赵心童创造中国斯诺克历史
LearnAndRecord约 13 分钟近日，中国选手赵心童在2025年斯诺克世锦赛上夺冠，创造了多项历史，成为首位中国及亚洲选手问鼎该赛事冠军的运动员。
🤔️小作业：
1. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
A. Zhao is the first amateur to reach the World Snooker final
B. Mark Williams played the entire tournament wearing glasses
C. Zhao's ban ended just days before the championship started
D. Only three qualifiers have ever won the world title, including Zhao
无注释原文：
Zhao becomes China's first world snooker champion after comeback from ban
From: Reuters
Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest chapter in Zhao's remarkable rise and fall story.
The 28-year-old won by 18 frames to 12 to become the first amateur to win the world title, despite a spirited comeback attempt from Williams.
“I can't believe what I've done. It's very exciting,” said Zhao, draped in a Chinese flag. “I was so nervous tonight. Mark is still a top player and put me under so much pressure. He's the best.
“It's a very special moment for me, for Chinese snooker, for everyone.”
Zhao received a 20-month ban in January 2023 after a match-fixing scandal that rocked the sport, the repercussions of which meant he was classed as an amateur at this event and needed to get through four rounds of qualifying to reach the Crucible – a grueling run to the title that began on April 7.
The final was already historic no matter the result, as the 50-year-old Williams became the oldest player to reach the final with his semi-final win over world No. 1 Judd Trump.
“It's been a brilliant tournament for me,” said Williams, momentarily fighting back tears. “The support I've had for the past two weeks has been unbelievable.
“But what a potter Zhao is. I'm glad I'll be too old when he's dominating the game. I've got nothing but admiration for what he's done, coming through the qualifiers. He hasn't played for two years, bashed everybody up. There's a new superstar of the game.”
Zhao joined Terry Griffiths and Shaun Murphy as the only qualifiers to capture snooker's most prestigious trophy.
He banked a check for £500,000 pounds ($664,000) with Monday's victory, while Williams won £200,000 ($265,000) and climbed to No. 3 in the world ranking.
Williams has been struggling with vision problems and played without glasses or contact lenses while he awaits lens replacement surgery in June.
“I'm still playing quite good stuff, even though my eyesight is a bit blurry,” Williams said.
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Zhao becomes China's first world snooker champion after comeback from ban
From: Reuters
Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest chapter in Zhao's remarkable rise and fall story.
周一，在谢菲尔德克鲁斯堡剧院（Crucible Theatre），赵心童击败三度夺冠的威尔士选手马克·威廉姆斯（Mark Williams），成为首位赢得斯诺克世锦赛冠军的中国选手，为他充满波折的人生写下了又一精彩篇章。
snooker
snooker /ˈsnuː.kər/ 表示“斯诺克台球”，英文解释为“a game played, especially in the UK, by two people in which cues (= long, thin poles) and a cue ball are used to hit 15 red balls and six balls of different colours into six holes around a table covered in soft cloth in a fixed order”
Welshman
Welshman /ˈwelʃ.mən/ 表示“威尔士男人”，英文解释为“a man from Wales”
The 28-year-old won by 18 frames to 12 to become the first amateur to win the world title, despite a spirited comeback attempt from Williams.
尽管威廉姆斯在比赛中奋起直追，但28岁的赵心童最终以18比12拿下胜局，成为史上首位以业余选手身份摘得斯诺克世锦赛冠军的球员。
frame
frame /freɪm/ 表示“（图画、门、窗的）框，框架”，英文解释为“a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, or window”如：a picture frame 画框，也可以表示“帧；（摄影胶片的）画格；（电视或电影的）画面，镜头”，英文解释为“one of the pictures on a strip of photographic film, or one of the single pictures that together form a television or cinema film”
也可以表示“（斯诺克等游戏的）一局”，英文解释为“the size and shape of someone's body”举个🌰：She lost the next two frames. 她输掉了接下来的两局。
📍time frame /ˈtaɪm ˌfreɪm/ 表示“（安排进行某活动的）时间框架，时间范围”，英文解释为“a period of days, weeks, months, etc. within which an activity is intended to happen”举个🌰：Have you set a time frame for completing the job? 你给这项工作定完成时限了吗？The time frame within which all this occurred was from February 2015 to May 2025. 这一切都是在2015年2月到2025年5月的时间范围内发生的。
作动词，frame /freɪm/ 1）可以表示“（措词谨慎地）表达，说出”，英文解释为“to express something choosing your words carefully”举个🌰：The interview would have been more productive if the questions had been framed more precisely. 如果当时问题提得更确切些，采访就会更有成效。
2）frame /freɪm/ 表示“给（图画等）装（镜）框”，英文解释为“to fix a border around a picture, etc. and often glass in front of it”举个🌰：I keep meaning to get that photo framed. 我一直打算给那张照片镶上框。
📍framed /freɪmd/ 表示“加外框的”，英文解释为“surrounded by a border”如：a framed photograph 用像框装起来的照片。
amateur
amateur /ˈæm.ə.tər/ 作形容词，表示“业余爱好的，非职业的”，英文解释为“taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job”如：an amateur astronomer/boxer/historian 业余天文学爱好者/拳击手/历史学爱好者。
comeback
comeback /ˈkʌm.bæk/ 表示“复辟；复出；东山再起”，英文解释为“an attempt to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous, etc.”举个🌰：She's trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years. 她想凭借自己20年来的第一张专辑东山再起。
“I can't believe what I've done. It's very exciting,” said Zhao, draped in a Chinese flag. “I was so nervous tonight. Mark is still a top player and put me under so much pressure. He's the best.
