美国国家公共电台 NPR After Years Wandering A Golf Desert, Tiger Woods Stages A Dramatic Comeback

 

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For the second week in a row, Tiger Woods almost won a golf tournament. The trophy¹ for the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando went to Rory McIlroy. But the weekend was really all about Tiger. He's in the midst of a dramatic comeback. And for the first time since back problems derailed his career, Woods is showing the skills that made him one of golf's all-time greats. Here's more from NPR's Tom Goldman in Orlando.

TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE²: There was a moment Sunday at the 13th green that felt like time travel. It started with Tiger Woods dressed in his traditional Sunday red shirt and black hat and pants draining a 15-foot putt.

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BOWMAN: The birdie was his second in a row, and at that moment, he was only one shot off the lead. Tiger Woods was making a charge. It felt like really anywhere from 1997 to 2013, the last year he won a PGA event. As Woods made his way to the 14th tee, pandemonium³.

UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger.

BOWMAN: Even on a steamy Orlando day, it was hard not to get chills. The competitors on the course, like Bryson DeChambeau, felt it too.

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BRYSON DECHAMBEAU: Oh, it was amazing. I told my caddie, Tim - in the 11th fairway, I'm like, man, Tiger's doing it. I was incredibly happy for him. At the same point in time, I'm still trying to win a golf tournament, right?

BOWMAN: DeChambeau finished second. Woods' magic moment ended on the 16th hole when he drove the ball out of bounds. It was as if the golf gods sent a message from on high - not yet. The real reason was much less celestial⁴. Standing⁵ on the tee, Woods pondered three possible shots he could hit.

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TIGER WOODS: And so in the back of my mind, I'm running through these different scenarios⁶, and it's on me. I didn't commit to either one of those three shots, and I hit a poor one.

BOWMAN: It was the start of a shaky finish to an otherwise positive round. Woods tied for fifth the week after tying for second. In his mind, the comeback that even he doubted was possible is moving forward nicely thanks to a fourth back surgery that seems to have worked.

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WOODS: If I can play with no pain and I can feel like I can make golf swings, I'll figure it out. I'm starting to piece it together tournament by tournament. And each tournament's gotten a little bit crisper and a little bit better.

BOWMAN: Next up for Woods - the Masters in early April. He hasn't played his favorite major tournament since 2015 and says he needs to travel to Augusta and reacquaint himself with the course's specific type of grass and the heavy sand and other wonky bits of golf minutiae⁷ that he loves. His fans will be content anticipating more time travel to 2005, the last time he won there. Tom Goldman, NPR News, Orlando.

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1 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 pandemonium   

n.喧嚣，大混乱

参考例句：

• The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium,and the din was terrific.整个门厅一片嘈杂，而且喧嚣刺耳。
• I had found Adlai unperturbed in the midst of pandemonium.我觉得艾德莱在一片大混乱中仍然镇定自若。

4 celestial   

adj.天体的；天上的

参考例句：

• The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 scenarios   

n.[意]情节；剧本；事态；脚本

参考例句：

• Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者，根据一些事故解说，石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同样，我们可以运用场景剧本来搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用户接受。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

7 minutiae   

n.微小的细节，细枝末节；（常复数）细节，小事( minutia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the minutiae of the contract 合同细节
• He had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code. 他们讨论旅行的所有细节。 来自《简明英汉词典》