人物点滴—2005体坛女杰:最富最有活力女人

It has been a big year for women in sports. Here's a list of some of the most powerful women in sports. 1. Maria Sharapova The 18-year-old budding tennis star, who hails from Russia and won Wimbledon last year, sits atop the female athlete income rankings, with annual earnings1 estimated at $18-23 million. Aside from her tournament winnings, the 6-foot-2 blonde has a slew2 of corporate3 endorsements4, including Nike, Canon cameras and Motorola phones. 2. Sheila Johnson The 56-year-old businesswoman/philanthropist, who co-founded Black Entertainment Television with her ex-husband, bought stakes in the Washington Mystics of the WNBA, the Washington Wizards of the NBA and the Washington Capitals of the NHL in May. Johnson is reportedly the first African-American woman billionaire. 3. Annika Sorenstam The 35-year-old native of Sweden has put a lot of distance between herself and the rest of the women's golf world, winning 10 of the 20 tournaments she entered this year, including two majors. Her career tournament earnings surpassed $18 million in 2005, while no other woman golfer has even reached $11 million. She won her eighth LPGA player of the year award, tops in the tour's history. 4. Venus and Serena Williams Although the Williams duo (Venus is 25 and Serena is 24) no longer dominate the sport as they did at the beginning of the decade, they each won a major event this year, with Serena taking the Australian Open and Venus winning Wimbledon. 5. Michelle Wie The 16-year-old has already gained estimated $10 million in annual income from endorsements with Nike and Sony put her ahead of Sorenstam. Yet Wie is still waiting to win her first pro5 tournament. Her ultimate goal is to compete with men.

1 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

2 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

3 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

4 endorsements   

n.背书( endorsement的名词复数 )；（驾驶执照上的）违章记录；（公开的）赞同；（通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的）宣传

参考例句：

• He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告，就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
• But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此，邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网

5 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？