英美文化 网球.pptVIP

Wimbledon  AAMPIONSA C MBLED   cyuorld cn/Tennisstars  Tennis A more gentle sport that is a sure sign that summer has arrived is the popular game of tennis. Wimbledon, actually a London suburb is where the worlds best players gather to compete on grass courts It is one of the major events of British sporting calendar and probably the most famous tennis event in the world. Besides actually watching the tennis matches, other activities closely associated with the Wimbledon fortnight are eating strawberries and cream, drinking champagne and hoping that it doesnt rain Tennis was invented in Britain and it owes its origins, literally, to the church. Church records indicate that by the mid-15 th century, people were making a game of bouncing( bounce v弹起,反弹)a ball off the side of their local churches or cathedrals(n.大教堂) first using the hand, and later a racquet(n.球拍)  Wimbledon, actually a London suburb, is where the worlds best players gather to compete grass courts. 温布尔登,实际上是伦敦的一个郊区,它是世界上最优秀的网球手聚会进行草地 比赛的场所。室外网球比赛场地分为草地、红土以及硬地三种。 hoping that it doesn t rain希望不要下雨。因为温布尔登是室外场地,而英国的 天气又多阵雨,比赛进行时经常下雨,这时比赛不得不中断,等待天晴才能继续 Tennis was invented in Britain and it owes its origins, literally to the Church 网球是英国发明的,它的起源的确要追溯到教会  网球四大满贯 Grand slam 一、澳大利亚网球公开赛硬地 、法国网球公开赛 红土 温布尔登网球公开赛草地 四、美国网球公开赛 硬地  澳大利亚网球公开赛 ( Australian Open)澳大利亚网球公开赛是网球 四大满贯赛事之一,也是四大满贯赛事中每年 最先登场的,通常于每年1月的最后两个星期 在澳大利亚墨尔本举行。澳大利亚公开赛自 1905年创办以来,至今已经走过了一百多年的 历史。不过与另外三项四大满贯赛事相比,澳 网还是最年轻的。赛事目前由澳大利亚网球 ( Tennis australia)主办  法国网球公开赛 ( Roland Garros)法国网球公开赛通常在每年 的5月至6月举行,是每年继澳大利亚网球 公开赛之后,排在第二个进行的大满贯赛 事。法国公开赛规定每场比赛采用5盘3胜 淘汰制,而且球场属于慢速红土场地,利 于底线对抗,所以,一场比赛打上4个小时 是司空见惯的。在这样的球场上,花这么 长的时间去打一场比赛,球员要有超群的 技术和惊人的毅力才行,很具有挑战性