal while representing Germany in 2008.

In Tokyo, Chusovitina earned a score of 14.166, which wasn't enough for her to qualify for the event final. But the International Federation of Gymnastics tweeted that there was "not a dry eye in the house" as Chusovitina took her bow after the qualifying round.

l receive a standing ovation= people rising to applaud for her

l make her Olympic debut = make her first public appearance on Olympics

l there was "not a dry eye in the house" = everyone was crying

l  take a bow= bow for applause

46岁的乌兹别克斯坦体操名将——丘索维金娜止步于她的第八次奥运会资格赛，却赢得了全场的站立鼓掌和眼泪。从1992年完成首秀，为苏联赢得一块团体金牌，她曾靠变卖家产，疯狂参赛来赚钱给得白血病的儿子治病。儿子病好之后，很多人一度以为她会在那之后告别体操，但她却依然选择在赛场上：奔跑、腾空、旋转……竞技体育永远逃不脱年龄的局限，但运动员们用热爱诠释的奥林匹克精神，始终会让我们热泪盈眶！

2. 西蒙娜·拜尔斯——竞技场上是对手也是朋友

In a display of sportsmanship, Biles was the first to congratulate the Russians for besting Team USA and winning gold in the team all-around.

Four-time Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics women's gymnastics team final on July 27, citing mental health concerns and "the twisties", a condition in which gymnasts get lost in the air.

Team USA's Jordan Chiles, Sunisa "Suni" Lee, and Grace McCallum came up short of their gold-medal ambitions following their superstar teammate's premature exit, Insider's Meredith Cash reported. But Biles was the first to congratulate the Russian Olympic Committee athletes on their massive gold-medal upset over the United States.

After hugging her Team USA counterparts, Biles chatted with Russia's Lilia Akhaiimova, Viktoria Listunova, Angelina Melnikova, and Vladislava Urazova. She hugged the gymnasts and appeared to offer praise for their stellar, gold medal-worthy performances on the day.

l best(v.)  e.g. best Team USA = beat Team USA

l upset(v.) upset over the team = defeat the team unexpectedly

l pull out = exit/withdraw involvement in

l premature exit = leaving from something too soon

l * "the twisties" = a condition in which gymnasts get lost in the air 空间运动感知障碍, 表现为空间运动感知与肌肉运动直觉之间无法建立密切的联系，运动感知无法对肌肉进行控制，会在奔腾或者是落地的时候产生危险，源于心理调整障碍等综合性的心理问题。

7月27日晚，东京奥运会体操女团决赛。比赛中出现了意想不到的一幕，美国体操女王西蒙-拜尔斯在首轮的跳马意外失误，中途意外退赛了！由此她的退赛，美国队被俄罗斯队击败，俄罗斯队最终夺得了金牌，而拜尔斯也在得知俄罗斯队夺冠了之后第一个跑上场拥抱并恭喜了他们的对手，竞技场上的这份相拥，有着莫大的鼓励与极大的尊重，可以拼到你死我活，也可以惺惺相惜。

而赛后，拜尔斯的心理健康问题也引起了大家对抑郁症高发群体——顶级运动员的高度关注，最近几年，公开自己心里状况不佳的知名运动员越来越多，游泳名将“飞鱼”迈克尔·菲尔普斯，法网4届大满贯冠军大阪直美，中国游泳世界冠军宁泽涛都公开承认自己与抑郁症做过漫长的斗争。所幸拜尔斯很快得到了美国官方媒体的力挺，美国体操队公开表达了支持：“我们全心全意支持拜尔斯的决定，并赞扬她将自己的福祉放在首位的勇气。她的勇气再次表明了为什么她是这么多人的榜样。”而在社交媒体上，大量用户为拜尔斯声援，表示他们很乐意看到这种情况出现，运动员应该优先考虑自己，拜尔斯的行为可以为那些同样遭遇焦虑抑郁乃至更严重问题的人作为榜样，帮助人们正视心理健康。

3. 奥运精神，荣耀共享

High jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy agreed to share a gold medal.

Both men cleared a jump of 2.37 meters but failed to clear the next bar. Instead of a jump-off, Barshim and Tamberi agreed to share the gold medal.

"I still can't believe it happened," Tamberi said after the win, per the Associated Press. "Sharing with a friend is even more beautiful. ... It was just magical."

Barshim was equally thrilled with the result, saying that both he and Tamberi had put in a performance worthy of a gold medal.

"For me, coming here, I know for a fact that for the performance I did, I deserve that gold," Barshim said. "He did the same thing, so I know he deserved that gold."

"This is beyond sport," Barshim said. "This is the message we deliver to the young generation."

l clear a jump/bar = make a jump successful in the high jump

l be equally thrilled = be very excited too

l put in a performance worthy of a gold medal = devote effort to the game and is worthy of a gold medal  

8月1日，卡塔尔选手巴希姆和意大利选手坦贝里同时跳出了2米37的高度，在挑战2米39的高度时，两个人都没有成功，经组委会商定，最终同意为他们颁发双冠军。在“共享”金牌后，二人欣喜若狂，他们兴奋忘我地跪地狂欢，甚至掩面痛哭。让互不相让的敌手，变成共享荣耀的队友，这何其不易，然而，因为爱与义，两个冠军同时诞生了！这一幕，让我们又一次感受到——体育不仅带来竞技的快感，还有无尽的爱与感动。

每届奥运会都有非常感人的瞬间，让我们在观看赛事时内心被触动、被激励。除去体育竞技的精彩，奥运会最让人感动的，永远是那些汗水和泪水交织的瞬间，以及人性的光辉。在世界上的每个人都拥有不同的花的种子，只要为了让花儿绽放，而拼尽全力就好，即使不做第一也没有关系，本来就是特别的唯一。 

看完这个文章，相信大家也收获了不少体育竞技的词汇以及表达，sports也是我们雅思口语、写作当中比较常考的话题之一，希望大家平时练习的时候也可以多用上这些表达