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原文地址：http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/12/gymnastics.men.ap/index.html
BEIJING, China (AP) -- The roar began as soon as Chen Yibing's feet hit the mat, a primal scream that was four pressure-packed years in the making.
 Gymnast Chen Yibing helped lead China's team to win gold, seven points ahead of Japan.
Only half the meet was over, but so was this competition.
China has the Olympic title it has long craved and everyone else expected. The Americans, meanwhile, won the bronze with a roster patched together at the last minute when not one, but both Hamm brothers were knocked out with injuries.
Japan, the defending Olympic champion, won the silver.
"They told me, 'We succeeded. We are the world champions.' I told them we reached our target," coach Huang Yubin said. "Other teams were good, but we were better. We performed perfect today. Everyone was excellent."
The Chinese began celebrating even before their last event, high bar, was finished. When little Zou Kai's feet hit the mat with a thud, his teammates jumped up and down. They stood behind a large Chinese flag, tears flowing.
There were no tears from the Americans, only elation. When the final standings popped up, Jonathan Horton screamed: "Nobody believed in us! Nobody believed in us."
China finished with 278.875 points, more than seven points ahead of Japan. That's such a blowout the Chinese could have brought three fans in for the last event and still won. The Americans had 275.850.
"It bothers me a lot, especially if people from home kind of put down our team, saying, 'Count the U.S. out. We can't wait to see how China, Japan and Germany do,"' Horton said. "I wish more people in the U.S. believed in us like we believed in us. Now I hope more people realize the U.S. is a force to be reckoned with."
The Chinese have won seven of the last eight world titles, including the last three, and have more individual titles than a royal family. For all that, though, they were still considered underachievers. There was just one Olympic title during this reign, and their collapse four years ago was one of epic proportions. Not only did they not win the gold they were supposed to, they went home with just two medals, only one gold.
But the failure fueled China, as did all those chants of "Jia You" that rang out throughout the arena Tuesday.
"Since Athens, the Chinese team has run into a lot of failures which tested the team," Huang said. "I know them, and they do work very hard and put a lot of hard work in their training. We worked as team, we enjoyed it, and that's more important than anything."
The Chinese strutted onto the floor, waving at their cheering fans and pumping their fists as if to remind everyone this was their party, and the other countries were simply lucky to get an invitation.
They started slowly on floor exercise, one of their weaker events. When they sauntered over to pommel horse, the show really began.
Xiao Qin had the crowd oohing and aahing, his hands a blur, his body a perfect plane. Not even a sliver of light was visible between his legs and his every move was performed with perfect control. When he finished, he pumped his fists at the crowd, smiling broadly at his teammates.
On still rings, the Chinese were simply dazzling.
Rings is all about brute strength, an event so physically demanding spectators wince just watching. But Yang Wei moved effortlessly from one strength pose to another, the bulging veins in his arm and forehead the only sign of his exertion. He took a small hop forward on his landing, but he grinned as he exchanged a high-five with Chen.
As impressive as Yang's show was, Chen's was even better. He is the two-time world champ on rings, and it's easy to see why. When he lifted his body into a plane, his arms extended, his back so straight you could iron on it. He moves easily from one position to another and holds his strength moves for what seem like minutes, never showing the slightest sign that his muscles are screaming.
Even before his feet hit the mat, the crowd was in a frenzy and a roar that shook the arena exploded as he thrust his hands into the air. Chen raised his head and closed his eyes, knowing the gold was finally in China's reach. The Chinese finished the event -- the third -- behind the Americans, but that was simply math.
Silver medallists four years ago, the Americans completed their own journey of redemption. With no members of the 2004 team around, the young U.S. men were a dismal 13th at the 2006 world championships, a stunning fall. But they grew up quickly, finishing fourth at last year's worlds.
With reigning Olympic champ Paul Hamm and his twin brother, Morgan, back, they were sure to contend for a medal in Beijing.
But Paul Hamm broke his hand in May and couldn't recover in time, withdrawing from the U.S. team on July 28. Last Thursday, an ankle injury knocked out Morgan Hamm. With no Olympic veterans, nobody expected much from the Americans.
Nobody, that is, except themselves.
