Roger Federer 罗杰•费德勒
【词汇扫描】
Swiss-German 有瑞士和德国血统的
suburban 城郊
press conference 记者招待会
pronunciation 发音
Personal life
Federer was born in the town of Binningen (near Basel,
Switzerland),
to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer.
He grew up 10 minutes from Basel proper, in suburban
Münchenstein.
Federer has an older sister, Diana.
He considers his main language German,
but he also speaks French and English fluently.
He conducts press conferences in all three.
Answering a frequently asked question
about the proper pronunciation of his first name,
Federer said: "As my mother comes from South Africa,
my name has always been pronounced the English way."

【逐句对照】
Federer was born in the town of Binningen (near Basel,
Switzerland),
to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer.
He grew up 10 minutes from Basel proper, in suburban
Münchenstein.
Federer has an older sister, Diana.
He considers his main language German,
but he also speaks French and English fluently.
He conducts press conferences in all three.
Answering a frequently asked question
about the proper pronunciation of his first name,
Federer said: "As my mother comes from South Africa,
my name has always been pronounced the English way."
【多学一点】
swiss-German 德国籍的瑞典人
Chinese-American 美籍华人
American-Chinese 华籍美人
suburban 郊外的
a suburban shopping center 郊区购物中心
suburb 郊区
in the suburbs of 在…的郊区
The family live in the suburbs of the city.
press conference 记者招待会
news conference
conference 会议
We are in conference.
pronunciation 发音
Pay attention to your pronunciation.

【词汇扫描】
emotional 情绪化的
tantrums 脾气
in contrast to 和…形成对比
in action 在比赛中
As a boy, Federer was very emotional on the court
and threw many tantrums,
in contrast to his cool, calm playing style today.
He admits to being kicked off the practice courts frequently.
Federer was also a very talented soccer player.
At one point, he considered becoming a professional soccer player
but instead decided to make a career in tennis.
He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club.
When he was younger,
he liked to watch tennis player Marcelo Ríos in action.

【逐句对照】
As a boy, Federer was very emotional on the court
and threw many tantrums,
in contrast to his cool, calm playing style today.
He admits to being kicked off the practice courts frequently.
Federer was also a very talented soccer player.
At one point, he considered becoming a professional soccer player
but instead decided to make a career in tennis.
He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club.
When he was younger,
he liked to watch tennis player Marcelo Ríos in action.
【多学一点】
emotional 情绪化
She is an emotional woman.
tantrum 发怒，发脾气
fly into one's tantrum 大动肝火
He flew into his tantrum at his son.
in contrast to 和…形成对比
in contrast with
In contrast with his brothers, Tom is rather short.
in action 在实际行动中 / 比赛过程中
He is a very good footballer; You ought to see him in action.

【词汇扫描】
off-court 球场之外的
reside 居住
WTA 女子网球联合会
in one's gallery 作为某人的观众
Federer spends his off-court time at the beach,
skiing, and playing card games, table tennis, soccer, and golf.
He currently resides in Oberwil,
Switzerland and is dating former WTA player
and fellow Swiss Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka),
who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury.
The two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
His favorite vacation spots are Maldives, Dubai,
and the Swiss mountains.
Federer is also friends with golf superstar Tiger Woods,
with Woods having attended some of Federer's events
and Federer sometimes spotted in Woods' gallery during
tournaments.

【逐句对照】
Federer spends his off-court time at the beach,
skiing, and playing card games, table tennis, soccer, and golf.
He currently resides in Oberwil,
Switzerland and is dating former WTA player
and fellow Swiss Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka),
who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury.
The two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
His favorite vacation spots are Maldives, Dubai,
and the Swiss mountains.
Federer is also friends with golf superstar Tiger Woods,
with Woods having attended some of Federer's events
and Federer sometimes spotted in Woods' gallery during
tournaments.
【多学一点】
off-court 球场下的
off 离开
off-campus 校园外的
off-campus job
reside 居住
reside in
Our guests reside in the Hilton Hotel.
WTA = women's Tennis Association
gallery
in one's gallery
画廊
The gallery is having a show of French oil paintings.
【故事原文】
Federer was born in the town of Binningen (near Basel,
Switzerland),
to Swiss-German Robert Federer and South African Lynette Federer.
He grew up 10 minutes from Basel proper, in suburban
Münchenstein.
Federer has an older sister, Diana.
He considers his main language German,
but he also speaks French and English fluently.
He conducts press conferences in all three.
Answering a frequently asked question
about the proper pronunciation of his first name,
Federer said: "As my mother comes from South Africa,
my name has always been pronounced the English way."
As a boy, Federer was very emotional on the court
and threw many tantrums,
in contrast to his cool, calm playing style today.
He admits to being kicked off the practice courts frequently.
Federer was also a very talented soccer player.
At one point, he considered becoming a professional soccer player
but instead decided to make a career in tennis.
He continues to support FC Basel, his hometown club.
When he was younger,
he liked to watch tennis player Marcelo Ríos in action.
Federer spends his off-court time at the beach,
skiing, and playing card games, table tennis, soccer, and golf.
He currently resides in Oberwil,
Switzerland and is dating former WTA player
and fellow Swiss Miroslava Vavrinec (Mirka),
who retired from tennis in 2002 after a foot injury.
The two met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
His favorite vacation spots are Maldives, Dubai,
and the Swiss mountains.
Federer is also friends with golf superstar Tiger Woods,
with Woods having attended some of Federer's events
and Federer sometimes spotted in Woods' gallery during
tournaments.