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 Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. Welcome to Entertainment, where this week we

discuss a man who has emerged¹ as one of the most successful sportsmen

of the last year. Tiger Woods ended 2006 being named as the World

Golfer of the Year for a record eighth time. We're going to look at some

of the most important things that happened to Tiger last year, with the

help of our reporter, Alex Capstick.

One of the most exciting things that happened to Tiger Woods was that

he won the Open Title, one of the most important competitions in golf.

When we listen to Alex, you'll hear the expression 'celebrate'. You

usually 'celebrate' when something good has happened, or there's a

special occasion – listen to these examples.

Voice: Our company has done very well this year, so we're going to celebrate by

all going out for dinner.

Voice: Come out with us tonight, we're going to celebrate John's birthday.

Jackie: Normally, if a golfer won such an important tournament, you'd expect

them to celebrate. But Tiger Woods did something else. What did he do?

Listen to this report from Alex Capstick to find out.

Alex

It was August, on the 18th Green at the Royal Liverpool course in North West England,

Tiger Woods had just claimed the Open Title, arguably golf's greatest prize, but instead

of celebrating he broke down, sobbing³ on the shoulder of his caddie. 

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Jackie: Did you get the answer? Instead of celebrating, Tiger Woods broke down

sobbing. To 'break down' is to be unable to control your feelings and to

'sob²' is to cry heavily. So why might Tiger have broken down sobbing

when you would have expected him to be celebrating? Listen to Alex

again to find out.

Alex

This was his first tournament victory since the death of his father in May. After he'd

passed away Woods distanced himself from golf so that he could spend time coming to

terms with his father's death.

Jackie: Tiger's father had died of cancer earlier that year. And that was his first

victory - his first win – since his father had died. What did Tiger do after

his father died? Listen again.

Alex

This was his first tournament victory since the death of his father in May. After he'd

passed away Woods distanced himself from golf so that he could spend time coming to

terms with his father's death.

Jackie: Did you get the answer? After his father died, Tiger Woods distanced

himself from golf, which means he stopped playing it so much. He

wanted to use the time to 'come to terms with' his father's death. 'To

come to terms with' – means to learn how to cope with something and

accept that it's happened. Listen to these examples:

Voice: He has come to terms with the idea he will have to leave the country for

at least a year.

Voice: You're going to have to come to terms with the fact that you'll never see

him again. 

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Jackie: As Alex will tell us, Tiger eventually 'returned to the game', which

means he started playing again. He played at the US Open. What

happened there?

Alex

When Woods returned to the game his dad had taught him to play, he missed the cut at

the US Open, it was the first time he'd failed to make the latter stages of a Major

tournament.

Jackie: Alex said Tiger 'missed the cut' at the US Open, which is a golfing

expression meaning he didn't get a good enough score early on in the

game to continue, so he was eliminated from the tournament. But that's

not how the year ended. What happened next?

Alex

It prompted a return to basics which launched an astonishing comeback. The Open

Championship was the start of a sequence in which he played as well as he ever has, the

six back to back titles included another Major, the USPGA Championship.

Jackie: What happened next was an 'astonishing comeback'. A 'comeback' is

when you manage to gain success again after a period where you've not

been doing well. It can be used in many different contexts⁴, such as music

or politics. Here are some examples:

Voice: He's made a political comeback as the new leader of the socialist⁵ party

after years away from central government.

Voice: The group Take That have made a comeback this year with a new album.

Jackie: Tiger Woods made a comeback in golf by winning six 'back to back'

titles, which means he won six tournaments one after the other – back to

back. For Tiger Woods 2006 will no doubt end up as one of his most

memorable⁶ years, for the big wins and the enormous loss. 

1 emerged   

vi. 浮现, (由某种状态)脱出, (事实)显现出来

参考例句：

• They emerged from the church into the bright daylight. 他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
• The swimmer emerged from the lake. 游泳者从湖水中浮出来。

2 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。

3 sobbing   

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

• I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
• Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

4 contexts   

上下文( context的名词复数 )； 背景； 投资环境； 设备场境

参考例句：

• Even seemingly innocuous words are offensive in certain contexts. 甚至看似毫无恶意的言辞在某些语境下都会引起冒犯。
• Handheld devices are used in a variety of specific contexts. 手持设备会用在各种各样的具体情境下。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

6 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。