The surprise winner of the games was Harold Abrahams of Great Britain in the 100-meter dash.

本次奥运会最令人意想不到的胜利应当是100米短跑冠军获得者英国人哈罗德·亚伯拉罕斯。

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Harold dM. Abrahams: Aubrey, I've known the fear of losing but now I am almost too frightened to win.

哈罗德·亚伯拉罕：奥布里，我已经知道了输的恐惧，但是现在我几乎太害怕以至于不能赢了。

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Harold M. Abrahams: Aubrey, I've known the fear of losing but now I am almost too frightened to win.

哈罗德·亚伯拉罕：奥布里，我已经知道了输的恐惧，但是现在我几乎太害怕以至于不能赢了。

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Based on the true tale of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, two runners racing for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympics in Paris, the film pits these teammates as rivals.

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In addition, a collection of memorabilia associated with the record-breaking run, including the watch used by Olympic gold medallist Harold Abrahams to time it, is going on show at Pembroke College.

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The other nondrama is whether Harold Abrahams, son of a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant, will be accorded the respect due him as the fastest Englishman of his day (Liddell was a Scotsman.) Abrahams more or less is, and gets the beautiful girl in the process.

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