Wimbledon
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Magic of Wimbledon.
内容列表 Wimbledon的魔法.
4 Wimbledon History.
4 温布尔登历史.
6 Rules and Traditions.
6 规则和传统。
9 Famous Finals.
9出名决赛.
11 Conclusion.
11 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 The Magic of Wimbledon It is July 1980.
16 温布尔登魔法 这是1980年7月。
The crowd watches as two tennis titans meet on the well-worn grass of Wimbledon’s center court.
观众在温布尔登中心庭院的草地上相会,
It is the ice-cool calm of Swede Björn (BYORN) Borg against the fire and temper of American John Mc Enroe.
这是瑞典比约恩(BYORN)的冰冷平静 博格对抗美国约翰·麦克·恩罗的火和脾气.
Wearing their trademark headbands, both are ready for battle.
戴着他们的商标头带,都准备出战了.
Borg pounds balls into the corners of the grass court.
博格磅球打入草场一角.
The balls raise clouds of dust as they hit the chalk lines.
球在打出粉笔线时会起起尘云.
Mc Enroe clutches his curly hair in despair.
麦克·恩罗在绝望中将他的卷发接住.
For nearly four hours, both players give this match everything they have.
将近四个小时,两位球员都给出了他们拥有的一切.
One commentator shouts, “If this were a heavyweight boxing contest, they would stop the fight!”
一个评论员大叫, “如果这是一场重量级拳击比赛,
In the end, it is Borg who holds high the Wimbledon Championship trophy.
最终,博格握有温布尔登冠军奖杯.
It is perhaps the most coveted of all tennis prizes.
这也许是所有网球奖中最令人羡慕的.
Björn Borg drops to his knees in joy after winning Wimbledon in 1980.
比约恩·博格在1980年取胜温布尔登后,在欢快中倒地下跪.
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis competition in the world.
温布尔登是世界上最古老的网球比赛.
It’s also the name of a leafy area of London, home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where the tournament started and still takes place each year.
这也是伦敦一片多叶地区的名称, 家乡为全英格兰草坪网球俱乐部和克罗克俱乐部,
It is the only major tournament that hosts the sport on its original surface: grass.
这是唯一一个在原地(即草地)主办体育赛事的大赛.
All the top professional tennis players in the world want to play there.
世界上所有顶级职业网球运动员都想在那里打球.
Winning Wimbledon can turn a tennis player into a tennis legend.
Winning Wimbledon可以把网球选手变成网球传奇.
For two weeks every June, almost half a million fans attend the matches.
每年6月的两周时间里,将近有50万球迷参加比赛.
Many millions more follow the action on social media and TV.
社会媒体和电视上的行动,
Wimbledon fans love its old-fashioned image of “tennis in an English country garden.”
Wimbledon的粉丝喜欢它老式的“在英国乡村花园的tennis”形象。 “
Tennis fans attend a Wimbledon championship final with a sense of awe.
网球迷参加温布尔登锦标赛决赛 有敬畏感.
They feel the thrill of the players’ nerves when the umpire calls “Time!”
当裁判称“时间”时,
and the match begins.
比赛开始
They watch the athletes’ feet spring silently on the well-tended lawn courts as they chase the ball.
他们静静地看着运动员的脚在草地上弹出,
Members of the crowd ooh and aah over their favorite players.
观众们为他们最爱的球员着想
All these things make up the magic of Wimbledon.
所有这些东西构成了温布尔登的魔法.
Wimbledon fans model their fancy tennis hats.
温布尔登的粉丝们为他们的花式网球帽作模特.
Wimbledon History Tennis was first played in France about nine hundred years ago.
温布尔登历史网球最早在大约900年前的法国上演.
Back then, people used their hands in place of rackets.
当时,人们用手来取而代之。
The rules of the modern game were set in England in the 1870s.
现代游戏的规则被设定于1870年代的英国.
People played with a rubber ball on grass.
人们在草地上用橡皮球玩.
The first Wimbledon Championship was held in 1877 on one of the lawns at the All England Club.
第一届温布尔登锦标赛于1877年在全英格兰俱乐部的一地草坪上举行.
The club hoped to raise money to pay for the care of its lawns.
俱乐部希望募集资金来支付其草坪的护理费.
