Despite failing to meet South African Olympic standards, Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner who won a court battle to run against able-bodied athletes in international competitions, will compete in the 400 meters at the upcoming London Olympics.

尽管未能达到南非奥林匹克标准，但Oscar Pistorius这位双截肢运动员还是获得了2012伦敦奥运会400米跑比赛的入场券。Oscar Pistorius将在这场国际化赛事中与四肢健全的运动员同场竞技。

Pistorius was selected for both the 400 and 4x400 relay by South Africa's Olympic committee in a surprise decision. He will become the first amputee to run at the Summer Olympics.

Oscar Pistorius被南非奥委会选拔参加400米和4*400米接力赛是出乎意料的一件事。他将成为首位参加夏季奥运会田径比赛的截肢运动员。

"Today is really on of the happiest days of my life!" he wrote on Twitter. "Will be in London2012 for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games! "Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! I love you all!"

他在微博中写道，“今天是我人生中最快乐的一天，我要参加2012伦敦奥运会和残奥会了! 感谢所有帮助过我的人!上帝，家人和朋友，我的对手们和支持者!我爱你们! ”

Pistorius had tried all year to get his second "A" cut in the 400, a time which would have given him an automatic berth to London under South African rules. When he failed to get the time on Friday, an individual Olympic berth seemed out of reach. But Pistorius still had the two fastest times of the year in the African country and that was enough to land him an individual spot. Tubby Reddy, Olympic committee chief executive, told the Associated Press that South African officials asked for permission to give Pistorius a bid despite his failure to qualify.

一年来，Pistorius都在竭尽全力地想要卫冕400米跑冠军。按照南非奥委会标准，如果他成功卫冕，就可以自动赢得伦敦奥运会入场券。上周五他未能如愿，似乎这张奥运会个人门票就要与他失之交臂。然而，Pistorius在南非400米跑的2次最快记录足够为他参加伦敦奥运会赢得一席之地。南非奥委会行政长官Tubby Reddy告诉美联社记者，“尽管Pistorius不具备参赛资格，但南非政府方面要求给予Pistorius参赛机会。”

The South African 4x400 team will be defending a silver medal won at last year's world championships. Pistorius ran one of the legs in the heats and became the first amputee to win a medal at a major international competition.

南非4*400米奥运队将卫冕去年在世界锦标赛上获得的银牌。Pistorius 将成为首位有望在国际赛事中获得奖牌的截肢运动员。

His races will add interest to a London track program that's already overflowing with compelling storylines like the Usain Bolt-Yohan Blake rivalry.

有Pistorius参加，并与乌塞恩·博尔特和布雷克等强筋对手一决高低的4*400米跑赛事将成为2012伦敦奥运会的一大看点。
【关键词】

1. amputee [,æmpju'ti:] n. 被截肢者

例句 He believes amputee football allows the disabled to present themselves in a more positive light. 他相信截肢者足球赛能让残疾人以更积极的姿态来展示自我。

2. twitter ['twitə] n. 微博客，鸟叫声;vt. 吱吱叫;嘁嘁喳喳地讲

非官方名称推特，推特(Twitter)是国外的1个社交网络及微博客服务的网站,它使用无线网络,有线网络,通讯技术,入行即时通讯,是微博客的典型使用.

3. individual [,indi'vidjuəl, -dʒəl] adj. 个人的;个别的;独特的n. 个人，个体

adj.individualistic 个人主义的;利己主义的 individualized 个人的;有个性的;具有个人特色的

adv. individually 个别地，单独地

n.individualism 个人主义;利己主义;个人特征 individualist 利己主义者，个人主义者

v. individualized 使…个性化;分别详述(individualize的过去分词) individualise 赋予个性

vt. individualize 赋予个性;个别处理;使适应个别需要

individuate 个别化;表现区别;一一列举;赋予个性;使个体化

——短语

individual event单项;个人项目;单项比赛;单项赛

Individual enterprise[经] 个体企业;[经] 私人企业;[经] 个人企业;[经] 人企业

individual differences个体差异;个体差异性;个别差异;体差异

Individual Nouns个体名词

Individual Orientation个性化发展;性化发展;个人取向;性化成长

individual account个人账户;人账户;个人帐户;人帐户

individual character 个性;单字

individual income tax [经]个人所得税

individual freedom 个人自由

individual behavior 个人行为

individual privacy 个人隐私

individual investor 个人投资者;散户

individual study 自习

例句 No individual shall overtop the law. 任何个人的权力都不能凌驾于法律之上。

4. permission [pə'miʃən] n. 允许，许可

adj. permissible 可允许的;获得准许的 permissive 许可的;自由的;宽容的;(两性关系)放纵的

adv. permissibly 获准地;得到许可地 permissively 许可地;自由地;娇宠地

n. permit 许可证，执照 permissiveness 放任;许可 permissibility 允许;可容许性

vi. permit 许可;允许

vt. permit 许可;允许

——短语

Permission denied拒绝访问;没有权限;权限被拒绝;权限不足

Permission System权限系统

Call permission呼叫允许

Permission Number许可证号

Permission Admin权限管理

Leave Permission单位准假证明

without permission 未经许可

with one's permission 如果…允许的话

written permission 书面许可证;签单

ask for permission 征求许可;请求允许

give permission 准许

grant permission 准许

——例句 With your permission, he'll go. 如果你允许，他会去的。

【万能句型】

be selected for

be selected for promotion被选中为提拔对象