周三，迈克尔-菲尔普斯一小时内摘获两枚金牌，他的职业生涯金牌总数冲击到空前的11金，成就了奥林匹克的不朽神话，使他成为有史以来最伟大的奥运会运动员。

Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian of all time Wednesday winning two gold medals in the space of an hour to lift his career total to an unprecedented 11 on his charge to Olympic immortality.

随着游泳项目世界记录不断刷新，菲尔普斯在单届奥运会八金之梦的实现之路上已经踏过一半征程。

As world records continued to tumble in the pool, Phelps passed

这位美国冠军在北京已经收获5金，并都打破了世界记录。之前，他在雅典夺得6金。

The champion American has now won five gold medals in Beijing,

蝶泳决赛中，他表现令人叫绝。当时，菲尔普斯泳镜进水几乎什么都看不见。

In a stunning performance in the butterfly final, Phelps was barely able to see as his goggles filled with water.

“老实说，比赛中我状态越来越糟，连看到墙壁都很困难。我本想游出1:51或更好些，但就当时情况而言，我认为成绩不算太坏。”

"It just kept getting worse and worse through the race and I was having trouble seeing the walls to be honest. I wanted to go 1:51 or better but for the circumstances I guess it's not too bad."

奥运史上，没有其他的运动员赢得过9枚以上金牌。

No other athlete has won more than nine career gold medals in the history of the Olympics.

菲尔普斯有信心实现下一个目标-—打破马克-施皮茨创下的单届奥运7枚金牌记录。

Phelps is confident of meeting his next target of beating Mark Spitz's record of seven golds in one Games.

他说，“从现在起，它只是个向下的斜坡。终点近在眼前，我喜欢。”他还剩下3项比赛。

"From now on it's just a downward slope. The end is close, I love it," he said with three events remaining.