The championship really caught the public’s interest in 1889.
冠军在1889年真正吸引了公众的兴趣.
That’s when Willie Renshaw won the first of six Wimbledon victories in a row.
这时威利·伦肖(Willie Renshaw)连续六次赢得温布尔登胜利中的第一个.
Fans loved his fine serves and overhead smashes.
粉丝喜欢他的精良服务 和高空打碎。
He won three singles championships against his twin brother, Ernest.
他与他的双胞胎兄弟欧内斯特赢得了3个单打冠军.
Together, they won five doubles championships.
他们一起赢得了5个双打冠军.
Twin Win It would take more than a century for two sisters to beat the Renshaw doubles record, but they finally did.
双赢 两个姐妹要花上一个多世纪才能打倒"任肖"的双打纪录,但他们最终还是做到了.
In 2016, Venus and Serena Williams won the Wimbledon doubles title for the sixth time.
2016年,维纳斯和瑟琳娜·威廉斯第六次获得温布尔登双打冠军.
Serena (left) and Venus (right) celebrate after their 2012 win.
瑟琳娜(左)和维纳斯(右)在2012年取胜后庆祝.
Willie (left) and Ernest (right) dominated Wimbledon in the 1880s.
威利(左)和欧内斯特(右)在1880年代主导了温布尔登.
By the 1900s, Wimbledon was attracting players from beyond England.
到了1900年代,温布尔登吸引了来自英格兰以外的玩家.
In 1905, May Sutton from the United States became the first international player to win the women’s singles.
1905年,来自美国的梅·萨顿成为首位赢得女子单打的国际球员.
Australian Norman Brookes became the first international men’s champion in 1907.
澳大利亚诺曼·布鲁克斯于1907年成为首个国际男子冠军.
In 1922, the British royal family gained their own spectators’ box at Wimbledon.
1922年,英国王室在温布尔登获得了自己的观众盒.
Four years later the Duke of York, who later became King George VI, competed in the men’s doubles.
四年后,后来成为国王乔治六世的约克公爵出战了男双.
He and his partner lost their match, but to this day players still bow or curtsy to the king or queen.
他和搭档输了他们的比赛,但时至今日,球员仍然向国王或女王鞠躬或屈膝.
May Sutton won Wimbledon in 1905 and again in 1907.
梅·萨顿于1905年获得温布尔登奖,1907年再次获得.
Only top-ranked amateur players could enter Wimbledon until 1968.
只有排名最高的业余球员才能进入温布尔登,直到1968年.
That year, prize money was awarded for the first time, and it became a tournament for professionals.
当年,奖金首次被授予,并成为专业人士的锦标赛.
By 2017, the winners of the men’s and women’s singles competitions each collected close to $3 million.
到2017年,男单和女单比赛的获奖者各收集了近300万美元.
That’s a big paycheck!
这是一笔大工资!
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
The four Grand Slams are the most important competitions on the tennis calendar.
四大斯伦赛事是网球历上最重要的比赛.
Players travel from around the world and compete against each other to reach a grand final at the end.
玩家从世界各地出行并互相竞争,以达到最終的盛大的决赛.
The four Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, Wimbledon, the French Open, and the U.
四大斯莱姆锦标赛分别是澳大利亚公开赛,温布尔登赛,法国公开赛和U.
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Winning these titles means fame, and that often means extra money since companies use winning players to help sell products.
赢得这些头衔意味着名声,这往往意味着额外的金钱,因为公司使用获胜的玩家来帮助销售产品.
Prince William and his wife, Catherine, cheer at the men’s singles final at Wimbledon in 2017.
威廉王子和妻子凯瑟琳为2017年温布尔登男子单打决赛而欢呼.
Rules and Traditions Above all other Wimbledon traditions is the grass court.
规则和传统 凌驾于温布尔登传统之上的是草场.
It must be just right.
一定是对的
A year-round grounds crew makes sure all twenty grass courts are ready.
一个全年的地面人员 确保所有20个草场都准备好了
Every day during the tournament, the grounds crew mow the courts.
每天比赛期间 球场的球员都会把球场割断
They keep the height of the grass at exactly 8 millimeters (0.
它们将草的高度维持在8毫米(0.
3 in.)
3 in. (中文(简体) ).