“我真的不敢相信自己做到了，太激动了，”身披中国国旗的赵心童说道。“今晚我特别紧张。马克依旧是顶级选手，给了我巨大压力。他真的很厉害。”
drape
drape /dreɪp/ 表示“将（衣服、织物等）悬挂，披”；be draped in/with sth 表示“被…蒙住，被…盖住”，英文解释为“to be loosely covered with a cloth”举个🌰：The coffins were all draped with the national flag. 所有灵柩上都覆盖着国旗。
drape sth across, on, over, etc. sth 表示“把…披/搭/蒙在…上”，英文解释为“to put something such as cloth or a piece of clothing loosely over something”举个🌰：He draped his jacket over the back of the chair and sat down to eat. 他把夹克衫搭在椅子靠背上，然后坐下来吃饭。She draped the scarf loosely around her shoulders. 她把围巾松松地披在肩膀上。
“It's a very special moment for me, for Chinese snooker, for everyone.”
“这对我、对中国斯诺克、对所有人来说都是一个非常特别的时刻。”
Zhao received a 20-month ban in January 2023 after a match-fixing scandal that rocked the sport, the repercussions of which meant he was classed as an amateur at this event and needed to get through four rounds of qualifying to reach the Crucible – a grueling run to the title that began on April 7.
由于卷入一场震惊整个斯诺克界的假球风波，赵心童于2023年1月被禁赛20个月，因此此次世锦赛他只能以业余身份参赛，并从4月7日开始经历四轮资格赛的艰难征程，才踏入克鲁斯堡剧院赛场，走向冠军之路。
match-fixing
match-fixing /ˈmætʃˌfɪk.sɪŋ/ 表示“打假球，暗箱操纵比赛”，英文解释为“dishonest activity to make sure that one team wins a particular sports match”
repercussion
repercussion /ˌriːpəˈkʌʃən/ 表示“后果”，英文解释为“If an action or event has repercussions, it causes unpleasant things to happen some time after the original action or event.”举个🌰：It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions. 那是一个将产生沉痛后果的尝试。
qualify
qualify /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/ 1）表示“（使）具有资格，（使）合格”，英文解释为“to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve the necessary skills, etc.”举个🌰：She hopes to qualify (as a teacher) at the end of the year. 她希望在年底获得（教师）资格。
🎬电影《合伙人》（The Company Men）中的台词提到：只靠我的薪水我们不可能再成功申请房贷 We're not going to be able to qualify for another house on just my salary.
2）表示“达标；获得参赛资格”，英文解释为“to be of a high enough standard to enter a competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in a competition”举个🌰：He failed to qualify. 他未能获得参赛资格。
grueling
美式 grueling 英式 gruelling /ˈgrʊəlɪŋ/ 表示“使人的精疲力尽的；艰辛的；让人受不了”，英文解释为“extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination”举个🌰：Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week. 资历较浅的医生经常必须承受艰巨的工作量，一周工作100小时。
The final was already historic no matter the result, as the 50-year-old Williams became the oldest player to reach the final with his semi-final win over world No. 1 Judd Trump.
无论比赛结果如何，这场决赛本身就已载入史册，因为现年50岁的威廉姆斯在半决赛中击败世界排名第一的贾德·特鲁姆普（Judd Trump），成为晋级决赛最年长的选手。
“It's been a brilliant tournament for me,” said Williams, momentarily fighting back tears. “The support I've had for the past two weeks has been unbelievable.
