On August 16, 1954, Sports Illustrated published its
first-ever magazine. The
new publication led
with an article called the “The
Golden
Age is Now.” Sixty-two years later, Sports Illustrated is
one of the most famous sports publications in the world. And, now it has
published perhaps its most golden magazine cover yet. The cover photo of the
August 22 edition of the magazine features U.S. Olympic gold
medal swimmers Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps, and gold-medal gymnast Simone Biles. The
cover reads: “The Greatests.” Together, the three athletes won 16 Olympic medals
in Rio de Janeiro. Thirteen of them are gold. Shortly after the magazine
released its “Greatests” cover this week, it became a trending topic on social
media.
* publish = 출판[발행]하다/ first-ever = 생전 처음의,
사상 최초의/ lead with ~ = ~을 머리기사로 다루다, ~로 시작하다/ article = (신문・잡지의) 글, 기사;
(합의서・계약서의) 조항/ golden age = (특히 과거의) 황금기[전성기]/ feature = 특별히 포함하다, 특징으로 삼다/
gymnast = 체조 선수
Phelps is the most
decorated
Olympian of all time, with 28 medals. The 31-year-old won six medals in Rio,
five of them gold. Nineteen-year-old Ledecky won four gold medals and a silver
medal in Rio. And first-time Olympian Biles, also 19, won four golds and one
bronze medal. She tied the record for most gold medals won in one Olympics by a
woman gymnast. Phelps wrote on his Facebook page that it was an “honor” to share
the cover with Ledecky and Biles. Sports Illustrated wrote that the
photoshoot took place
Sunday evening in Rio. Biles had just won her third of four gold medals of the
Games. People on social media called the three athletes “heroes” and
“superstars.”
* decorated = 훈장을 받은/ photoshoot =
(유명인・패션모델등에 대한)사진 촬영
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