Although the crab queen Wa didn't win the gold medal in Beijing Winter Olympics, her achievements have been affirmed by the country. On March 9th, according to the news released by Russian Sports Ministry official website, Trousseau Eva was awarded the title of "Meritorious Athlete". That is, звание? заслуженный мастер спорта? . The title of meritorious athlete began in 1934 Soviet era, and 1983 was officially named звание? заслуженный мастер спорта СССР? -Soviet meritorious athletes. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, this honorary title was also retained.
In translation practice, the word мастер has multiple meanings. The word "master" in bulgakov's "Master and Margaret" is мастер. At the same time, the word мастерцеха also became the meaning of the workshop director. Different words translate into different meanings. As a title in the field of sports, it is obviously inappropriate to translate it into "master" or "home", while translating it into "athlete" can better reflect the meaning of this word in this context.