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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=99533
以下是節選及本人翻譯
The August Power Rank's number one slot is by far its easiest to award. In July Jaedong delivered yet another inhumanly strong monthly performance — he cruised past Kal 2-0 in the Avalon MSL's Ro16, topped Canata 3-2 in its Ro8 (after losing the 1set, as is his custom in BoX series), made me look foolish for even suggesting that Zero could challenge him in the OSL, and punched Hwaseung's ticket to Pusan for the 08-09 Proleague Grand Finals.
八月排行榜第一名的寶座是最沒有懸念的。整個七月份Jaedong再次上演了超人般的強悍表演——他在MSL16強戰2：0輕鬆擊敗Kal，接著又在八強戰中3：2戰勝Canata晉級4強（先輸首局，延續了他番戰的傳統）；2：0搞掂Zero使我當初預計小零可能在OSL中對Jaedong構成威脅顯得有些愚蠢；力助Hwaseung贏得08-09 Proleague 總決賽的入場券。
The Legend Killer's recent wins are brilliant enough to cast a positive light on even his 0-2 loss to Effort in the quarterfinals of GOM. Given Jaedong followed up his promise to "work on [his] weakness that is ZvP" with comfortable wins over Kal on July 11 and 16, his GOM exit on the 12th now looks more like evidence of intelligent practice priorities than some vulnerability in his ZvZ. Of course, Jaedong recovered to 2-0 Effort in the Proleague's semifinal — punishing Effort's favorite ZvZ opening with a 9-pool in the 2set of match 1 and then sending CJ home with a stunning display of simultaneous muta and ling micro in the super ace.
即使是在GOM半決賽中0：2失利於Effort，也遠不足以掩蓋這位傳奇殺手近期輝煌的勝利。回看Jaedong兌現其諾言「在自己的弱項zvp上多下功夫」並在7月11日和16日輕鬆戰勝Kal，他12日在GOM上的出局更像是當時的訓練中主練zvp的結果，而非其zvz狀態不穩。不過沒關係，Jaedong在Proleague半決賽中2：0回擊了Effort——在兩回合的第一天裡用一個9d戰術懲罰了Effort最擅長的zvz開局，第二天裡用令人驚歎的小狗飛龍操作在超級大將戰中戰勝Effort，把CJ送回了老家。
Now blatantly obvious: Proleague has usurped the OSL's position as StarCraft's most prestigious contest. The 08-09 PL's massive season and suitably epic new playoff format have garnered an unprecedented level of attention from from fans, media, sponsors, coaches, and players; the Power Rank ought follow suit. Individual league best-ofs can no longer be the litmus test for PR placement. Even ignoring his OSL and MSL victories but considering his loss in GOM, Jaedong deserves this rank's top spot for carrying Hwaseung with two crucial single-set wins on BW's new biggest stage.
很明顯，目前Proleague已經超越OSL成為Starcraft最引人注目的賽事。08-09賽季PL冗長的賽季以及全新的季後賽賽制聚集了空前規模的fans，媒體，玩家，教練和明星們，Power Rank 也與時俱進，個人聯賽的榮譽將不再是PR最主要的評分點。就算忽略他在OSL和MSL的優異表現，而又把GOM上的失利考慮進去，Jaedong 仍然不愧於8月PR的頭把交椅，因為他以兩場關鍵的勝利把他的戰隊Hwaseung帶入了當今最重要的星際比賽的決賽舞台。
SK Telecom T1's Grand Finals seed is obviously cushy for its players — who, without playoff games to prepare for, have been able to focus on beating the snot out of each other in the MSL and OSL — but somewhat problematic for power ranking. Proleague's absence from T1's schedule means Fantasy and Bisu have played just five games since July's rank, and two of those were against each other in the MSL Ro16. Bisu won both, but the match was hardly decisive — especially its 2set. Holding off and almost recovering from an un-scouted proxy 2-gate at his back door, Fantasy looked at least as impressive as KTY. Thus it's no surprise that in his post-1set interview Bisu confessed "I lost to [Fantasy] a lot in practice" and named Fantasy "greatest amongst Terrans".
