访谈录 2008-07-17&07-19 纳达尔创造历史

The new men's tennis rankings are out. And Raphael Nadal has a surprise surprise close the gap on world No. 1 Roger Federer. 545 points now separate the two men. The Spaniard could end the Swiss star's stay at the top place Federer has been since February 2004, before the end of this season. Of course Nadal's epic¹ victory Sunday in the gentlemen's singles final at Wimbledon was what scent² his start. Sorry if you haven't heard by now and I am surprised you haven't. The Mallorcan won his first crown of the All England Club and halted Federer's run to five consecutive³ titles in the process. This match went to distance all five sets and went into the record books as the longest men's championship match in the history of Wimbledon. Doctors have advised Nadal now to take a few days' rest. He has a sore knee. He won't be playing in this week's Mercedes Cup in Germany. Raphael, meanwhile, will reflect on winning Wimbledon.

 

I would love to win here. I mean you know, Hum, today was my first, my third final. And I just focused all the time, and believing the victory all the time, and that's that's what I think.

 

Do you think this will change your life because it's like some piece of history, you know, first Spanish person for 42 years.

 

Well, this, piece of history, yes, because we didn't win for the last 42 years. You know, but that doesn't kind of change my life, for sure not.

 

Are you the best player in the world right now?

 

No, I did very well for the last couple of months though. For the last few months, I've played better than Roger. But I am still No. 2.

 

How was it during the rain delays, how tough was it to keep concentrated? And how did the first one affect you because it seemed that when you guys came back on court, Rorger managed to get the upper hands?

 

Well, he played very well every time. You know, so I didn't know. I just accepted, we know that the rain's gonna, the rain's gonna be there. Then I just, what's to say, was called my rethink.

 

On the cycling, protesters made their presence known Monday at the Tour de France. Four riders taking part in the 129-kilometer third stage were stopped by the group whose members were waving banners about thirty kilometers from the finish line in Nantes. An intervention⁴ by none other than the Tour de France director Christian⁵ Prudhomme apparently⁶ walked to wonders the protestors were soon hustled⁷ away from the cyclists.

 

1 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

2 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

3 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

4 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 hustled   

催促（hustle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. 他抓住她的胳膊把她推出房间。
• The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater. 特务机关的代理人把演讲者驱逐出竞技场。