“菲魚”任美國隊旗手 將在里約賽場上代表美國

Michael Phelps will have the honor of carrying the US flag as he competes at his fifth Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this month.

泳壇名將邁克爾•菲爾普斯將出任美國奧運代表團旗手。本月在里約熱內盧，他將出戰個人的第五屆奧運會。

He will be the first swimmer to be the flag-bearer since Gary Hall in 1976, leading the American team in Friday's opening ceremony.

自1976年蒙特利爾奧運會的加里•霍爾之後，他是美國又一位擔任旗手的游泳運動員。週五，他將帶領美國代表團參加開幕式。

"I'm honored to be chosen, proud to represent the US, and humbled by the significance of carrying the flag and all it stands for," said Phelps, who is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals.

菲爾普斯說：“很榮幸能當選旗手，能代表美國我萬分自豪。旗手的重要性和它代表的涵義讓我感到責任重大。”擁有22枚獎牌的他是史上獲得榮譽最多的奧運選手。

"For Sydney, I just wanted to make the team. For Athens, I wanted to win gold for my country. For Beijing, I wanted to do something nobody else had done. In London, I wanted to make history.

“在悉尼，我只想成爲團隊的一員；在雅典，我想爲祖國贏得金牌；在北京，我想做些前無古人的事；在倫敦，我想創造歷史。”

"And now, I want to walk in the opening ceremony, take it all in, represent America in the best possible way and make my family proud. This time around, it's about so much more than medals."

“而現在，我想走進開幕式，以可能的最好方式全身心地代表美國，也讓我的家人感到驕傲。這次經歷的意義要遠遠大於獎牌。”

Phelps retired after the London 2012 Olympics, where he took his career haul to 18 gold medals, but came out of retirement two years later.

菲爾普斯在2012年倫敦奧運會後退役，當時，其職業生涯的金牌數達到18枚。兩年後，他宣佈復出。

He was banned for six months after being arrested for drink driving and speeding, missing the 2015 world championships, but subsequently qualified for the 100 and 200 meters butterfly plus the 200m individual medley.

因酒駕和超速被捕，菲爾普斯被禁賽六個月，錯過了2015年游泳世錦賽。但隨後，他獲得了100米和200米蝶泳，以及200米個人混合泳的奧運資格。

Now 31, he is only the second American swimmer to have qualified for five Olympic Games, and the first male.

現年31歲的他是第二位能夠參與五屆奧運會的美國游泳選手，也是第一位有此資格的男選手。

Phelps will resume his rivalry with US teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200m medley, while he will have the chance to avenge a rare defeat in the butterfly.

菲爾普斯將繼續和隊友瑞安•羅切特在200米混合泳展開競爭，而在蝶泳項目上，他將有機會爲此前罕有的一次戰敗“復仇”。

While Phelps beat Chad le Clos in the 100m in London four years ago, the South African claimed a notable success in the 200 as he defeated his childhood hero -- winning by just 0.05 seconds.

四年前的倫敦奧運會，儘管菲爾普斯在100米蝶泳比賽中戰勝了南非選手查德•勒•克洛斯，但克洛斯卻在200米的競爭中獲得了令人矚目的勝利——以0.05秒的優勢打敗了自己的童年偶像。