温网的另类观众：松鼠、鸽子、裸奔者

时间：2007-07-03 07:55:58

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A streaker1 in Wimbledon Centre Court

Squirrels, pigeons and mice -- Wimbledon's Centre Court has attracted a menagerie of animals over the years who brought many a tense match to a halt with their unwelcome intrusions.

Nowadays, though, it is streakers who are the bigger menace, prompting the tournament authorities last year to contemplate2 putting up a fence between spectators and players.

The problem of animal intruders came to a head in 1999 when German players Boris Becker and Nicolas Kiefer were twice dive-bombed from the grandstand roof by pigeons.

So the All England Club gratefully accepted the services of a full-time3 falconer to patrol the courts with a swooping4 bird of prey5, named Finnegan, acting6 as a highly effective deterrent7.

Wimbledon librarian Alan Little, who boasts an encyclopaedic knowledge of tournament history, has compiled for his annual Wimbledon compendium8 a history of the most intriguing9 Centre Court invasions.

Back in 1949, the Centre Court ball boys had to chase a squirrel off the hallowed turf while the players sat down to await the all-clear.

Pam Shriver once had to contend with a swarm10 of bees. One stung her opponent, Kathy Rinaldi, on the arm and Shriver gallantly11 went over to remove the sting.

John McEnroe and Stefan Edberg had their razor-sharp concentration disturbed in the 1989 semi-final by two sparrows swooping in low.

But the humans win the top prizes for the most eccentric interruptions.

In the 1957 gentleman's final, a Mrs. Helen Jarvis invaded the court, shouting and waving a banner calling for a new world banking12 system.

A female streaker first took to the court in the 1996 men's final.

Last year, Maria Sharapova was startled by a streaker who leapt on to Centre Court during her quarter-final against Elena Dementieva.

She averted13 her gaze as he cart-wheeled naked in front of her before being bundled off court by security guards who wrapped him in a red blanket.

"I didn't want to look at all the details," Sharapova said.

But when told that some women spectators had been impressed by his physique, she replied: "Maybe next time I'll take a look."

多年来，温布尔登中央球场吸引了松鼠、鸽子和老鼠等一群群动物的光临，这些“不速之客”们不受欢迎的入侵曾使很多紧张的比赛被迫中断。

然而，如今裸奔者却成了更大的威胁，去年甚至使得比赛组委会打算在观众席和赛场中间筑一道围栏。

动物入侵的问题在1999年达到极致。在两名德国选手博里斯·贝克尔和尼古拉斯·基弗的比赛中，鸽子两次从正面看台的顶棚俯冲下来"轰炸"球场。

所以全英俱乐部欣然接受了一位专业驯鹰者的帮助，他训练出来的猎鹰“芬尼根”专门负责温网期间的场地巡逻，成为一个十分有效的威慑。

熟知温网历史的温布尔登图书管理员阿兰·里特专为他的温布尔登年鉴编撰了温网中央球场“最有趣的入侵史”。

1949年，中央球场的球童们不得不将一只松鼠逐出赛场，而选手们只好坐等"警报解除"。

帕姆·史莱弗曾有过一次在比赛中与一大群蜜蜂斗争的经历。其中一只蜜蜂在她的对手凯西·里纳尔蒂的胳膊上蜇了一下，史莱弗十分有风度的走了过去为凯西拔掉了刺。

1989年，约翰·麦肯罗和史蒂芬·埃德博格正全神贯注的打半决赛时，被两只突然入侵的麻雀打断。

但最为怪异的“入侵”还是来自人类自身。

在1957年的男单决赛中，一位名叫海伦·贾维斯的女士突然闯进球场，在场内为呼吁建立新的世界银行体系摇旗呐喊。

在1996年的男子决赛中，一名女裸奔者突现赛场，这是温网“入侵史”上首位裸奔者。

去年，莎拉波娃在与对手艾丽娜·戴蒙蒂娃进行四分之一赛时，被一位跃入中央球场的裸奔者吓了一大跳。

当这位男子裸着身体侧手翻出现在莎拉波娃面前时，莎娃避开了自己的目光。之后，这名裸奔者被保安用一只红毯子包裹起来，迅速送往了场外。

莎拉波娃说：“我不想去注意所有的细节。”

但当她被告知这名裸奔男子的体型给一些女观众留下了深刻的印象时，她回答说：“或许下次我会看一眼。”  

 

 

 

Vocabulary:  

streaker:裸奔者

come to a head :达到顶点

razor-sharp   :犀利的；锋利的

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1 streaker c6af8f82bc402a56acfb66e58430ff61     
n.(1970年代出现的)裸跑者
参考例句：
  • A female streaker first took to the court in the 1996 men's final. 在1996年的男子决赛中，一名女裸奔者突现赛场，这是温网“入侵史”上首位裸奔者。 来自互联网
2 contemplate PaXyl     
vt.盘算，计议；周密考虑；注视，凝视
参考例句：
  • The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
  • The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。
3 full-time SsBz42     
adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的
参考例句：
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。
4 swooping ce659162690c6d11fdc004b1fd814473     
俯冲，猛冲( swoop的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The wind were swooping down to tease the waves. 大风猛扑到海面上戏弄着浪涛。
  • And she was talking so well-swooping with swift wing this way and that. 而她却是那样健谈--一下子谈到东，一下子谈到西。
5 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
6 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
7 deterrent OmJzY     
n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的
参考例句：
  • Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
  • I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。
8 compendium xXay7     
n.简要，概略
参考例句：
  • The Compendium of Materia Medica has been held in high esteem since it was first published.“本草纲目”问世之后，深受人们的推重。
  • The book is a compendium of their poetry,religion and philosophy.这本书是他们诗歌、宗教和哲学的概略。
9 intriguing vqyzM1     
adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心
参考例句：
  • These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
  • It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 swarm dqlyj     
n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入
参考例句：
  • There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
  • A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。
11 gallantly gallantly     
adv. 漂亮地，勇敢地，献殷勤地
参考例句：
  • He gallantly offered to carry her cases to the car. 他殷勤地要帮她把箱子拎到车子里去。
  • The new fighters behave gallantly under fire. 新战士在炮火下表现得很勇敢。
12 banking aySz20     
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
13 averted 35a87fab0bbc43636fcac41969ed458a     
防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移
参考例句：
  • A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
  • Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

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