Michelle Wie: A Name Stunning the Golf World

Michelle Wie: A Name Stunning¹ the Golf World

 

  Fourteen-year-old Michelle Wie is already a major celebrity² in the golf world, a prodigy⁴ who seems ¹⁾destined⁵ to become the Tiger Woods of the Ladies' tour, the best woman player ever. But Michelle Wie wants to compete against men, and she's already proved she can do it.

 

Interviewer: What's your ²⁾ultimate goal?

 

Wie: Well, I think my ultimate goal is probably "The Masters." Uhm, I think it'd be pretty neat walking down The Masters' ³⁾fairways.

 

Interviewer: Like to win it?

 

Wie: Yeah, I'd love to. It's a...

 

Interviewer: You seem to really want to ⁴⁾push the envelope.

 

Wie: What does that mean?

 

Interviewer: What does that mean?

 

Wie: Yeah.

 

Interviewer: That means go as far and as fast as you can.

 

Wie: Yeah. I mean, I like fast, and I like, I like, uhm, challenges. And I think that the faster you get there, then...there's somebody at, always...I also, I have to be the first to do everything, and I just want to be the best, so...

 

Interviewer: ⁵⁾And when did you start to beat your parents?

 

Wie: Oh, I think I started beating them when I was seven or eight, but they say I started beating them when I was nine, but I refuse to believe that.

 

Interviewer: So, who's pushed you more in your game, your mom or your dad?

 

Wie: Uhm, I don't know. I guess my mom, but I wouldn't really call it pushing because they didn't really push me. I'm much more self-⁶⁾motivated.

 

  Michelle's game is now in the hands of one of the best instructors⁶ in the business, David Leadbetter, who has coached the likes of ⁷⁾Ernie Els and ⁸⁾Nick Price. 

 

David: I mean, if she was a pianist, you'd see a pianist practicing eight hours a day, and somebody who loves what they do—and she really loves the game, she's got a real passion for it.

 

Interviewer: Do you think she could conceivably play and make, make a living on the Men's Tour?

 

David: If she continues at the present rate, I’d say yes. You'd have to say that, potentially, she could do it and I ⁹⁾wouldn't put it past her. I mean she's a very, very competitive⁷ girl.

 

Interviewer: You could turn pro³ tomorrow and be rich and famous. Do you worry that people's expectations, that now it's expected of you that now you’re going to go out and win ¹⁰⁾tournaments on the Men's Tour, and that you're going to be the best woman golfer ever, and qualify⁸ for "The Masters" and...Do those expectations bother you?

 

Wie: No, they don't really bother me because they're expectations of what I want to do, so I just have to...I just take one expectation at a time, just take it day by day, and then, I don't know, hopefully, it'll all work out, and I don’t really feel it as a bother because that's what I want to do.

 

注释：

1) destined [5destind] a. 命中注定的，预定的

2) ultimate [5Qltimit] a. 最终的，最后的

3) fairway [5fZE7wei] n. （高尔夫球场上的）平坦球道

4) push the envelope 突破极限

5) And when did you start to beat your parents? 魏圣美的父母都是高尔夫球好手，两人都多次获得业余高尔夫球赛冠军，因此记者会这样发问。

6) motivated [5mEutiveitid] a. 有动机的，由……推动的

7) Ernie Els 厄尼·艾尔斯，南非著名高尔夫球手，现世界排名第三

8) Nick Price 尼克·普莱斯，津巴布韦高尔夫名将

9) not put it past sb.(to do sth.) <口>认为某人很有可能（做某事）

10) tournament [5tuEnEmEnt] n. 锦标赛，联赛

 

魏圣美笑傲高尔夫球坛

 

    14岁的魏圣美已经成为高尔夫球坛的一个大名人了，这个神童看来注定要成为女子高尔夫巡回赛的泰格·伍兹，成为高尔夫史上最棒的女选手。但是魏圣美希望同男子比赛，并且她已经证明了她有这样的实力。

 

采访者：你的最终目标是什么？

 

魏圣美：我想我的终极目标应该是参加“美国大师赛”。嗯，我想走在举行名人赛的球道上一定特别爽。

 

采访者：你想赢吗？

 

魏圣美：是的，当然想。这是一……

 

采访者：你看起来真的想要突破极限。

 

魏圣美：那是什么意思？

 

采访者：那是什么意思？

 

魏圣美：对。

 

采访者：就是说尽你所能走出最远最快。

 

魏圣美：是的。我是说，我喜欢快，我喜欢，喜欢……嗯，挑战。我想你越快到达的时候，就……总是已经有人在……我必须在各方面争第一，我只想成为最优秀的，所以……

 

采访者：你是什么时候开始能打败你父母的？

 

魏圣美：哦，我想是七、八岁时开始战胜他们，但是他们说我是九岁时才击败他们的，我才不相信呢。

 

采访者：在你的运动生涯中，谁对你的推动更大，妈妈还是爸爸？

 

魏圣美：嗯，我不知道。我想是妈妈，但是我不觉得那是“推动”，因为他们并没有真正推动我。更多的是我自己有兴趣去做。  

 

    魏圣美现在受教于高尔夫球界最好的教练之一——大卫·莱德波特，他曾是厄尼·艾尔斯和尼克·普莱斯等优秀选手的教练。

 

大卫：如果她是一个钢琴家，你就会看见一个钢琴家一天练习钢琴8个小时——有些人就是乐在其中。她非常热衷高尔夫运动，她对之充满激情。

 

采访者：你认为她能够出色发挥、在男子巡回赛中争得一席位吗？

 

大卫：如果她以目前的速度发展的话，我认为她会的。你不得不这么认为，她有这样的潜力，我认为她会做得到的。她是一个非常非常有竞争力的女孩。

 

采访者：很快你就能成为职业选手，又有钱又有名气。人们对你充满期望：期待你能在男子高尔夫巡回赛中获胜，成为有史以来最优秀的高尔夫女选手，并且能够参加“美国大师赛”——你担心吗？这些期望对你有没有什么困扰？

 

魏圣美：没有，他们没有真的让我感到烦恼，因为我自己也是这样期望的。所以我必须……我必须逐个实现这些目标，日复一日、不断努力。接下来，我不知道，但我希望所有目标都能实现。我并不感觉那是困扰，因为那正是我想要做的。

 

 

 

1 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

4 prodigy   

n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆

参考例句：

• She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
• He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。

5 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

6 instructors   

指导者，教师( instructor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
• He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。

7 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

8 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。