It was the first time he had ever run under 13 seconds, in training or racing1. Given the Asian physiology2, few expected that a Chinese would ever be able to run under 13 seconds, he said. I believe this is like a sort of miracle. What has happened is incredible, but I will keep on working very hard in the future and you can expect more miracles to happen.
雅典奧運會是劉翔在練習或比賽中首次跑進13秒以內，他說：以亞洲人的生理結構，極少有人能想到一個中國人可以跑進13秒以內，我相信這多少算得上是個奇跡。發生的所有都非常叫人很難置信，但我還要繼續努力，或許將來你們還能看到更多的奇跡。
The miracle form suddenly disappeared, however. Later in 2004 and in 2005 Xiang struggled to recover the world beating form that led to him equalling the world record in his Olympic run. At the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Xiang only achieved silver in a very tight race. Frenchman Ladji Doucoure won after battling with Allen Johnson in the middle lanes and just crossing the line ahead of Xiang. Doucoure won with 13.07, beating Xiangs 13.08 by the tightest of margins3.
但奇跡卻暫時消失了。在04年隨后的幾個月和整個05年，劉翔都在努力找回平世界紀錄時的狀況。在2005年赫爾辛基的田徑世錦賽上，劉翔最后僅獲得一枚銀牌，法國人杜庫里在戰勝劉翔和約翰遜之后獲得冠軍，他的成績是13秒07，僅比劉翔快了0.01秒田徑場上的最小差距。
But Xiangs poor form did not last. In 2006 he was back to his gold-winning best, coming first at the World Athletics4 Final in Stuttgart and finally delivering a new world record at the Lausanne Super Grand Prix in Switzerland.
不過，劉翔的低迷狀況沒持續下去。在2006年他又找回了我們的最好狀況，他在斯圖加特的總決賽上奪冠，還在洛桑超級大獎賽打破了世界紀錄。
Liu Xiang remains5 one of the most exciting athletes to grace the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006. His world beating class, and his rapid rise to the TOP, all make an inspirational story, and fans can hope for another inspirational, world-beating performance in the hurdling6 final on 12 December at 16:05.
在十五屆亞運會上，劉翔依舊是最讓人激動的田徑選手之一。他的世界頂級水平，他竄升的速度，都已經成為一個激動人心的故事。目前翔迷們可以期待另一個激動人心的時刻了，那就是多哈12月12日的下午16點05分，男子110米欄決賽將在那一刻開始。