"We always believed in ourselves, and we kept at it. ... Tenacious," U.S. coach Kevin Mazeika said. "And we believed that our day would come."
They are a scrappy bunch, and they gutted out one impressive routine after another Tuesday. Horton threw himself so far into the air on his high-bar release moves the folks in the lower rows had to look up to see him, and he caught the bar on the way down each time as easily as if he were grabbing a drink.
When he stuck his dismount, Raj Bhavsar jumped up and down. The rest of the Americans hooted and hollered, and Horton practically sprinted off the podium. Justin Spring was just as good, showing the circus types a thing or two with his flips and twists. He does a triple somersault for his dismount, and he got such great air, he landed halfway down the podium.
"They're high-risk, high-rewards," Mazeika said, "and our guys knocked it out of the park. It was just amazing."
Those routines put them solidly in second, behind the Chinese, with two events to go. But they had uncharacteristic struggles on floor, with Joey Hagerty stepping out of bounds twice. They slipped behind the Japanese going to pommel horse, their last event -- and their weakest.
They didn't start well, with Kevin Tan sitting on the horse at one point. After a serviceable routine by Bhavsar, it all came down to Sasha Artemev, who was tapped Thursday night to replace Morgan Hamm.
Artemev has perhaps the most talent of any of the Americans, and he's far and away their best on pommel horse, where he won a bonze medal at the 2006 world championships.
Consistency, though, has been an issue, costing him a spot on the original Olympic team. He paced back and forth on the podium as he waited for what seemed like hours for Bhavsar's score, the pressure building with every second.
But Artemev came through like a pro, his legs whirling like a propeller as he scissor-kicked around the pommels, his body straight and his toes perfectly pointed.
The Americans were celebrating as soon as his feet hit the mat. The bronze medal was theirs
当陈轶冰的脚刚触地时，呐喊声就响了起来，积蓄了四年的压力在这一刻得到了释放。
中国队像其他国家的队伍一样对这次奥运冠军渴望了很久。美国队获得了铜牌，由于Hamm 兄弟受伤退出了比赛，这支队伍在
比赛开始前不久才重新组建起来。
卫冕冠军日本队，获得了银牌。
“他们跟我说，我们胜利了。我们是世界冠军。我跟他们说我们完成了目标，”黄玉斌教练说道。“其他的队伍表现得不错，但
我们更棒。我们今天表现得很完美，每个人都很出色。”
