VOA慢速英语2020 网球巨星德约科维奇确诊新冠

Tennis Star Djokovic Confirmed to Have COVID-19

The number one player in men's tennis, Novak Djokovic, announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19. The announcement came days after the tennis star played in a series of matches in Serbia and Croatia.

The series, which Djokovic organized, was held as many countries tried to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Social distancing rules were not enforced at the sporting event.

Djokovic is the fourth player from the series to be test positive for the virus.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Djokovic said, "I am extremely sorry for each individual case of infection. I hope that it will not complicate¹ anyone's health situation and that everyone will be fine."

Djokovic has been in the news several times in connection to the coronavirus health crisis². In April, the tennis star was criticized for saying he would not want to get a vaccine³ for the virus so that he could compete professionally.

In May, when he was staying in Spain, Djokovic broke local rules by playing at a tennis club about a week before it was permitted.

More recently, Djokovic criticized the United States Tennis Association for its plans to try to protect people from the virus during the U.S. Open. He questioned its effort to limit the number of people that can travel with players. He even said he did not know whether he would take part in the event in New York.

The U.S. Open is set to begin August 31 without crowds watching the action in person. The French Open — postponed⁴ from May — is supposed to start on September 27.

The Adria Tour that Djokovic organized was meant to raise money to help those affected⁵ by COVID-19. People filled stadiums to watch the matches. Players met with tennis fans and each other without any effort to stay a safe distance apart. Djokovic and other players were seen hugging each other and going to night clubs and restaurants.

Djokovic said in his statement, "We organized the tournament at the moment when the virus has weakened, believing that the conditions for hosting the Tour had been met."

Djokovic is not showing signs of COVID-19. The tennis star says he will remain in self-isolation for 14 days.

I'm Jill Robbins.

网球巨星德约科维奇确诊新冠

男子网球冠军诺瓦克·德约科维奇(Novak Djokovic)周二宣布，他和妻子感染了新冠肺炎病毒。这份声明是在德约科维奇于塞尔维亚和克罗地亚参加了一系列比赛的几天后作出的。

德约科维奇组织了这一系列比赛，当时许多国家都试图限制冠状病毒的传播。在这些体育赛事期间，并没有执行社交距离规则。

德约科维奇是该系列赛中第四位病毒检测呈阳性的选手。

在周二发布的一份声明中，德约科维奇表示，“我对每一个感染病例感到非常抱歉。我希望这不会导致任何人的健康状况恶化，大家都能康复。”

德约科维奇因冠状病毒健康危机而多次出现在新闻中。今年4月，这位网球明星表示为了参加职业比赛不愿接种疫苗，此举招致批评。

今年5月，德约科维奇在西班牙逗留期间，违反了当地规定，在获得许可前一周在一家网球俱乐部练球。

最近，德约科维奇批评美国网球协会在美网公开赛期间试图保护人们免受病毒感染的计划。他对其限制球员随行人员规模的做法提出了质疑。他甚至还表示，不知道自己是否会参加在纽约举行的比赛。

美网公开赛将于8月31日开始，届时将没有观众到现场观赛。从5月份开始推迟的法网公开赛预计将于9月27日开幕。

德约科维奇组织的阿德里亚巡回赛旨在筹集资金帮助受新冠肺炎影响的人们。球迷们挤满了体育场观看比赛。球员们在与网球迷见面时，双方都没有刻意保持安全距离。德约科维奇还跟其他球员互相拥抱，一起前往夜店和餐厅。

德约科维奇在声明中表示，“我们是在疫情缓和的时候组织比赛的，我们认为当时已经具备举办巡回赛的条件了。”

德约科维奇没有出现新冠肺炎的相关症状。这位网球明星表示，他将自我隔离14天。

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1 complicate   

vt.使复杂化，使混乱，使难懂

参考例句：

• There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
• These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

2 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

3 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

4 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。