Phelps wins eighth gold medal; break tie with Spitz

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1 Phelps wins eighth gold medal; break tie with Spitz
Translation #1 Phelps wins eighth gold medal; break tie with Spitz

2 1st Paragraph Cheering from the pool deck, Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games on August 17 to become the grandest of Olympic champions.

3 參考翻譯 泳池畔傳來歡呼聲，菲爾普斯在8月17日的北京奧運場中勇奪史無前例的第八面金牌，成為奧運眾多冠軍中最偉大的冠軍。
泳池畔傳來菲爾普斯的歡呼聲，他在8月17日的北京奧運場中勇奪史無前例的第八面金牌，成為奧運眾多冠軍中最偉大的冠軍。

4 2nd Paragraph Jason Lezak held on to the lead Phelps gave him, anchoring the United States to a world record in the 400-meter medley relay against an Australian team that did its best to spoil history.

5 參考翻譯 萊札克守住了上一棒菲爾普斯的領先局面，帶領美國隊在四百公尺混合四式接力賽中「泳」破世界紀錄，力克一心想破壞美國隊歷史的澳洲隊。
萊札克守住了上一棒菲爾普斯的領先局面，帶領美國隊打破四百公尺混合四式接力賽世界紀錄，力克一心想破壞美國隊歷史的澳洲隊。

6 3rd Paragraph But Phelps, with a big hand from three teammates, would not be denied. He eclipsed Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at the 1972 Munich Games, an iconic performance that was surpassed by a swimmer fitting of this generation: a 23-year-old from Baltimore who loves hip-hop music, texting with his buddies and wearing his cap backward.

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But Phelps, with a big hand from three teammates, would not be denied. Although Phelps has the help from other teammates, which means he alone cannot make it, he cannot be denied of the glory he’s made in the Beijing Olympic.

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…an iconic performance that was surpassed by a swimmer fitting of this generation… It was an symbolic performance, which was broken by a young swimmer who looks just like an ordinary young fellow of his age…

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…: a 23-year-old from Baltimore who loves hip-hop music, texting with his buddies and wearing his cap backward. …He is a 23-year-old, born from Baltimore, loves hip-hop, sends text-message with friends, and likes wearing cap backward.

10 參考翻譯 雖有三位隊友鼎力相助，菲爾普斯的成就依然不容抹殺。他讓1972年慕尼黑奧運會中史畢茲個人獨得七金的光芒頓時黯然失色，而這個指標性的成就，是一位跟現代年輕人沒什麼兩樣的泳將超越：他23歲、出生於巴爾的摩、喜歡嬉哈樂、會跟朋友互傳手機簡訊跟反戴帽子。 …由一位年輕泳將所超越，而他跟現代年輕人沒什麼兩樣：23歲、出生於巴爾的摩、喜歡嬉哈樂、會跟朋友互傳手機簡訊跟反戴帽子。

11 5th Paragraph "Nothing is impossible," Phelps said. "With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination, and that's something I learned and something that helped me."

12 參考翻譯 「沒有事情不可能」，菲爾普斯這麼說。「（有）很多人都說不可能做得到，但我需要的就只是想像力，那是我學到的事，也真的幫助了我。」
「沒有事情不可能」，菲爾普斯這麼說。「有太多人都說辦不到，但我欠的只是想像力，這是我學到的事，也幫助了我。」

13 6th Paragraph Phelps set seven world records and one Olympic record, doing a personal best time in every event.

14 參考翻譯 菲爾普斯在每場賽事中維持個人巔峰狀態，也因此創下了七項世界記錄和一項奧運紀錄。
菲爾普斯個人創七項世界記錄和一項奧運紀錄，以每場賽事造就個人輝煌時光。