Ian Thorpe 伊恩•索普
【词汇扫描】
freestyle 自由泳
World Championship 世界锦标赛
Ian James Thorpe OAM
(born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales),
also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey,
is a former Australian freestyle swimmer.
He has won five Olympic gold medals,
the most won by any Australian,
and in 2001 he became the first person
to win six gold medals in one World Championship.

【逐句对照】
Ian James Thorpe OAM
(born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales),
also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey,
is a former Australian freestyle swimmer.
He has won five Olympic gold medals,
the most won by any Australian,
and in 2001 he became the first person
to win six gold medals in one World Championship.

【多学一点】
freestyle 自由泳
world championship
championship 锦标赛
world championship 世锦赛
championship 冠军
Champion

【词汇扫描】
athlete 运动员
philanthropy 慈善
recognition 认可
In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds,
the second-highest number of any swimmer.
Thorpe is the only person to have been named
World Swimmer of the Year four times by Swimming World
Magazine,
and was the Australian swimmer of the year from 1999 to 2003.
His athletic achievements
made him one of Australia's most popular athletes,
with his philanthropy and clean image
earning him further recognition
as the Young Australian of the Year in 2000.

【逐句对照】
In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds,
the second-highest number of any swimmer.
Thorpe is the only person to have been named
World Swimmer of the Year four times by Swimming World
Magazine,
and was the Australian swimmer of the year from 1999 to 2003.
His athletic achievements
made him one of Australia's most popular athletes,
with his philanthropy and clean image
earning him further recognition
as the Young Australian of the Year in 2000.

【多学一点】
athletic 运动的，体育的
The school athletic meet is to be held next Tuesday.
athlete 运动员
tennis athlete 网球运动员
philanthropy 慈善事业
He has devoted himself to the philanthropy in these years.
recognition 赏识，表彰
The chemist has won worldwide recognition.

【词汇扫描】
represent 代表
individual 个人的
dominate 霸占
At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to
represent Australia,
and his victory in the 400 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Perth World Championships
made him the youngest ever individual male World Champion.
After that victory, Thorpe dominated the 400 m freestyle,
winning the event at every Olympic, World,
Commonwealth and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
until his break after the 2004 Olympics.

【逐句对照】
At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to
represent Australia,
and his victory in the 400 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Perth World Championships
made him the youngest ever individual male World Champion.
After that victory, Thorpe dominated the 400 m freestyle,
winning the event at every Olympic, World,
Commonwealth and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
until his break after the 2004 Olympics.

【多学一点】
represent 代表… / 作为…的代表
Which area does he represent?
representative 代表
She is the club's representative at the meeting.
individual 个人的，个体的
individual work
individual responsibility 个人的责任
dominate 统治，拥有压倒性的优势
Spain once dominated the seas.

【故事原文】
Ian James Thorpe OAM
(born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales),
also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey,
is a former Australian freestyle swimmer.
He has won five Olympic gold medals,
the most won by any Australian,
and in 2001 he became the first person
to win six gold medals in one World Championship.
In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds,
the second-highest number of any swimmer.
Thorpe is the only person to have been named
World Swimmer of the Year four times by Swimming World
Magazine,
and was the Australian swimmer of the year from 1999 to 2003.
His athletic achievements
made him one of Australia's most popular athletes,
with his philanthropy and clean image
earning him further recognition
as the Young Australian of the Year in 2000.
At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to
represent Australia,
and his victory in the 400 metre freestyle
at the 1998 Perth World Championships
made him the youngest ever individual male World Champion.
After that victory, Thorpe dominated the 400 m freestyle,
winning the event at every Olympic, World,
Commonwealth and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
until his break after the 2004 Olympics.