Venus Williams quits Miami due to injury

    WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The eighth-ranked American tennis star Venus Williams has pull out of next week's Miami Masters with an abdominal（腹部的） injury, organizers confirmed on Thursday.
    "I am very sorry to not be playing," said Venus in a statement. "Miami is one of my favorite tournaments on the circuit, especially because it is so close to my home in South Florida. I look forward to returning to the tour soon."The Williams sisters have been bothered with a series of injuries. Venus last played on Jan. 21 when she retired¹ in the Australian Open third round after just one game against German Andrea Petkovic.
    Venus's younger sister, 11th-ranked Serena remains² sidelined after being hospitalized two weeks ago for a blood clot³ in a lung.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 clot   

n.凝块；v.使凝成块

参考例句：

• Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。
• The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。