北京冬奥速递｜赤膊上阵的他是个冬夏多面手

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本届冬奥会开幕式上，有位旗手不惧零下5摄氏度的寒冷，赤裸上身，脚踩人字拖出场，引发全网热议“他究竟冷不冷”——他就是美属萨摩亚旗手内森•克鲁普敦。

看奥运学英语，今天我们来了解下这个小伙子，本文选自 NBC New York 网站“American Samoa Flag-Bearer Pays Tribute to Shirtless Tongan”。

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Tongan Olympic icon Pita Taufatofua isn't in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics but his tradition of appearing shirtless during the opening ceremony lives on.

汤加奥运代表人物皮塔•塔乌法托法未能前来北京参加2022年冬奥会，但他赤裸上身出席奥运会开幕式的传统有人延续。

Nathan Crumpton, flag-bearer for American Samoa, waved his country into the Parade of Nations without a shirt Friday morning①.

在周五晚冬奥会开幕式的运动员入场仪式上，美属萨摩亚旗手内森•克鲁普敦就赤裸上身，举旗上阵。

Crumpton, who was the closing ceremony flag bearer for American Samoa in Tokyo last summer, will compete in skeleton at the Winter Olympics.

克鲁普敦曾在去年夏天的东京奥运会闭幕式上担任过美属萨摩亚旗手。本届冬奥会上，他将参加钢架雪车项目的比赛。

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Who is Nathan Crumpton?

内森•克鲁普敦是谁？

Nathna Crumpton was born in Kenya while his father was stationed abroad with the U.S. Foreign Service. He spent his childhood in Africa and Australia before settling in Virginia during his high school years.

内森•克鲁普敦出生于肯尼亚，当时，他的父亲在美国驻肯尼亚的外交部门工作。克鲁普敦在非洲和澳大利亚度过童年，后定居弗吉尼亚，并于此完成了中学学业。

Where did Nathan Crumpton go to college?

内森•克鲁普敦毕业于哪所学校？

Crumpton graduated from Princeton where he competed in the triple jump. He was a four-year track and field athlete in college and earned All-Ivy League② selection in the triple jump. Crumpton left as the Tigers third-farthest jumper in Princeton history.

克鲁普敦毕业于普林斯顿大学。就读期间，他曾参加三级跳远比赛。大学四年间，克鲁普敦一直是田径运动员，并凭借三级跳远的优秀成绩赢得常春藤联盟的垂青。作为普林斯顿老虎队的一员，克鲁普敦在校时创下该校历史第三好的三级跳远佳绩。

What sports does Nathan Crumpton compete in?

内森•克鲁普敦参加哪些比赛？

In addition to track and field, Crumpton has raced in the skeleton — a winter Olympic sport. He won American Samoa's first gold medal in a winter sport (skeleton) at North America's Cup in 2019.

除田径比赛外，克鲁普敦还参加了钢架雪车运动——冬季奥运会的一个比赛项目。在2019年北美杯比赛上，克鲁普敦就为美属萨摩亚赢得第一枚冬季运动项目（钢架雪车）金牌。

How did Nathan Crumpton do at the 2020 Olympics?

内森•克鲁普敦在2020东京奥运会上表现如何？

Crumpton ran the second fastest time by an American Samoan athlete at the Summer Olympics, finishing the 100m race in 11.27 seconds.

在东京奥运会上，克鲁普敦参加了男子百米比赛，以11秒27的成绩冲线，创造了美属萨摩亚夏季奥运史上第二快的百米成绩。

【注释】

① Friday morning: 由于时差关系，文中所指为美国东部时间（EST）早上7点，与北京时间晚13个小时。

② All-Ivy League: 常春藤联盟，指八所美国一流名校组成的高校联盟，包括：哈佛大学、宾夕法尼亚大学、耶鲁大学、普林斯顿大学、哥伦比亚大学、达特茅斯学院、布朗大学及康奈尔大学。

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