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1、American’sAimOnLastShotIsnotTooFarOff Matthew Emmons of the US reacts after placing third in the men’s 50m rifle shooting from 3 positions event（50米步枪三姿比赛） at the London 2012 Olympic Games. 难度：★★★☆☆ 词数：371 建议时间：7分钟 Matt Emmons earned a desired spot on the podium（颁奖台） and shook of
2、f his own curse―sort of. Emmons， 31， won a gold medal at the Athens Games in 2004 in the 50?meter rifle prone（卧射） and a silver medal in Beijing in 2008. But at both Games， Emmons misfired on his final shot in the 50?meter rifle three position， missing out on a spot at the podium bo
3、th times， finishing eighth in 2004 and fourth in 2008.8 Heading into the 50?meter rifle three position final here Monday afternoon， Emmons was in second place with a score of 1，172， trailing Niccolo Campriani of Italy， who scored 1，180. Many wondered whether Emmons would earn the p
4、odium or choke on that final shot. Emmons’s first nine shots were amazingly consistent， putting him back and forth with Jonghyun Kim of South Korea for a silver medal. Campriani was far ahead. Emmons made his 10th shot， and the crowd held its breath waiting for the result. Then，
5、the score popped up. On the fateful last shot， Emmons foundered， shooting 7.6. He and the crowd at the Royal Artillery Barracks（皇家炮团军营） waited to see whether he would make the podium. He earned a bronze medal， finishing with a score of 1，271.3. Campriani set an Olympic record and sn
6、agged the gold medal with a score of 1，278.5； Kim took the silver with 1，272.5. “Just to be on the podium at the Olympics is a very special feeling，” Emmons said. “And I’m very， very happy for that. I’m very happy to be up there with bronze.” “Of course， silver is great， gold is g
7、reat， but given what I had to work with today， it was a really tough match. Probably the toughest match I’ve ever had to shoot.”8 Heading into the final shot， “I was much more nervous than I wanted to be，” he said. “The last four years have been really tough，” Emmons said. In 200
