VOA慢速英语2019 泰格•伍兹赢得美国大师赛冠军（在线收听）

Tiger Woods Wins First Major Golf Tournament in 11 Years

After 11 years, Tiger Woods finally did it again.

11年后，泰格·伍兹终于又一次做到了。 

On Sunday, the world famous golfer won the 2019 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, his first major victory since 2008.

周日，这位世界著名高尔夫球手在乔治亚州奥古斯塔赢得2019年美国高尔夫大师赛冠军，这是他自2008年以来的赢得首次重大赛事的胜利。

The win marks the fifth time Woods has won the Masters competition. The last time was in 2005.

这是伍兹第五次赢得大师赛冠军。上一次是在2005年。 

Sunday’s victory was not entirely unexpected. Woods ended last year by winning the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

周日的胜利并不完全出乎意料。伍兹去年在乔治亚州亚特兰大的东湖高尔夫俱乐部赢得巡回赛冠军。

Woods told the Associated Press, “The win at East Lake was a big confidence booster for me because I had come close last year a couple times. Still have to get it across the finish line, and I didn’t quite do it.”

伍兹对美联社说:“在东湖取得的胜利对我来说极大增强了我的信心，因为去年我有好几次接近胜利。可我仍旧需要冲过终点线，但我没能做到。”

Woods lost what many considered to be his perfect public image to a sex scandal in 2009. It was one of the fastest and most surprising downfalls in sports history. He also suffered back problems which required four surgeries. He went two years without even playing a major tournament.

2009年，伍兹因性丑闻而丧失了在许多人眼中完美的公众形象。这是体育史上最快也是最令人惊讶的一次垮台。他的背部也出现了问题，需要进行四次手术。他甚至两年来都没有参加过重大比赛。

Now, his comeback is complete.

现在，他已经成功复出。 

Woods is three wins short of the record of 18 major victories set by golfing great Jack Nicklaus.

伍兹还差三场胜利就打破了高尔夫名将杰克·尼克劳斯创下的18场大满贯胜利的纪录。 

“A big ‘well done’ from me to Tiger,” Nicklaus wrote on Twitter. “I am so happy for him and for the game of golf…”

尼克劳斯在也推特上发表了自己的赞美之词，他说：“伍兹干得漂亮，我为他和高尔夫这项运动感到高兴……"

Even former president Barack Obama praised Woods’ victory. He wrote on Twitter, “Congratulations, Tiger! To come back and win the Masters after all the highs and lows is a testament to excellence…”

甚至前总统巴拉克·奥巴马也对伍兹的胜利表示赞赏。他在推特上写道:“祝贺你，老虎!在经历了所有的起起伏伏之后，重返赛场并赢得大师赛，这是对卓越、勇气和决心的见证。”

Woods now has 81 professional golf wins, one short of the record set by Sam Snead. That record could be tied next month, when Woods is likely to play at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.

伍兹目前已赢得81场职业高尔夫球比赛的胜利，比山姆·斯尼德创下的纪录少了一场。下个月伍兹有可能参加在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市举行的富国银行冠军赛，届时双方的战绩可能持平。

The next major golf tournament will be the PGA Championship from May 16-19.

下一场大型高尔夫锦标赛-美国职业高尔夫锦标赛将于5月16日至19日举行。 

A Reuters reporter asked Woods whether Nicklaus should be concerned about his record being broken. Woods said, “I don’t know if he’s worried or not. I’m just enjoying 15.”

一名路透社记者问伍兹，尼克劳斯是否应该担心自己的纪录被打破。伍兹说:“我不知道他是否担心。我只是在享受我的15胜。”

Words in This Story

booster – n. something that helps or encourages someone or something

confidence – n. a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something

comeback – n. a return to a former good position or condition

scandal – n. an occurrence in which people are shocked and upset because of behavior that is morally or legally wrong

testament – n. proof or evidence that something exists or is true