很顯然T1戰隊總決賽種子資格讓他們的隊員感覺很舒服——坐等季後賽而無需提早準備，使他們可以集中精力去準備各自的個人聯賽——不過似乎給我們的Power Rank添了些麻煩。T1近期缺席Proleague賽程意味著自從上月的排名後Fantasy和Bisu在7月僅打了5場比賽，而且有兩場MSL16強戰還是在這二人之間打的，兩場Bisu都贏了，不過這兩場都不好評價，尤其是第二場。在沒偵查到Bisu 2BG rush的情況下能存活並幾乎反盤，Fantasy的表現不比金泰勇差多少。所以不用奇怪Bisu在首回合較量後的採訪中提到「我訓練中輸給他（Fantasy）很多次」，並且說Fantasy是「最強人族選手」。
What seals Fantasy's position in this rank are his July OSL games: a harass-crazy, group-clinching comeback vs. Stork on Outsider, and two seemingly effortless wins over Canata in the Ro8. Fantasy abused Canata's passivity with clever vulture and dropship play, advancing one step closer to a third consecutive OSL Finals appearance and scoring a well-deserved pat on the back from Coach Oov.
確保Fantasy本次排名老二的比賽是7月的幾場OSL：首先是一場在Outsider上對stork的極盡騷擾之能事的比賽，之後8強戰看似輕鬆的戰勝了Canata。Fantasy用靈巧的雷車和運輸機操作使得Canata在比賽中被動挨打，也使自己離連續三次進OSL決賽只差一步，教練oov都忍不住在他屁股上拍幾下說「小販，哥看好你」。
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Heartbreak Ridge
Outsider
Holy World SE
Return of the King
Heartbreak Ridge
Ah, and now for the main event. Fantasy has to be happy with this map pool. Heartbreak is a great map for Terran vs Zerg and indeed, is one of the maps that Fantasy has beaten Jaedong on post-Batoo OSL. This is followed up by Outsider - where Fantasy just recently beat Jaedong in Proleague. Holy World is a bit of a wild ard match, but RotK is a great map for Terran. The pool is capped off by Heartbreak; an excellent map for fantasy to seal the series.
哈，該談談重頭戲了。Fantasy應該為這次的地圖感到高興，Heartbreak上的tvz相當有利，而且在Batoo OSL 上Fantasy曾在這張地圖上擊敗過Jaedong。而第二張地圖Outsider，Fantasy更是剛剛在站隊聯賽上修理過Jaedong。Holy World不好說，但王者歸來絕對是張T圖，最後地圖回到傷心嶺，Fantasy訂購銀鼠標的絕佳地圖。
It is going to be interesting to note how Fantasy uses his 2rax/1forward strategy that he used in both games this weekend. The build is excellent at countering Jaedong's 2hatch muta since it force the Zerg to invest heavily in defenses leaving the Zerg's economy in wrecks. The two rax pressure seems to be working quite well for other Terrans as well. In addition to this, Fantasy has his classic mech build up his sleeve, and we all know how good that is. Jaedong really needs to change things up to win this series. He can't simply rely on 2hatch muta for him to get by. Fantasy has every counter to that build burned into his memory after losing to in in Game 5 of the Batoo Finals. Can Jaedong change it up with all the added pressure this week? We'll find out on Friday.
現在談論Fantasy上週末使用的2BB/1置前的戰術應該比較有趣。這個戰術對Jaedong 的2基地速飛龍很有針對性，因為它逼迫z過早投入經濟去防守，打亂z的節奏。這種打法應該也適合其他Terran使用。而且Fantasy有賴已成名的經典機械化打法，大家都領教過他用的有多好。Jaedong想贏這個系列賽真的需要做出一些調整，而不能簡單的依靠二基地速飛龍這套戰術，因為在Batoo OSL 決賽 #5上Fantasy的失敗肯定使他對這套戰術深惡痛絕。Jaedong能頂住上週末失利的巨大壓力而進行戰術調整嗎？我們拭目以待。
There is also lots of history to be made in this semifinal. Should fantasy win he will be the second person ever to reach three consecutive OSL finals. The other player to accomplish this feat was Boxer. Fantasy is already a member of the exclusive back-to-back silvers club (along with Stork) so losing a third time in the finals is simply not an option. Should Jaedong win the finals he will be the third player ever to have won an OSL, then make the finals of the next one. The two other players are Boxer and Nada. Also, if Jaedong wins it will be the first ever ZvZ OSL final. In addition to that, if Jaedong wins the finals then he and Boxer will be the only two people to win back-to-back OSL golds.
這場半決賽可能會產生很多歷史紀錄哦。如果Fantasy贏，他將是第二個連續三屆殺入OSL決賽的人，前一位是老包。Fantasy已經是背靠背老二俱樂部的會員（另一名會員是石頭），連續三次決賽失利對他簡直不可接受。如果Jaedong贏，那麼他將是史上第三位上屆奪冠，下屆打進決賽的選手，前面二位是老包和奶大。而且OSL將迎來首場zvz決賽。如果Jaedong奪冠，他將和Boxer一起成為歷史上僅有的兩位蟬聯OSL冠軍的牛人。
Yes, this semifinal match is going to be great
是的，這場半決賽將不同尋常。
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