中国人在最后一个项目单杠比赛开始前就开始庆祝了。当年轻的邹斌稳稳地落在垫子上时，他的队友激动得跳了起来。他们并排
站在一面巨大的中国国旗后，热泪盈眶。
美国队员的眼里没有眼泪，只有欣喜。但最终排分情况出现时，Jonathan Horton大叫：“没人相信我们能做到！没人相信！”
中国以278.875分取胜，比日本队多出7分。这意味着中国队哪怕最后一个项目出现三次失误都仍然可以取得冠军。美国队取得了
275.850分。
“比赛让我们紧张不安，特别是国内的观众都对我们不抱希望，他们会说'不用把美国队考虑在内了，我们只想看中国、日本和德国
队的表现。'”Jonathan Horton说道，“我希望美国会有更多人相信我们，就像我们相信自己一样。现在我希望更多人认识到美国
也是不可忽视的力量。”
中国获得了最近产生的八枚奖牌中的七枚，包括最近的三项，并且在更多的个人项目上夺冠。
尽管如此，中国队仍然被认为是后进者。他们曾在上一届只获得一枚金牌，四年前的失败真让人震惊。他们不仅未赢得本该赢得的
金牌，并且最后只获得了两枚奖牌，其中只有一枚金牌。
但失败激起了中国的斗志，就像体操馆里一直未停止的“加油”声。
“自从在雅典奥运会上中国队遭遇巨大失败后，也经历了考验，”黄教练说，“我了解他们，他们每天都很努力，在训练中非常刻苦。
我们是一个团队，我们也很享受这种团队精神，这比任何事都重要。”
中国队在场上边走，边向欢呼的观众挥舞着双臂和拳头，似乎在提醒所有人这是他们的盛会，其他的国家只是有幸被邀请来参加。
他们首先开始的是自由操比赛，这是他们的一个弱项。当他们开始进行第二项比赛鞍马时，表演才真正开始。
肖青让观众一直为他惊呼 ，他的手旋转着让人看不清，他的身体完美的保持水平。他的双腿间似有银光闪现，他的每一个动作都
控制得十分完美。但他完成动作时，他向观众挥舞着拳头，对着他的队友开心地笑了。
进行吊环比赛时，中国队简单让人眼花缭乱。
吊环完全是靠超强的力量，对身体的要求非常高，观众都屏息静静地注视着。但杨威轻松地从一个动作转换到另一个动作，他
额头上和手臂上的青筋显示了他十分尽力。他在落地时向前跳了一小步，但他与陈轶冰击掌相庆，咧嘴笑了。
和杨威的表演一样令人深刻的是，陈的更加精彩。他是两次吊环世界冠军，看了他的表演就知道为什么他能取得这样的成绩了。
但他将身体抬成水平时，他的手臂伸展着，他的背平得可以让人在上面熨烫衣服了。他轻松地转换着动作，一点都不会让人觉得他的
肌肉很紧张。
甚至在他落地之前，观众就开始激动地大喊了，但他将双手挥向空中时，体操馆的屋顶都要被呐喊声给掀翻了。陈抬起了头闭上了
眼睛，他知道金牌触手可及。中国队在美国队之后完成了第三项比赛，他们的分数只是稳定地往上加着。
作为四年前的银牌获得者，美国队完成了他们的救赎之旅。少了参加过2004年的老手队员，年轻的美国队选手们在2006年的冠军杯比赛上
只取得了令人郁闷的第13名。但他们成长得非常迅速，在去年的世界杯上取得了第四名。
随着上届奥运冠军Paul Hamm 和他的双胞兄弟Morgan归队，美国队本该为取得一杯奖牌而竞争。
然而，Paul Hamm在五月份时伤了手，不能及时恢复，于时在七月28日时退出了美国队。上周四，Morgan的脚踝受伤了，也退出了
国家队。少了奥运老手，没人对美国队寄予厚望。
没人，除了他们自己。
“我们始终相信自己，我们一直坚持。。。毫不松懈，”美国教练Kevin Mazeika 说。“我们相信属于我们的那天终会到来。”
他们是一个临时组建的队伍。Horton在进行单杠比赛时，将自己抛得很高，以至于站在低处的人不得不抬头仰望他，但他每次降落
时都很轻松地抓住了杠，就像抓一杯饮料那么容易。
“他们冒着巨大的风险，也获得了高度的赞扬，” Mazeika说，“ 太令人惊讶了。”
他们在两项比赛后稳稳地排在了中国之后。但他们在自由体操时出了些失误，Joey Hagerty 出界两次。他们在进行最弱项鞍马后就
落后于日本队了。
他们开头不是很好，Kevin Tan 坐在了鞍马上。最后轮到Sasha Artemev，他是星期四晚上才确定顶替Morgan Hamm参加比赛的。
Artemev大概有美国队最好的天赋，他的鞍马比其他人都出色，他曾在2006年世界冠军杯上取得了该项铜牌。
尽管在连贯性上，扣了他一点分，但他在鞍马上的前后动作就好像等待Bhavsar的分数那么久，压力在每秒每秒的积聚。
Artemev就像个螺旋浆，当他的腿在鞍马上作剪式移动时，就像一个螺旋浆一样在旋转，他的身体笔直，脚尖完美的绷直。
当他的双脚落地时，美国队开始庆祝。铜牌是他们的了。
译者注：
有几个句子我不太明确意思，就未翻，应该不影响阅读文章大意。
我今天中午也看了下比赛，那个美国的Artemev很强，他的鞍马很具有观赏性，又高又飘，说他是螺旋浆一点都不为过呀！
相比之下，中国队比较中规中矩了。
不过中国队获胜，我也小激动了一把。
特别是当解说员在中国队还有一个项目未比时，就在那说“就看美国和日本队谁拿银牌了”，那种对中国队的自信，让我们在食堂里看比赛的同学们都开怀大笑了。哈哈！难得有这么底气十足的时候呢！
今天翻译时停了两次电，第一次未保存，郁闷死我了，又重头翻起。
第二次翻时，翻一句保存一句。。。电压电压你稳住吧！
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