世界名人简介 第57期:维纳斯·威廉姆斯

 Venus Ebony Starr Williams is one of the most successful women ever to play tennis. She is a former World No. 1, and always a serious threat on court. She is likely to win a tournament even if her ranking is low. She has also met with success off the court as the CEO of two companies she started.

维纳斯·威廉姆斯是有史以来最为成功的网球运动员之一。她是曾经的世界第一，也总会在场上给对手造成威胁。纵然在她排名靠后的情况下，她也能够赢得锦标赛的冠军。在场外她同样非常成功，她创立了两家公司，并担任首席执行官。

Williams was born in Los Angeles in 1980. She started playing tennis from a very young age with her four sisters. Her father recognized that both Venus and little sister Serena were outstanding players. She built up an amazing record of being unbeaten in 63 matches in girls’ tournaments, and aged¹ ten, won the Southern California girls' under-12 title.

1980年，大威出生于洛杉矶。她从小就与四姐妹开始练习网球。她的父亲意识到维纳斯和小妹妹塞雷娜将会成为优秀的网球运动员。在女子网坛，大威创造了惊人的63场不败纪录，10岁，大威获得了南加州12岁以下女子网球赛事的冠军。

Venus moved with her family to Florida to train at a tennis academy. By the time she was thirteen, major sports companies were offering her sponsorship deals. She turned pro² at 14 and nearly beat the world number 2 in her debut³ tournament. Venus made it to the final at her debut US Open in 1997 but lost in straight sets.

为了前往网球学校接受训练，大威与家人搬到了佛罗里达。在她13岁时，许多主要运动品牌希望成为她的赞助商。大威14岁转入职业网坛，在她的职业赛首秀上，她险些击败了当时的世界第二。1997年，大威在美网首秀中打入决赛，但遭遇横扫。

Venus won her first Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon in 2000 and her 16th in 2008. This outstanding achievement makes her one of the all-time greats. In 2006, Williams led and won a campaign for women to receive the same prize money as men at Wimbledon and was backed by the British government. Her successful interior⁴ design company and fashion lines also show she is a winner.

2000年，大威在温网获得首座大满贯奖杯，2008年，她获得了自己的第16座奖杯。这些伟大成就让她成为了不朽的传奇。2006年，大威发起的这项活动让女球员在温网获得了与男球员一样的奖金待遇，这项活动还得到了英国政府的支持。她的室内设计公司和时尚路线都证明了她是一位赢家。

1.build up 建立

例句：The delegations⁵ had begun to build up some trust in one another.

代表团彼此之间开始建立了些许信任。

2.Grand Slam 大满贯

例句：They won the Grand Slam in 1990.

他们1990年赢得了大满贯。

3.meet with 获得

例句：We hope today's offer will meet with your approval too.

我们希望今天的提议也能够得到您的首肯。

4.sponsorship deal 赞助合同

例句：Any sponsorship deal would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics.

如果琼斯不能参加奧运会,赞助商的所有赞助协议都会化成泡影.

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 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？

3 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

4 interior   

adj.在内的，内部的，内地的，国内的；n.内部

参考例句：

• There is water in the interior of the cave.在山洞的内部有水。
• They went into the interior room.他们进了内室。

5 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法