Chinese diver He Zi wins Olympic silver -- then gets a proposal on the podium

CNN

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China's He Zi was caught off guard[1] by her boyfriend's dramatic proposal Sunday.

(CNN)Love is in the air at Rio 2016 -- and the world's top athletes are getting in on the act[2].

Just moments after receiving her silver medal in Sunday's 3-meter springboard event[(跳水)三米板项目/比赛], China's He Zi was asked to take a very different kind of plunge[3].

The 25-year-old was met by boyfriend Qin Kai, a fellow Olympic diver, who bent low on one knee[单膝跪地] by the podium before offering up a box containing an engagement ring.

She appeared shocked, and covered her mouth before Qin placed the ring on her finger and gave a "thumbs up" to the spectators[观众;旁观者].

"We've been dating for over six years," He Zi told reporters.

"I didn't know that he would propose today, and I didn't expect that I would marry myself out so early.

"He (Qin) said a lot of things there at the podium. He made a lot of promises, but the thing that has touched me the most is that I think this is the guy I can trust for the rest of my life."

Qin, a bronze medalist[铜牌获得者] in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard[男子双人三米板], also gave his wife-to-be a red rose encased in glass.

It's the second engagement[第二场求婚] to take place at a Rio Games venue, following that of Brazilian rugby player[巴西橄榄球运动员] Isadora Cerullo and girlfriend Marjorie Enya last Monday.

But there was no ring on that occasion, as Enya used a gold ribbon[金缎带] to tie around Cerullo's finger.

"The Olympic Games can look like closure but, for me, it's starting a new life with someone," Enya told the BBC. "I wanted to show people that love wins."

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[1]catch off guard 措手不及；吓到某人；使措手不及

[2]get in on the act：If people want to get in on the act, they want to participate in something that is currently profitable or popular. 参与，插一手

[3]take the plunge：to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time （尤指经过长时间考虑后）决心行动，打定主意

They're finally taking the plunge and getting married.

他们终于打定主意要结婚了。

[4]英文原文摘自BBC:http://t.cn/RtTlTX0

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作为奥运冠军，无聊是秦凯还是何姿在那一时刻都无比紧张，“我当时特别紧张，我已经紧张到听不到什么声音了，我看到他也在抖我也在抖，然后肯定是说了一大堆肯定是会照顾我的话，印象最深的话就是他说他能让我欺负他一辈子。”

秦凯交底说：“那个情况下你准备得再多肯定是一片空白，这跟我们上台演讲是一样的。我就是说一直在寻找这样一个机会，心里也想了万千种向你求婚的状态，我觉得千想万想还是觉得在世界瞩目的，能够让全世界人都能见证我们爱情的一个时刻来向你求婚，之后就说了那一句，然后你嫁给我吧。”

虽然何姿未能在比赛获得金牌，但秦凯丝毫不在意，在他眼中感情的事情比金牌重要。“我们努力了六年，过来以后到了今天，我觉得这个事情对我个人而言是我个人终身大事，我觉得已经超越了金牌本身。”

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