—the perfect height for playing.
- 游戏的完美高度。
They paint the chalk lines and spray a precise amount of water on the grass at night to help it last.
他们将粉笔线作画,并晚上向草地上喷出精确量的水来帮助其持久.
Grass-Court Tennis For players who are not used to playing on real grass, it can be tricky at first.
基层法院网球 对于不习惯于在真草上玩的玩家来说,一开始可能很棘手.
The balls bounce extremely low.
球弹得非常低
Players have to bend their knees more than usual.
玩家需要比平时更弯下膝盖.
That’s hard work!
这真是辛苦了!
As the grass gets more worn, the risk of a “bad bounce” of the ball also increases.
随着草皮被磨损得越多,球被"坏弹"的风险也随之增加.
Still, some players love playing on grass because it means a faster-bouncing ball.
尽管如此,一些球员还是喜欢在草地上打球,因为这意味着快球.
A member of the Wimbledon grounds crew checks court measurements.
Wimbledon地面机组成员检查了法庭测量结果。
No advertising is allowed around the courts, and while players can wear whatever color they want in other tournaments, Wimbledon has a strict all-white dress code for its players.
不允许在法庭周围作广告,虽然玩家可以在其他锦标赛中随意穿任何颜色,但温布尔登对其玩家有严格的全白服装规范.
It includes shirt collars, cap brims, and even the bottoms of shoes.
它包括了衬衫领,花冠,甚至鞋底.
Eating strawberries and cream at Wimbledon is another tradition.
在温布尔登吃草莓和奶油是另一种传统.
On average, 34,000 kilograms (74,957 lb.)
平均34 000公斤(74 957磅)
of strawberries and 10,000 liters (2,642 gal.)
草莓和一万升(2,642个女孩)。
of cream are sold at each Wimbledon Championship.
每届温布尔登锦标赛都会卖出奶油
Another special tradition is the “ queue,” the British term for a line of waiting people.
另一个特殊的传统是英国人用来排队的“排队”一词。
Fans can buy passes to walk around the Wimbledon grounds and stand next to an outside court to watch their favorite player practice or compete.
粉丝可以购买通行证来走过温布尔登地并站到外庭旁观看自己最喜欢的玩家练习或比赛.
Some fans queue all night, hoping to buy a ticket for a certain match.
一些球迷整夜排队,希望买入一定比赛的入场券.
There is even a place for die-hard fans to pitch their tents!
甚至还有一个地方可以让死硬的球迷投出他们的帐篷!
Three girls enjoy the Wimbledon tradition of strawberries and cream.
三个女孩享受温布尔登草莓和奶油的传统。
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Kerber [1] G.
克贝尔 [1] G. (中文(简体) ).
Muguruza [14] G.
穆古鲁扎 [14] G.
Muguruza [14] S.
穆古鲁扎 [14] S.
Kuznetsova [7] A.
库兹涅佐娃 [7] A.
Radwanska [9] S.
拉德万斯卡 [9] S.
Kuznetsova [7] ROUND 4 ROUND 4 QUARTER-FINALS QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS M.
库兹涅佐娃 [7] Round 4 Round 4 QUARTER-FINALS QUARTER-FINALS 海美-FINALS 最终 师曰.
Rybarikova P.
(原始内容存档于2017-12-03). Rybarikova P.
Martic C.
玛蒂克 C.
Vandeweghe [24] C.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-25). Vandeweghe [24] C.
Wozniacki [5] M.
沃兹尼亚克基 [5] M.
Rybarikova C.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21). Rybarikova C.
Vandeweghe [24] Garbiñe Muguruza [14] Venus Williams [10] J.
[24] 加比涅·穆古鲁扎 [14] 维纳斯·威廉姆斯 [10] (中文(简体) ).
Konta [6] S.
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Halep [2] Venus Williams [10] Johana Konta [6] V.
黑发 [2] 维纳斯·威廉姆斯 [10] 约翰娜·孔塔 [6] 五.
Williams [10] J.
威廉姆斯 [10] (英语). J.
Ostapenko [13] A.
奥斯塔彭科 [13] A.
Konjuh [27] V.
孔朱 [27] (英语).
Williams [10] J.
威廉姆斯 [10] (英语). J.
Ostapenko [13] E.
