Boy wizard Harry Potter played an important part in Norwegian swimmer Sara Nordenstam's bronze in the women's 200 breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics on Friday.
挪威选手莎拉·诺尔登斯坦在周五举行的女子200米蛙泳比赛中摘得了一枚奥运会的铜牌，小巫师哈利波特起了很重要的作用。

While American Michael Phelps uses hip-hop music to help with his mental preparations, Nordenstam admitted the fantasy books about a teenage wizard and his mystical world written by J.K. Rowling had helped relaxed her before the final.
美国人迈克尔·菲尔普斯用嘻哈音乐帮助自己做赛前准备，而这位挪威选手说她在决赛前读J.K.罗琳写的这套关于一个十几岁的小巫师和他的魔法世界的魔幻故事来放松自己。

"Each to his own," she told Reuters after finishing behind American Rebecca Soni and Australia's Leisel Jones in the final.
决赛结束后，排在美国的丽贝卡·索尼和澳大利亚的雷赛尔·琼斯之后的莎拉对路透社的记者说：“萝卜青菜，各有所爱。”

"I was very nervous and I needed something to calm me down and I listen to the Harry Potter books because your mind goes off to a magical world and it's great because I was able to keep my nerves in control."
“我非常的紧张，需要什么东西让我镇定下来，后来我听哈利波特的书，因为它能让你的思绪离开赛场来到魔法世界。这让我能控制我自己的紧张情绪，我觉得好极了。”

The seven-book Potter saga by Rowling smashed publishing records, became a worldwide bestseller, spawned a series of box office smash hit adaptations and taught a whole new generation of children about the joy of reading.
罗琳的七部哈利波特打破了出版记录，变成了世界范围的畅销书，小说改编的电影创造了一系列的票房纪录，也教会了新一代的孩子们阅读的乐趣。

"I have read them all, I have seen all the movies and I have listened to the audio books as well. It worked really well today," Nordenstam said.
诺尔登斯坦说“我读过全套的书，看过全部的电影，也听了语音书，今天它起了很大的作用。”

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