“这次比赛对我来说非常精彩，”威廉姆斯一度哽咽。“这两周我收获的支持之多，真的让我感动不已。”
“But what a potter Zhao is. I'm glad I'll be too old when he's dominating the game. I've got nothing but admiration for what he's done, coming through the qualifiers. He hasn't played for two years, bashed everybody up. There's a new superstar of the game.”
“赵心童是位了不起的球员。庆幸的是等他称霸球坛时我已经太老了，没法再和他交手。他从资格赛杀出重围，实在令人敬佩。两年没比赛，却横扫全场。毫无疑问，斯诺克界迎来了新一代巨星。”
potter
pot /pɒt/ 作动词，表示“（斯诺克等）击（球）落袋”，英文解释为“in games such as snooker, to hit a ball so that it falls into one of the holes at the edge of the table”
“potter”是斯诺克球迷和评论员中常用的一个行话，意思是：擅长击球入袋的选手（a player who pots balls very well）。在斯诺克中，“pot”是一个动词，表示“将球击入袋中”，所以“a potter”指的就是“擅长进球的人”。
bash
bash /bæʃ/ 1）表示“严厉批评，猛烈抨击”，英文解释为“to criticize someone severely”举个🌰：He kept bashing his employees. 他不停地抨击自己的雇员。
2）表示“猛撞；猛击”，英文解释为“to hit hard”举个🌰：He bashed his arm against a shelf. 他的胳膊猛地撞在了架子上。
Zhao joined Terry Griffiths and Shaun Murphy as the only qualifiers to capture snooker's most prestigious trophy.
继特里·格里菲斯（Terry Griffiths）和肖恩·墨菲（Shaun Murphy）之后，赵心童成为第三位从资格赛一路打进并夺得斯诺克最高荣誉奖杯的球员。
prestigious
prestigious /presˈtɪdʒ.əs/ 表示“有威望的，有声望的，有威信的”，英文解释为“A prestigious institution, job, or activity is respected and admired by people.”举个🌰：It's one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country. 它是该国设备最好、最有声望的学校之一。
trophy
trophy /ˈtrəʊfɪ/ 表示“奖，（流动）奖杯”，英文解释为“a prize, such as a gold or silver cup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race, and often returned after a year to be given to the winner of the competition in the following year”举个🌰：He's an excellent rider, but he's never won a major trophy. 他是个出色的骑手，但从未赢得过任何一项重要比赛的冠军。
He banked a check for £500,000 pounds ($664,000) with Monday's victory, while Williams won £200,000 ($265,000) and climbed to No. 3 in the world ranking.
凭借周一的这场胜利，赵心童获得了50万英镑（约合66.4万美元）的奖金，而威廉姆斯获得了20万英镑（约合26.5万美元），世界排名也跃升至第三位。
bank
熟词僻义，bank /bæŋk/ 作动词，1）表示“赢得一定数额的钱”，英文解释为“to win or earn a particular amount of money”举个🌰：She banked £500 in tips that day! 那天她赚了500英镑的小费！
2）表示“把钱存入银行，在某银行存款”，英文解释为“to keep your money in a particular bank, or to put money into a bank”
作名词，表示“堤，岸”，英文解释为“sloping raised land, especially along the sides of a river”举个🌰：By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast. 当我们到达对岸时，船正在快速下沉。
Williams has been struggling with vision problems and played without glasses or contact lenses while he awaits lens replacement surgery in June.
威廉姆斯一直受视力问题困扰。在等待六月进行晶体置换手术期间，他未佩戴眼镜或隐形眼镜参赛。
contact lenses
contact lens /ˈkɒn.tækt ˌlenz/ 表示“隐形眼镜”，英文解释为“a small round curved piece of transparent plastic, worn on the surface of the eye to improve your sight”举个🌰：I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired. 我通常戴隐形眼镜，但有时眼睛疲劳时会戴框架眼镜。
“I'm still playing quite good stuff, even though my eyesight is a bit blurry,” Williams said.
“尽管视线有些模糊，但我的状态还不错，”威廉姆斯说。
blurry
blurry /ˈblɜːrɪ/ 1）表示“模糊不清的”，英文解释为“without a clear outline; not clear”如：a blurry picture 模糊的照片。
2）表示“不清楚的，不确定的”，英文解释为“not clear and definite”举个🌰：The law in this area is blurry. 这一领域的法律模糊不清。
- 词汇盘点 -
snooker、 Welshman、 frame、 amateur、 comeback、 drape、 match-fixing、 repercussion、 qualify、 grueling、 potter、 bash、 prestigious、 trophy、 bank、 contact lenses、 blurry
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