英语听力精选进阶版 6176

Does He Have What it Takes? 他有夺冠的实力吗？

It is that time of year again, everyone is eating strawberries with cream, drinking Pimms with lemonade and watching the world's best tennis players battling for supremacy¹ at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship.

However there is something very different this year. Britain has a high-ranking player who just might have a chance of winning the title. The British public are very excited and are eagerly following the progress of 22-year-old Andrew Murray.

Murray is currently ranked third in the world for men's singles, behind the legends that are Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. This is an even more impressive feat³ when you consider that he only turned pro² in 2005.

He currently holds three Masters titles which include a win over Nadal in Rotterdam in February of this year. So it is not surprising that the public's expectations are high. Everyone is waiting to see if Murray can reach and win the 2009 Wimbledon final. Murray clearly thinks he can win. In an interview published on his official website, he says:

"I believe I can win Wimbledon. That's not changed since the first match. But, like I said, I'm gonna have to play great tennis to do it."

Winning Wimbledon would be a feat for any tennis player but if Murray wins, he would become the first British male to take the title since Fred Perry in 1934. And let's hope a win will put a smile on his face.

Renowned⁴ for being somewhat dour⁵ and not very chatty, Murray is fairly guarded about his personal life. What we do know is that he comes from a very sporty family.

His older brother is a successful tennis player and took the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2007. His mother is a tennis coach in Scotland and his grandfather used to play football for the Scottish teams Hibernian and Stirling Albion.

His sporty family have fully⁶ backed and helped develop Murray's tennis career. But it remains⁷ to be seen whether this young Scot has what it takes to get to the final and become a Wimbledon champion.

At least we won't have to wait too long to find out. The 2009 men's final is scheduled for 5 July.

GLOSSARY 词汇表

strawberries with cream 鲜草莓加奶油

Pimms with lemonade 皮恩酒加柠檬汽水

battling for supremacy 争夺最高头衔

high-ranking 高级别的

chance 机会

progress （比赛）进展

legends 传奇人物

impressive feat 令人惊叹的胜利

turned pro 转为专业球员

Masters titles (网球)大师杯赛头衔

expectations 期待

put a smile on his face 令他欣慰的笑容

renowned 驰名的

somewhat dour 沉闷的

chatty 健谈的

guarded 不愿透露

tennis coach 网球教练

backed 支持

remains to be seen 拭目以待

has what it takes 拥有夺冠的实力

1 supremacy   

n.至上；至高权力

参考例句：

• No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
• Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。

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 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

4 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

5 dour   

adj.冷酷的，严厉的；（岩石）嶙峋的；顽强不屈

参考例句：

• They were exposed to dour resistance.他们遭受到顽强的抵抗。
• She always pretends to be dour,in fact,she's not.她总表现的不爱讲话，事实却相反。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。