The alternative book to study for the examination is ` War and Peace '.

Annie: When did the Paralytics begin?

安妮: 残奥会是从什么时候开始的 呢 ?

The 2008 Beijing Paralypics Games will be held on 16 th September.

北京2008残奥会将于9月16日举行.

The London Triathlon comprises a demanding 1500-metre swim, a 40-kilometre bike ride and a 10-kilometre run.

伦敦铁人三项包括要求1500米游泳, 40公里骑自行车和10公里长跑.

Over the weekend, China's63 Olympic gold medalists were brought to Hong Kong for performances before roaring crowds and on prime-time television.

上个周末，中国63名奥运金牌获得者来到香港，在数万名热情的观众面前作了表演，电视台也拿出黄金时段作了现场直播。

For those Games gold medalists received$ 15000, silver medals were worth$ 10000 and third-place finishers got$ 7500.Olympians formerly received just$ 2500 for a top-eight finish.

当时美国队的金牌获得者可获得1.5万美元奖金，银牌和铜牌获得者分别获得1万美元和7500美元奖金。此前奥运选手闯进前八只能获得2500美元奖金。

Now, since this is the opening ceremony, of course we don't have any gold, silver, and bronze medalists yet for the Games;

现在，这才开幕，当然还没有人拿到本届奥运会奖牌；

The medalists are presented with a golden medal together with a prize of 15,000 Canadian dollars. We don't give bonus every month, but we offer a semi-annual bonuses.

获奖者被授予1枚金质奖章和15000加元的奖金。并非每月都有奖金，我们每半年发奖金。

If medalists test positive for a ban substance, their won will be revoked.

如果奖牌获得者被查出服用禁药，那他们的成绩将会被撤销。

In contrast, bronze medalists focus on how if they'd performed slightly worse, they wouldn't have won anything.

而相反的是，铜牌获得者们则会想，只要表现得再稍微差一点点，他们就什麽也得不到了。

The National May 1st Labor Medals were awarded to 45 gold medalists, including shooter Yang Qian, and sprinter Su Bingtian.

全国五一劳动奖章授予射击运动员杨倩、短跑运动员苏炳添等45名金牌获得者。

Yeah, and a few gold medalists, too.

没错有些还拿过金牌

I'm also happy to report that both teams conducted themselves in a manner befitting Olympic medalists, from competing hard to respecting themselves and their opponents.

这是一场实打实的精彩比赛，双方都发挥了最佳水平，同时也给予了对手足够的尊重。

The IOC says it will also undertake a wider re-testing program of medalists from the Beijing and London games.

国际奥委会表示，还将对北京和伦敦奥运会的获奖运动员们进行更广泛的重新测试。

Especially for Olympic medalists like Zhang Xi.

特别是对于像张希这种奥运会奖牌得主来说。

Pray for these six Liaoning Asian Game gold medalists to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit and not live for the glory of this world.

为六位辽宁亚运金牌运动员祷告，愿他们行在圣灵的大能里而不是活在属世的荣耀里。

We already know US athletes will get$ 25000 if they win a gold medal, but are you curiousto see how that number compares to what other countries gift their medalists?

我们都知道美国运动员如果在奥运会上获得金牌，就能得到两万五千美元的奖励（约合人民币16万元）。那么，你是不是也很好奇其他国家的运动员拿了金牌后，能得到多少奖金呢？

When the winners were announced, they scored an average of 4.8, compared to the bronze medalists' 7.1.

当宣布获胜者时，与铜牌得主的幸福感7.1分相比，银牌得主平均仅为4.8分。

The American team were no match for the gold medalists China, at whose hands they suffered a straight sets defeat.

美国队根本不是金牌得主中国队的对手，遭遇了连输三局的下场。

Pray for the Olympic gold medalists named this week to know the Creator who loves us and gives us every good and perfect gift.

为本周特别提名的奥运金牌得奖运动员祷告。愿他们认识爱我们并赐我们各样美好恩赐的创造主。

Olympic medalists from Russia/ Soviet Union and the US were caught doping the most, with 12 and 11 stripped medals, respectively.

被发现使用兴奋剂最多的是俄罗斯/前苏联和美国的奥运会奖牌获得者，分别有12块和11块奖牌被剥夺。