
1桿抱走207萬美元
The 29-year-old Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama has clinched a victory at the 85th Masters Tournament, becoming the first player from Japan to claim the green jacket.
現年29歲的日本高爾夫球選手松山英樹奪得第85屆美國大師錦標賽冠軍,成為首位披上名人賽綠色外套的日本選手。
clinch(v.)獲得;贏得;達成clinch a deal=達成交易She cried with joy when she finally clinched her first award in her acting career.
Matsuyama finished one stroke ahead of American rookie Will Zalatoris after carding four birdies and five bogies with an overall score of 278, 10 under par, and went home with a handsome prize of US$2.07 million.
在打出四次博蒂與五次柏忌後,松山英樹在最後一輪以1桿之差險勝美國高球新手威爾·薩拉托利斯,以總桿數低於標準桿10桿的278桿完賽,抱走207萬美元的鉅額獎金。
stroke(n.)(v.)擊球She beat her opponent with a powerful stroke.ahead of=在~之前;領先I always finish my assignments ahead of the deadline.birdie(n.)博蒂=小鳥球 =打出低於標準桿1桿bogie(n.)(同bogey)柏(博)忌=打出高於標準桿1桿score(n.)(v.)得分;成績The two players have the same score.under par=低於標準桿over par=高於標準桿handsome(adj.)英俊的;數量可觀的;大量的
“I felt nervous from the start of the day and right through until the end,” he said, adding that he was happy to be able to play well in the game.
他表示:「我從頭到尾都很緊張。」他也說很開心能在比賽中順利發揮。
nervous(adj.)令人緊張的
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called Matsuyama’s triumph a source of pride and courage for the Japanese during the Covid-19 pandemic.
日本首相菅義偉表示,松山英樹的勝利為新冠疫情下的日本人帶來驕傲與勇氣。
triumph(n.)成功;勝利source(n.)來源courage(n.)勇氣;膽量;勇敢
Matsuyama was introduced to golf by his father at the age of four, and he made his debut at the Masters Tournament a decade ago as an amateur.
松山英樹在四歲時因為父親的關係而開始接觸高爾夫,十年前以業餘選手之姿登上美國大師錦標賽。
be introduced to...=被介紹認識~make one’s debut=初次亮相She made her debut in “The Nutcracker.”amateur(adj.)業餘的;(n.)業餘人士;業餘選手Several amateur explorers were stuck in the desert.
As a five-time winner on the PGA Tour and eight-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, Matsuyama’s previous best record of his career was fifth at the 2015 Masters Tournament.
松山英樹五次贏得PGA錦標賽,八次贏得日本高爾夫巡迴賽,他先前在大師錦標賽的最佳成績是2015年的第五名。
previous(adj.)先前的
Now, Matsuyama has become the second Asian golfer to win a men’s major after South Korean player Y.E. Yang won the PGA Championship in 2009.
如今松山英樹成為繼南韓高球選手梁容银在2009年奪得PGA錦標賽冠軍後,第二位奪下高球球壇男子冠軍的亞洲選手。
major(n.)冠軍