世界名人简介 第115期:罗蕾娜·奥查娅(在线收听

 Lorena Ochoa was born in Mexico, in 1981. She plays on the LPGA Tour in the USA and is probably the best Mexican golfer of all time. She is Mexico’s only golfer to be ranked number one in the world. She is also one of Mexico’s highest earners and the perfect role model for Mexican girls hoping to make it big in sports.

1981年,奥查娅出生在墨西哥。她曾参加美国LPGA锦标赛,奥查娅或许是墨西哥史上最伟大的高尔夫球员。也是墨西哥首位世界第一。国内体坛挣钱最多,女子体坛的标杆人物。
It seems as though Ochoa was born to be a golfer. She grew up next door to the Guadalajara Country Club. She won her first national tournament when she was just seven. She won an impressive 44 national junior events. She showed the world she meant business by winning five Junior World Championships in a row.
她似乎就是为高尔夫而生。她成长在瓜达拉哈拉高尔夫俱乐部旁边。7岁就赢得第一座国内锦标赛冠军。曾赢得44场国内青年组冠军。连续五次获得世界青少年高尔夫锦标赛冠军,向世界展示她的吸金能力。
Ochoa was on the up-and-up and she won award after award. In November 2001, Mexican President Vicente Fox presented her with Mexico's National Sports Award. She was the youngest person and first golfer to receive Mexico's highest sporting prize. She also bagged the 2003 Nancy Lopez Award, which is presented to the world's most outstanding female amateur golfer.
奥查娅蒸蒸日上,并接连获得殊荣。2001年11月,墨西哥时任总统比森特·福克斯授予她墨西哥体育奖。她也成为年纪最小,同时也是第一位获得国内体坛最高荣誉的高尔夫球手。2003年,还获得南希洛佩兹奖,授予他全球最杰出业余高尔夫球手称号。
Ochoa turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in 2003. She finished her rookie season ninth on the LPGA money list. A year later she won her first two LPGA titles. She claimed the title of golf’s top woman by winning six tournaments in 2007 and topping the money list. There is an LPGA tournament named after her the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
2003年,奥查娅转入职业赛,并开始参加LPGA锦标赛。在LPGA奖金榜中,首年参加就排名第九。一年后,她赢得首座LPGA奖杯。2007年一整年,她获得六座LPGA锦标赛奖杯,荣获高尔夫“女王”称号,同年奖金榜排名榜首。“奥查娅邀请赛”也是一场以她的名字命名的LPGA锦标赛。
1.grow up 成长
例句:She grew up in Tokyo.
她在东京长大。
2.next door to 隔壁
例句:I went next door to the bathroom.
我去了隔壁的卫生间。
3.of all time 有史以来
例句:This is my favourite song of all time.
这是我有史以来最喜爱的一首歌。
4.hope to 希望
例句:That’s what I hope to do.
这就是我希望要做的事情。
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