听名人故事学英语:网球新秀罗杰•费德勒(4)
日期:2011-07-08 09:53

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Roger Federer 罗杰•费德勒
【词汇扫描】
versatile 多面手的
proficiency 熟练
adept 精通
baseliner 底线型球员
dictate 支配
ground strokes 打触地球
Federer has a versatile,
all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots
with a high degree of proficiency.
He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner
who can dictate play with precise ground strokes from both wings.

【逐句对照】
Federer has a versatile, all-court playing style
and can hit all of the fundamental shots
with a high degree of proficiency.
He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner
who can dictate play with precise ground strokes from both wings.

【多学一点】
versatile 多才多艺的,全能的
an all-around athlete 全能运动员
a versatile writer 一位多才多艺的作家
proficiency 精通,熟练
He has great proficiency in English.
adept 熟练的
He is an adept mechanic.
baseliner
baseline 底线
baseliner 底线型球员
dictate 控制,支配
control
He should have the ability to dictate his temper.
ground stroke 击触地球
music
conventional 传统的
grip 握球拍的手法
forehand 正手
scratch 抓
Federer uses fairly conventional grips.
His forehand grip is somewhere between a modern eastern
and mild semi-western.
He hits through his forehand on a straighter plane
than nearly any other player
and finishes his swing wrapped around his back,
which is not the typical technique of following through after contact
and "scratching your back" with the elbow pointing skyward
and the racquet coming over the shoulder.

【逐句对照】
Federer uses fairly conventional grips.
His forehand grip is somewhere between a modern eastern
and mild semi-western.
He hits through his forehand on a straighter plane
than nearly any other player
and finishes his swing wrapped around his back,
which is not the typical technique of following through after contact
and "scratching your back" with the elbow pointing skyward
and the racquet coming over the shoulder.

【多学一点】
conventional 传统的
a conventional wedding
grip 握法
A lot of players tried to imitate the famous player's grip.
forehand 正手
backhand 反手
scratch 刮,擦
The cat scratch its ear with a paw.
music
top-spin 上旋
angle 角度
with pace 流畅的
exceptional 非凡的
fluidity 易动性
brute 野蛮的
refer to 称为
He also can generate extreme top-spin with the shot,
allowing him to open up cross-court angles
while still hitting the ball with pace.
David Foster Wallace has described the exceptional speed,
fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as
"a great liquid whip,"
while John McEnroe has referred to it as
"the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions.

【逐句对照】
He also can generate extreme top-spin with the shot,
allowing him to open up cross-court angles
while still hitting the ball with pace.
David Foster Wallace has described the exceptional speed,
fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as
"a great liquid whip,"
while John McEnroe has referred to it as
"the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions.

【多学一点】
topspin 网球的上旋
angle 角度
The two roads lie at an angle of about 45 degrees.
with pace 流畅的
write with pace
exceptional 非凡的,杰出的
He has an exceptional memory.
fluidity 易变性
We can't understand him easily
because of the fluidity of his character.
brute 野蛮的
brute animals
force 强大的
Refer to sb/sth. as 称某人/物为…
Many football fans refer to him as the greatest player in history.

【故事原文】
Federer has a versatile,
all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots
with a high degree of proficiency.
He is an adept volleyer and an excellent baseliner
who can dictate play with precise ground strokes from both wings.
Federer uses fairly conventional grips.
His forehand grip is somewhere between a modern eastern
and mild semi-western.
He hits through his forehand on a straighter plane
than nearly any other player
and finishes his swing wrapped around his back,
which is not the typical technique of following through after contact
and "scratching your back" with the elbow pointing skyward
and the racquet coming over the shoulder.
He also can generate extreme top-spin with the shot,
allowing him to open up cross-court angles
while still hitting the ball with pace.
David Foster Wallace has described the exceptional speed,
fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as
"a great liquid whip,"
while John McEnroe has referred to it as
"the greatest shot in our sport" on numerous occasions.

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重点单词
  • proficiencyn. 熟练,精通
  • shouldern. 肩膀,肩部 v. 扛,肩负,承担,(用肩)推挤
  • extremeadj. 极度的,极端的 n. 极端,极限
  • fundamentaladj. 基本的,根本的,重要的 n. 基本原理,基础
  • mechanicadj. 手工的 n. 技工,机修工
  • adeptadj. 熟练的,老练的 n. 名手,专家
  • conventionaladj. 传统的,惯例的,常规的
  • fluidityn. 流动性,流质,变移性
  • exceptionaladj. 例外的,异常的,特别的,杰出的
  • numerousadj. 为数众多的,许多