2007年VOA标准英语-Tiger Woods to Host New PGA Tour Event in Washi

By Parke Brewer¹
Washington
07 March 2007

World number one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States will become host of an official PGA Tour event that will debut² in Washington this coming July.  VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer has details.

 

Just months after the nation's capital was dropped from the PGA Tour schedule for lack of a major sponsor for its annual event that was usually held in early June, the Tiger Woods Foundation reached a long-term agreement to be the host organization and beneficiary of a PGA tournament in the Washington, D.C. area the first week of July.

 

It will coincide with America's Independence Day holiday on July 4.  That week on the U.S. golf calendar became available when the PGA's International, played outside Denver, Colorado, was unable to get a title sponsor.  AT&T, a premier³ communications holding company in the United States and around the world, is the title sponsor for Tiger's event, and the tournament will be called the AT&T National.

 

The site is yet to be determined⁴, but it will likely be at Congressional Country Club in suburban⁵ Maryland.

 

Tiger Woods told a packed news conference in Washington that this is a dream come true.

 

 
Tiger Woods smiles during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, March 7, 2007
"My focus and my goal one day, with my father, was to be able to host an event on the PGA Tour," he said.  "And this is a pretty momentous⁶ day for us because we are lucky enough to have the opportunity to do that.  I just wish my father could have been here to see it."

 

Tiger's father died of cancer last year.  Earl Woods was in the U.S. military, and Tiger has decided⁷ to do something special for those in the armed forces.

 

"During the tournament, anyone who is in active duty will get free admission to our tournament," he added.  "It's something that I think is very important.  They put their lives on the line so that we are able to enjoy the lives that we have today and the freedoms that we are able to enjoy."

 

Tiger added that all children under the age of 12 will also be admitted free to the golf tournament and he hopes the crowd will have a family-type atmosphere.

 

And key to the new tournament is that it will raise money for the Tiger Woods Foundation to build a new children's learning center somewhere along the eastern seaboard.  There is already one out west.

 

PGA Tour commissioner⁸ Tim Finchem says he is excited that the nation's capital will be getting what will surely be a popular tournament.

  

"We've talked for a number of years about how to get a premier situation here in Washington and right now we have an incredible, positive thing," he said.

 

As for Tiger's participation⁹ in his tournament, he says he plans on playing.  However, his first child is due in July and he wants to be on hand for the birth, so there is a chance he may miss the inaugural¹⁰ event.

1 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

2 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。
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3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

6 momentous   

adj.重要的，重大的

参考例句：

• I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。
• The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

9 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
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10 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。