奥斯塔彭科 [13] E.
Svitolina [4] J.
斯维托琳娜 [4] J.
Konta [6] C.
孔塔语Name [6] C.
Garcia [21] V.
加西亚 [21] 五.
Azarenka S.
阿扎伦卡 S.
Halep [2] Garbiñe Muguruza [14] Magdaléna Rybarikova Women’s Singles Draw 2017 The numbers in brackets are the players’ rankings going into Wimbledon.
黑发 [2] 加比涅·穆古鲁扎 [14] Magdaléna Rybarikova 女子单人画作 2017 括号内的数字是玩家进入温布尔登的排名.
Players are ranked up to #32.
玩家的排名可达32分.
Some unranked players do very well, while some top-ranked players drop out early.
一些没有排名的玩家表现非常好,而一些排名最高的玩家提前退出.
Study the chart to find some of these upsets.
研究图来找出这些烦恼.
Famous Finals The men’s and women’s singles competitions contain 128 spots each.
著名决赛 男女单打比赛各有128分.
A draw determines who plays whom, but the draw isn’t completely random.
但画图并非完全随机。
It spreads out top-ranked players to make sure they don’t play each other until later in the tournament.
让排名最高的球员在比赛后期再互相比赛。
The more matches a player has won in past tournaments, the higher the ranking he or she will have.
参赛者在以往联赛中获得的比赛次数越多,其排名就越高.
The suspense builds through the contest as players battle to get through each round.
悬念通过比赛积分,作为球员为打入每一回合而出战.
As with Borg versus Mc Enroe, Wimbledon has seen some epic finals through the years.
与"博格"对"麦克·恩罗"一样,温布尔登在过去几年中也看到了一些史诗般的决赛.
WINNER: Garbiñe Muguruza Ashe vs.
加尔比涅·穆古鲁扎 Ashe vs. (原始内容存档于2018-09-21).
Connors When Arthur Ashe faced Jimmy Connors in the 1975 finals, tennis was by and large a white person’s game.
康纳斯在1975年决赛中面对吉米·康纳斯时,网球基本上是一个白人的比赛.
As with many professional sports, it was also a young person’s game, and Ashe was ten years older than Connors.
和许多职业体育一样,它也是年轻人的比赛,而阿什比康纳斯大了十岁.
The odds against Ashe seemed overwhelming.
与阿什的胜负似乎压倒一切。
Connors had won the tournament the previous year and was ranked number one in the world.
康纳斯在前一年曾获得过联赛冠军并被评为世界第一.
In previous matchups, Connors had always beaten Ashe.
在之前的比赛中,康纳斯总是会打倒艾希.
What did Ashe have going for him?
阿什为他做了什么?
Experience.
经历.
Instead of hitting as hard as he could against a bigger-hitting, younger man, Ashe lay back and absorbed his attacks.
艾希没有用他所能的力气打击一个大打出更年轻的男子,而是退后并吸收了自己的攻击.
When Connors grew tired, Ashe went in for the kill.
当Connors累了,Ashe去杀人。
Ashe’s win would go down as one of the most popular upsets in tennis history.
网球史上最受欢迎的不高兴者之一。
It was also amazing for another reason: it was the first— and so far, only— time that a black man won Wimbledon.
这也是令人惊叹的另一个原因:这是黑人赢得温布尔登的第一个——到目前为止也是唯一一次。
Ashe reaches for a backhand shot during his 1975 finals match.
阿什在1975年的决赛中射入一球
Chris Evert vs.
克莉丝 (原始内容存档于2018-03-21). Evert vs.
Martina Navratilova From 1973 through 1988, Americans Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova played each other eighty times.
Martina Navratilova 从1973年到1988年,美国人克里斯 埃弗特和玛蒂娜·纳芙拉蒂洛娃相打出场80次.
Evert’s cool calm, patience, and error-free hitting made her hard to beat until Navratilova came along.
Evert的冷静、耐心和无错误的打击让她很难被打败,
Emotional, powerful, and fierce, Navratilova was in many ways Evert’s opposite.
情感 强大和凶猛 纳芙拉蒂洛娃在很多方面 Evert则相反。
Yet they formed a close friendship during their playing days, one that continues today.
