South African Schwartzel Wins Masters

     South African Charl Schwartzel won the Masters golf tournament（锦标赛） by two strokes over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day in a dramatic back-nine showdown Sunday.

    The 26-year-old closed with four straight birdies to wrap up a 6-under par¹ 66 at the legendary² Augusta National course in the southern U.S. state of Georgia.  He finished 14-under 274 to win the famed Masters green jacket and $1.44 million.

    Scott shot a 67 and Day finished with two straight birdies for a 68.

    Tiger Woods closed with a 67 to tie at fourth place at 278 with England's Luke Donald and Australian Geoff Ogilvy, one shot ahead of Argentina's Angel Cabrera and two better than South Korean K.J. Choi and American Bo Van Pelt³.

    21-year-old Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland had come into the last round with a four shot lead but his game fell apart at the 10th hole.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 par   

n.标准，票面价值，平均数量；adj.票面的，平常的，标准的

参考例句：

• Sales of nylon have been below par in recent years.近年来尼龙织品的销售额一直不及以往。
• I don't think his ability is on a par with yours.我认为他的能力不能与你的能力相媲美。

2 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

3 pelt   

v.投掷，剥皮，抨击，开火

参考例句：

• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
• Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.人群开始向警车扔石块。