This time, he needed just a 9.2 to break the Olympic record of 1275.1 by Debevec and a 6.6 to beat Qiu and win the gold, and everyone held breath to see the man staging a comeback.
He fired.
The target was right.
But spectators let out an exclamation.
Like enchanted, he notched up a stunning 4.4 and plunged to the fourth.
After several seconds of bewilderment, audiences cheered and applauded for the lucky Chinese champion, who himself gazed at the screen of score in disbelief.
Emmons threw himself into the arms of his wife Katerina, who just won a gold and a silver from the Beijing Olympics.
在这则报道中，有几个地方值得我们在今后的书面表达中借鉴和模仿：
倒装句传递的情感
第四段使用了一个完全倒装句，“Gone was the gold, even the silver and the bronze.”把它用在“But he made a 4.4.”这样的结果出现之后，凸现出了一种无奈叹息的情感。一般而言，倒装句的作用一是为了强调，二是为了语言结构的需要。
简单句带来的“跌宕起伏”
报道最后部分在描述埃蒙斯最后一枪，金牌马上到手的时候连续使用了几个简单得不能再简单的句子，没有使用什么修饰，但却令人感到窒息：
He fired.
The target was right.
But spectators let out an exclamation.
Like enchanted, he notched up a stunning 4.4 and plunged to the fourth.
…，…
这样的描述扣人心弦，也让人经历了大喜大悲。在适当的地方，合理使用短句，既可以读起来上口，又可以调整语篇的写作色彩。
记叙的高超手法
整篇报道在文章结构上有“亮点”。一是题目和导语引发联想，时光倒转；二是首尾呼应，先交代结果，后述过程。我们在高考中遇到记叙文体的书面表达，往往写不生动，这篇报道可以说给了我们一个很好的参照，耐人回味。