然而,他们在比赛期间形成了一种亲密的友谊,这种友谊今天仍在继续。
Evert came into their first Wimbledon final in 1978 with two Wimbledon titles already.
埃弗特在1978年进入了他们的首个温布尔登决赛,已经有两个温布尔登头衔.
It was Navratilova’s first Wimbledon singles final, but by serving and then sprinting to the net to hit the return ball, she was able to beat Evert that day.
这是纳芙拉蒂洛娃的首个Wimbledon单打决赛,但是通过出场后冲入网打入回球,她得以在当天击败了埃弗特.
Navratilova said her first Wimbledon crown was the most important of her career: it helped her believe that she was a champion.
纳芙拉蒂洛娃表示她的第一个温布尔登王冠是她职业生涯中最重要的:这帮助她相信自己是冠军.
Navratilova (left) and Evert (right) meet at the net before their finals match in 1982.
纳夫拉蒂洛娃 (左)和埃弗特 (右)在1982年决赛前于网相会.
Roger Federer vs.
罗杰·费德勒诉德国案
Rafael Nadal Between 2004 and 2012, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were without question the top male players.
拉斐尔·纳达尔在2004至2012年间,罗杰·费德勒和拉斐尔·纳达尔无疑是男高手.
They remain two of the best players in tennis history, each with his own style.
他们仍然是网球史上最好的两名选手,每个选手都有自己的风格.
Nadal has power and a tough spirit.
纳达尔拥有力量和坚强的精神.
Federer has fancy footwork and smooth hitting.
费德勒有花哨的脚活和平滑的打法
Many considered Federer’s victory in 2007 one of the greatest Wimbledon finals—until 2008 came along.
许多人认为费德勒在2007年的胜利是温布尔登最伟大的决赛之一,直到2008年。
In that final, Nadal and Federer fought an epic tennis battle for nearly five hours.
在那场决赛中,纳达尔和费德勒打出一场史诗般的网球战近5小时.
The match ended under a cloak of darkness with Nadal the victor.
比赛在黑暗的外衣下以胜利者纳达尔而结束.
Many felt they would never see a better match.
很多人觉得他们永远看不到更好的配对
That was the longest final in Wimbledon history.
这是温布尔登历史上最长的决赛.
The longest match came in an opening round in 2010.
最长的比赛是在2010年的开局.
It took three days for American John Isner to defeat France’s Nicolas Mahut.
美国人约翰·伊森特(John Isner)用三天时间打败了法国的尼古拉·马胡特.
Isner was so tired after his victory that he lost his next match.
伊斯纳在胜利后疲惫不堪,于是输了下一场比赛.
Spain’s Nadal fought for every point in the 2008 championship match.
西班牙纳达尔在2008年锦标赛上每分就出战.
Conclusion Wimbledon is proud of being the oldest of all the major tennis tournaments and the most traditional.
温布尔登是所有大型网球锦标赛中最古老和最传统的,他为此而感到自豪。
The competition’s image of high tea and tennis on the green lawn is well protected.
比赛中绿地上高茶和网球的形象得到了很好的保护.
Tennis is now a worldwide sport, however.
然而,网球现在已成为一项世界性运动。
As the sport moves forward with the times, it will be interesting to see how Wimbledon embraces—or simply endures—change.
随着时代的发展,看到温布尔登是如何接受变革的,或者只是忍受变革,将很有趣。
For now, it remains both the first and greatest of all the tennis tournaments.
目前,它仍然是所有网球锦标赛中的第一和最伟大的.
Billie Jean King rejoices after winning Wimbledon in 1967.
比莉·让 国王在1967年赢得温布尔登后欢欣鼓舞.
King went on to win a record twenty championship titles at Wimbledon.
国王在温布尔登赢得了创纪录的二十个冠军头衔.
She also became an icon for gender equality.
她还成为两性平等的偶像。
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业余词汇(adj.)
not professional (p.
非专业性(p.
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8)被渴望 (adj.
strongly desired (p.
强烈要求(第2页)
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4) 双(n.
a game with two players on each side (p.
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unusually heroic, long, or impressive (p.
非常英勇,长,或令人印象深刻(p.
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without any sort of order (p.
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positioned within a group according to ability, size, or some other quality (p.
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a game with one player on each side (p.
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