When Liu Xiang claimed victory in the 110-m hurdles in Athens, delivering China its first ever sprint gold, you could almost sense the alarm in the announcers' voices.

当2004年刘翔在雅典奥运会上夺得110米栏的冠军的时候，他为中国夺得了第一枚短跑金牌，你能从主播们的声音中感受到这种震惊。

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When Liu Xiang claimed victory in the 110-m hurdles in Athens, delivering China its first ever sprint gold, you could almost sense the alarm in the announcers' voices.

当刘翔在希腊获得110米栏的胜利，带给了中国有史以来第一枚短跑金牌的时候，你几乎可以听见现场直播那惊喜的声音。

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School sports began, first the 100 meters hurdles race, followed by 100 m sprint, then it was my turn, the women's 800 metres.

校运会开始了，先是100米栏的比赛，接着是100米的短跑，然后就轮到我了钯——女子800米长跑。

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When they say we run over 10 hurdles I'm not going to argue we should run over nine or 11.

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