听一分钟英文：Tennis-网球

Tennis is one of the greatest games in the world. You can see people playing it in pretty much every country on Earth¹. Anyone² can play it. All you need is a tennis racket³ and a ball. You can even⁴ play it when you’re three or four years old. Most of the tennis superstars⁵ start then. I spent many years when I was⁶ younger⁷ playing tennis. I was never any good, but I loved playing it. I remember having arguments⁸ with my friends over whether⁹ the ball was in or out. I’m sure I lost games because my friend said¹⁰ out when it was really in. The good thing about tennis is that many countries are good at it. This makes it a true¹¹ world sport. There are also major¹² tournaments¹³ that everyone in the world talks about. My favourite is Wimbledon.

1 earth   

n.陆地；大地；地球

参考例句：

• The earth moves round the sun.地球绕着太阳转。
• Spring returns to the earth.大地回春。

2 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

3 racket   

n.（网球 ，羽毛球的）球拍；n.喧闹，吵闹，狂欢；考验，辛酸经历；行业，职业，骗局

参考例句：

• I bought her a new tennis racket.我给她买了一只新的网球拍。
• What a racket over there.那儿多么吵闹呀！

4 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

5 superstars   

n.超级明星（演员、音乐师等）( superstar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some of our greatest and richest superstars have been as thick as two planks. 我们的某些最了不起的、最富有的超级明星却愚不可及。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The private lives of those superstars are often commented on by tabloids. 7那些超级明星的私生活经常受到小报的评论。 来自互联网

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

7 younger   

adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人

参考例句：

• My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
• She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。

8 arguments   

n.争论( argument的名词复数 )；争吵；说理；论据

参考例句：

• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments. 那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive. 他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 whether   

conj.是否…，是不是…；是否…，是不是…

参考例句：

• I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。
• I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢，我快活着呢。

10 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

11 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

12 major   

n.主修，成年人，陆军少校；adj.主要的，较多的，大部份的；v.主修

参考例句：

• His major is history.他主修历史。
• The car needs major repairs.这辆汽车需要大修。

13 tournaments   

锦标赛，联赛( tournament的名词复数 )； 中世纪的骑士比武

参考例句：

• I had competed in three World Cup tournaments. That was enough. 我已参加过三届世界杯赛，够了。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• Many chess tournaments are held every year. 每年都要举行多次国际象棋比赛。