第八十七集《无名的冠军》
The Olympic Adventures of the Fuwa The unknown champion
—What are you watching? Dad You seem so quiet

—Sit and watch
—The coach is really over-excited
—But he's not a coach Darren he's actually what is called a coxswain in rowing.
—A coxswain in rowing?
—Dad tell me more
—I want to know everything Come on

—Professor Professor I've got a question for you

—Answering questions is my favorite thing to do.
—What's a Coxswain?
—And what's rowing?
—Ah,I am the Professor, of course Coxswain Coxswain Coxswain Coxswain just means, the hand holding the rudder

—And rowing is the racing boat
—What?
—I don't think that's the right answer

—Let us tell you
—Rowing is an aquatics competition in boats called shells
—There can be one two four or eight rowers
—The athletes sit in the shell with their backs facing the finish lineBacks to the finish line
—Oh I am so dizzy It doesn't work It's impossible.
—Don't be so hasty. Go with me and have a look.

—And you'll know how it works
—The sport of rowing originated long ago in 2500 B.C..
—It is the longest distance of all the rowing competitions.
—Egypt was the first to affix the oars as levers on both sides of the boat,

—This design greatly increased the rate of strokes.
—The Romans developed the skill of rowing,
—They created a 50-meter-long warship which was rowed by slaves,
—A ship advancing at high speed would bump the enemy's ship with its fore to sink it.
—The drummer directed all the rowers through special beats in order to keep them rowing at the same speed,
—This kind of Roman warship rowed by slaves was amazing in its speed but the destiny of the slaves was miserable,
—They were locked in the cabin with chains, and were bound to die if the ship sank
—What we know as the modern rowing race first appeared in England in the mid 18th century.
—Some English shipmen would occasionally hold boat races on the River Thames just wait and see.
—The winner will definitely be the Kaku come on,we're rooting for you
—Ready.Go!
—Come on Come on
—This kind of boat race was soon popular throughout England and eventually all over Europe because it greatly entertained the audience.
—In 1715 a rowing race was held to celebrate the coronation of the king of England
—In 1896 men's rowing was formally listed as one of the official events of the Olympics,
—Women's rowing became an event in 1976
—Rowing can test the athletes' stamina and conditioning
—The speed of sprinting is usually 4 to 5 meters per second

—Woah.Fast.But you haven't yet told us what in the world is a Coxswain,So what is it?
—It's not to late to tell you now
—Because the athletes sit with their back towards the finish they cannot see their course so they need a coxswain to direct where they are going.
—The coxswain will also shout encouragement control the direction and coach the rowers during the race
—Oh I see,
—How come I thought so little about it?
—We two and Fifi can make a team,

—We are the lightest so we'll be the fastest
—It doesn't work that way Although there are no strict requirements made about the weight of the rowers, there is for the Coxswain
—Male Coxswains should be heavier than 55 kilograms and female coxswains should be over 50 kilograms
—That's right But in the 1900 Paris Olympics there was no stipulation for the weight of the Coxswain
—Really?

—At that time many rowing competitions were not orderly, so there were many conflicts including time arrangements
—Holland's team found themselves in such trouble
—Two rowers were preparing for the race. Antoine Brandt, and Roelof Klein but their coxswain was racing on another boat
—What should I do?
—If we can't find another Coxswain. we won't be allowed to race and we will lose the championship.
—This is so difficult
—It's going to start Dad why doesn't the third person in the boat hold an oar in his hand like the others?

—Because he is the Coxswain
—He is supposed to steer the boat
—Oh!

—That's why he doesn't have to row

—That's so easy I can be a Coxswain too

—Last time I steered the boat for you
—Do you remember that dad Do you? right Good boy

—You are? We need a Coxswain.
—Do you think you can you do that for us?
—When is it?
—Right now.Right away.Let's go!
—I will I will.I can be your Coxswain
—Okay okay Come here Alright
—Hurry up.The race is going to start

—Be careful son. Watch me Dad!
—Because the little boy is too light Brandt and Klein had to put some lead weights on the boat
—Come on,Come on,Come on,
—Come on One,two,one, two   Keep the heading we are going to sprint,
—Try your best
—Come on Come on   Come on
—We did it,We did it!
—We are the champions. We are the champions
—At last Holland beat the French by two tenths of a second
—They got the gold medal for the sculls light weight crew racing in the second Olympics,
—It's a pity that they could never find that 7-year-old Coxswain after that,
—But this nameless boy became a great legend in the history of Olympic rowing
—What a great story
—That's what we say every cloud has a silver lining
—What did he say?

—What are you talking about, What does that mean?
—That means when are facing danger or uncertainty we should persevere until we come through
—Because there is always an up side to the down side of everything
—Ooohhh.

—Darren.Cover up, I don't want you to catch a cold

—It's so cool that a 7-year-old kid can be in the Olympics,wow

—Hey Dad
—Yes   What is it?
—Do you have any books about rowing?

—I want to know more Check the school library.
—Then I'll borrow some tomorrow
—Okay.
—Then close your eyes and go to sleep
—Nite nite!