小威当选美联社年度女运动员
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今年在美网对裁判恶语相向遭重罚、但靠全年出色发挥夺回世界“网坛一姐”称号的美国名将塞瑞娜•威廉姆斯被美联社评选为2009年度最佳女运动员。这项年度最佳评选活动始于1931年,每年评选一次,参加投票的是美联社的编辑。今年参加投票的共158人,小威得到了其中的66票,以绝对优势当选;而其他入围选手得票数均未能超过18票。 显然,小威在美网女单半决赛中的小小恶行并未对其头号地位产生影响。小威曾在七年前获此殊荣,而今年能够再次当选,她表示很开心,并且庆幸自己还在打网球,感觉自己回到了2002年时的状态。

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Playing her best at the most important events, Serena Williams re-established herself as the top player in women's tennis in 2009 and was a landslide choice as Female Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press.

Playing her best at the most important events, Serena Williams re-established herself as the top player in women's tennis in 2009 and was a landslide choice as Female Athlete of the Year by members of The Associated Press.

Williams received 66 of 158 votes cast by editors at U.S. newspapers that are members of the AP美国联合通讯社. No other candidate got more than 18 votes in the tally2标签,计数器, which was announced Tuesday.

Clearly, Williams' most infamous3 on-court episode — a tirade4激烈的长篇演说 directed at a line judge after a foot-fault call near the end of her U.S. Open semifinal loss in September — didn't hurt her standing5 in the eyes of the voters.

"People realize that I'm a great player, and one moment doesn't define a person's career," Williams told the AP. "And I was right, for the most part: It wasn't right the way I reacted — I never said it was — but I was right about the call."

She also noted6 that the outburst爆发,破裂, which resulted in a record fine and two-year probationary7 period试用期,见习期 at Grand Slam tournaments, "got a lot more people excited about tennis."

The 28-year-old American tends to do that, thanks to her powerful, athletic8 play and her outgoing乐于助人的,外向的 personality.

"We can attribute the strength and the growth of women's tennis a great deal to her," WTA chairman and CEO Stacey Allaster said in a telephone interview. "She is a superstar."

Williams, who is based in Florida, also won the AP award in 2002, a seven-year gap that is the longest between AP Female Athlete of the Year honors since golf's Patty Berg won in 1943 and 1955.

"I'm just happy and blessed to even be playing seven years later. All this is a bonus, really," Williams said. "In 2002, I just was really dominant占优势的,支配的, and I think in 2009, I just brought that back. I kind of became that player again."



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1 landslide XxyyG     
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票;一面倒的胜利
参考例句:
  • Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
  • An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
2 tally Gg1yq     
n.计数器,记分,一致,测量;vt.计算,记录,使一致;vi.计算,记分,一致
参考例句:
  • Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
  • The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。
3 infamous K7ax3     
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的
参考例句:
  • He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
  • I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。
4 tirade TJKzt     
n.冗长的攻击性演说
参考例句:
  • Her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband.她的长篇大论激起了她丈夫的强烈反对。
  • He delivered a long tirade against the government.他发表了反政府的长篇演说。
5 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
6 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
7 probationary 4f480e69f8bdba233b8119c6b582573c     
试用的,缓刑的
参考例句:
  • After a six-month probationary period, she was confirmed in her post. 经过六个月的试用期之后,她获准正式任该职。
  • After a three-month probationary period, she was confirmed in her post. 经过三个月的试用期后,她获准正式任职。
8 athletic sOPy8     
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
参考例句:
  • This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
  • He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
9 dominant usAxG     
adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因
参考例句:
  • The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
  • She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
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