射擊－1896年成為奧運(yùn)會項(xiàng)目

　　Olympic history abounds with tales of athletes who overcame crippling adversity to win gold medals, but Karoly Takacs' comeback may be the best. Takacs was part of Hungary's world-champion pistol-shooting team in 1938 when an army grenade exploded in his right hand. Ten years later, he won the first two golds in rapid-fire pistol - after teaching himself to shoot left-handed.

　　奧運(yùn)史冊記載了眾多運(yùn)動(dòng)員歷經(jīng)磨難，頑強(qiáng)拼搏，最終奪取奧運(yùn)金牌的事跡。然而在這些數(shù)不勝數(shù)的感人故事中，卡樂里·塔卡克斯（Karoly Takacs）的歸來也許應(yīng)算是最耐人尋味的。在1938年的世界射擊錦標(biāo)賽上，塔卡克斯用右手射擊，幫助他所代表的匈牙利國家隊(duì)贏得了世界射擊錦標(biāo)賽的手槍團(tuán)體金牌。 但是在比賽后不久爆發(fā)的戰(zhàn)爭中，一枚手榴彈殘忍地奪去了他的右手�？删驮谌藗�?yōu)樗�卡克斯感到惋惜、認(rèn)為他再也不可能重返賽場時(shí)，因傷闊別賽場10年的塔卡克斯通過自學(xué)左手射擊，用左手首次奪得了兩塊奧運(yùn)速射手槍射擊金牌。

　　In a sport where the bullseye looks about the size of the full stop at the end of this sentence, a sport where shooters compete amid a cacophony of noise and still concentrate on firing between heartbeats, Takacs' achievement tests the imagination.

　　在一種充滿各種刺耳噪音且靶心看上去只有句號大小的體育運(yùn)動(dòng)中，射擊選手們?nèi)阅芫劬珪�神地專注于在每次心跳瞬間彎曲手指、叩響扳機(jī)。塔卡克斯的成功超出了人們的想象。

　　From just three shooting events at the 1896 Olympic Games to 17 today, the sport has grown steadily. In part this leap can be ascribed to advances in the technology of firearms and equipment, which have led to constant changes in the shooting competition. But it can also be ascribed to the passion shooters have for their sport.

　　從1896年奧運(yùn)會射擊比賽的僅僅3個(gè)項(xiàng)目，到如今的17個(gè)項(xiàng)目，射擊運(yùn)動(dòng)的發(fā)展是穩(wěn)健踏實(shí)的。人們認(rèn)為先進(jìn)的槍械和裝備制作技術(shù)是促成這種飛躍的部分原因。的確，伴隨著這些技術(shù)，射擊競賽不斷地變化著。然而，選手們對射擊運(yùn)動(dòng)的激情也推動(dòng)了其快速發(fā)展。