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PBS/美国公共广播电台:

The last 100-meter race of his career did not go as planned for Usain Bolt. He came in third place at the world championships in London, losing to two Americans, Justin Gatlin who took the gold and Chris Coleman who took the silver. Bolt, still the world record holder, said this would be his last competition.

The Telegraph/电讯报:

In total, Bolt’s work in 100m and 200m World and Olympic finals since 2008 has consumed less than four minutes of the planet’s time. His brilliance has been meted out in 10secs and 20secs chunks, with a false start in 2011 in South Korea the only blemish.

The New York Times/纽约时报:

He swept the 100 and the 200 at each of the past three Olympics, an unprecedented feat. He also has won four world titles in the 200, though he chose not to compete in that event, long his favorite, in London this year.

CNN:

His legacy is assured. No man has run with such speed or enjoyed such longevity. The 30-year-old's extraordinary achievements will be looked back upon with wonder by future generations.

They will watch replays of the young Bolt of Beijing, hushing the crowd on the starting blocks before bang... history -- his arms raised, thumping his chest, clocking a barely believable 9.69 seconds to shatter the 100m world record.

world championships 世界锦标赛

world record holder 世界纪录保持者

final 决赛

consume 消耗

brilliance 才华；光辉

mete out 给出；给予

chunk 大块；厚块

false start 抢跑

blemish 瑕疵；污点

sweep 轻松赢得

unprecedented 空前的

feat 成就；功绩

longevity 长寿

wonder 惊奇

replay 回放（名词）

replay 回放（动词）

hush 使安静下来

starting block 起跑器

thump 捶

clock 测出…速度

shatter 粉碎