首金来了！“冠军”是champion，那“亚军”用英语该怎么说？

2月8日，在第九届亚冬会自由式滑雪女子U型场地技巧决赛中，中国选手李方慧夺得金牌。 这是中国代表团在本届亚冬会上夺得的首枚金牌。

China's Li Fanghui secured the host nation's first gold medal at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, triumphing in the women's freeski halfpipe event at the Yabuli Ski Resort on Saturday.

中国队另一名选手张可欣获得银牌，中国队包揽冠亚军！恭喜！

The 21-year-old led the competition with an impressive score of 95.25 points. Zhang Kexin, also representing China, claimed the silver medal with 89.25, while South Korea's Jang Yu-jin took home the bronze with a score of 85.00.

冠军用英语怎么说？

当运动员在比赛中获得第一名时，他们通常被称为“champion”（冠军）。例如：

The Chinese athlete became the champion of the event, bringing glory to the country. 中国运动员成为该项目的冠军，为国家赢得了荣耀。

卫冕冠军则是“defending champion”：

The defending champion will play his first match of the tournament tomorrow. 卫冕冠军将在明天参加锦标赛的第一场比赛。

除了“champion”，还可以用“first-place winner”（第一名获得者）来描述冠军。

例如：

The first-place winner in the men's 100-meter dash set a new national record. 在男子100米短跑比赛中，冠军获得者打破了全国纪录。

还有一种常见的说法是“gold medalist”（金牌得主），尤其是在颁发奖牌的场合。

例如：

The Chinese gold medalist was celebrated by fans and media alike. 中国金牌得主受到了来自粉丝和媒体的热烈庆祝。

亚军用英语怎么说？

获得第二名的运动员被称为“runner-up”（亚军）。

例如：

The runner-up in the event also performed exceptionally well. 该项目的亚军表现也非常出色。

与冠军类似，亚军也可以用“second-place winner”（第二名获得者）来描述。

例如：

The second-place winner in the skiing competition received a silver medal and a certificate of honor. 在滑雪比赛中，亚军赢得了一枚银牌和一份荣誉证书。

人们还常用“silver medalist”（银牌得主）来称呼亚军：

The silver medalist was just a few points behind the champion. 亚军只比冠军少了几分。

来源：新华社 中国日报双语新闻

编辑：鲁蒙海

审核：海 新

终审：张 扬