選手飛過頭 攤販載回來 - 奧運,世大運,亞運討論

※ 引述《milich (MAYBELLE)》之銘言：
: 不知道有沒有op
: 這件事連紐約時報都有報導喔
: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/07/24/world/international-uk-taiwan-worldgames.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=%22World%20Games&st=cse
: 縮網址 http://ppt.cc/DUjX
: 只能說台灣人真的很甘心啊
: 原文如下
: Offbeat And Quirky, World Games Make Their Mark In Taiwan
特異與多變～世界運動會在台灣打響名號
: By REUTERS Published: July 24, 2009
: KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) -
: French parachutist Vincent Reffet would have been lost without
: street vendor Tsai Zong-yi during the World Games in Taiwan.
世運期間，若沒有蔡宗益這位台灣攤販，法國的跳傘選手梵松黑翡就得迷路了。
: Reffet dropped from the skies during competition but found himself
: blown outside the event venue before a medal-winning drop.
黑翡初次從空中躍下後就被吹偏而遠離目標區，但後來還是獲得獎牌。
: That was when Tsai came to the rescue. On a scooter.
就視在那個時候蔡宗益用小摩托車救了他。
: "After realising that for three minutes no one had offered the athlete
: some help, Mr. Tsai decided to approach him and
: offered him a ride on his scooter to bring him back to the venue,"
: event organisers said in a statement Friday.
蔡宗益花了三分鐘時間才明白這個選手需要幫助，於是蔡先生走向他，
並用小綿羊把他載回比賽場地，賽會人員於禮拜五的記者會中做此表示。
: "He knew some shortcuts, so he also made sure that
: Vincent Reffet was back as fast as possible.
: "Later on, Reffet won gold in freeflying."
「他知道捷徑，而他也確信梵松黑翡會盡怪回來。隨後黑翡贏得自由飛行金牌」
: The 2009 World Games has gained a name on anecdotes such as Reffet's.
2009世運會就因像黑翡這類的小故事而打響名聲
: The quirky tales showcase the quadrennial event's offbeat sports and
: give an insight into life in the obscure host city Kaohsiung,
: an industrial port in southern Taiwan.
這些奇特的故事展現了這四年一度運動會中的特異運動，也讓我們更加深入地了解
地主城市高雄～這個位在南台灣的工業港都
: "Kaohsiung's citizens have been very warm,"
: said George Hou, a media instructor at I-Shou University, one of the venues.
義守大學大傳系主任侯政男說：「高雄市民非常溫暖」。義守大學也是本次賽會地點之一

: "Previously these sports were unknown, but citizens went out and
: supported them all."
過去這些運動都很陌生，但市民都出來支持謝些運動
: Noise levels from fans bordered on frightening at times, said Hou,
: adding that foreign athletes got more support than the Taiwanese.
侯教授說：「有時觀眾會發出些嚇人的聲響，但外國選手得到的支持比台灣選手多」
: The World Games, an Olympics-sanctioned event,
: showcases 31 sports that have regional appeal
: but globally fly under the radar.
世運會事國際奧委會認可的運動會，總共有31項運動，這些運動在某些地區都很有吸引
力，但卻沒有得到全球的矚目。
: Televised in 20 countries,
: viewers saw mermaid-like swimmers glide down lanes
: without surfacing in the hunt for finswimming medals.
有20個國家轉播此一運動會，觀眾看到了美人魚般的游泳選手在水道裡埋身游動來角逐
蹼泳獎牌。
: They also saw sword duels and female sumo wrestlers.
觀眾也可以看到太極劍對招以及女子相撲選手
: Korfball and lifesaving also got their 15 minutes of fame.
和球雨水上救生也亮相了15分鐘
: And when female Brazilian athletes went topless on a Kaohsiung beach,
當巴西隊女選手在高雄沙灘上做上空日光浴時
: police simply asked them to wear more clothes.
警察只請景他們要多穿點衣服。
: As of Friday, Russia led 97 other countries
: with 33 World Games medals including 15 golds.
截至週五，俄國總共獲得33面獎牌，其中包含15面金牌，領先97個國家。
: (Editing by Peter Rutherford;
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