外国人最想和你聊的名人话题：皮特·桑普拉斯

     As a tennis player, I had my idol and it was Pete Sampras.
     作为一个网球运动员，我有自己的偶像，那就是皮特·桑普拉斯。
     Federer also equalled Pete Sampras's record of 14 grand slam titles.
     费德勒还追平了桑普拉斯14座大满贯桂冠的纪录。
     Tennis has Martina Hingus and Pete Sampras, the darlings of the courts.
     网球有玛提娜·辛吉斯和彼特·桑普拉斯这两名球场宠儿。
     Nate Ferguson is Pete Sampras'personal stringer and racquet technician.
     麦克·弗格森是桑普拉斯的个人穿线师和球技师。
     Pete Sampras was a famous professional tennis player. Now he is retired.
     皮特·桑普拉斯是位著名的专业网球选手。现在他退休了。
     Pete Sampras will leave the game as he played, a modest, easy, alltime great.
     皮特·桑普拉斯将以他在比赛中那样谦虚、从容、伟大的风度离开他的赛场。
     I will definitely need more training in Indian Wells after the match against Pete Sampras in New York.
     在纽约和桑普拉斯打完比赛之后，我确实需要在印第安那威尔斯进行更多的训练了。
     Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras has cast doubts over his appearance in the upcoming set of Davis Cup matches.
     连续不断的伤病使温布尔登冠军桑普拉斯能否出现在即将到来的戴维斯杯上成为了一个谜。
     He has broken Pete Sampras's record.
     他打破了皮特·桑普拉斯的纪录。
     Ask Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, or Goran Ivanisevic where their power comes from.
     问一问桑普拉斯、贝克尔或伊万尼塞维奇他们的力量是从何而来？
     Andre Agassi is through to final of the Australian Open after beating his old rival Pete Sampras in a thrilling five-set battle.
     安德鲁·阿加西在一场惊险刺激的五盘大战后击败老对手皮特·桑普拉斯，进入澳大利亚网球公开赛的决赛。
     Tim Henman was unfortunate to be playing at the same time as Pete Sampras.
     蒂姆·亨曼不幸的与皮特·桑普拉斯在同一时期打球。
     The Pete Sampras is fast, accurate, versatile.
     皮特·桑普拉斯的发球快，精确又多变。
     In an exhibition match between the giants of tennis present and past, world No 1 Roger Federer defeated Pete Sampras in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.
     这是一场网坛过去与现在霸主之间的较量。世界头号网球名将费德勒直落两盘以6-4和6-3战胜美国名将桑普拉斯。
     Pete Sampras's family home is in Washington, D. C.
     桑普拉斯的老家位于华盛顿特区。
     Earlier this month, Federer won his fifth-straight US Open title, a victory that brought him just one Grand Slam victory short of Pete Sampras'record 14.
     本月初，费德勒赢得了他第五次连续美国公开赛冠军，一个胜利，使他只有一个大满贯赛的胜利就能赶上桑普拉斯的纪录14 。
     With the win, Federer joins Pete Sampras of the United States and Bjorn Borg of Sweden as the only men since 1936 to win three consecutive Wimbledon crowns.
     随着这场胜利，费德勒成了自1936年以来第3个连续3次赢得温网冠军的男子选手，另外两个是美国人桑普拉斯和瑞典人博格。
     Federer tied Pete Sampras'record of 14 major singles titles and became the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam.
     费德勒平了桑普拉斯的14个主要单打冠军的纪录，并成为第六个完成职业生涯大满贯的选手。
     Pete Sampras is the son of Greek immigrants to the US.
     皮特·桑普拉斯是美籍希腊移民之子。
     Pete Sampras began playing as a child, hitting balls against the wall in his basement.
     皮特·桑普拉斯小时候就在家里地下室对着墙壁击球，开始了他的网球生涯。
     Taking another huge step in his remarkable resurgence Pete Sampras edged longtime rival Agassi 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 7-6(2), 7-6(5) in a quarterfinal thriller Wednesday night in the U. S. Open.
     皮特·桑普拉斯以6比7、7比6、7比6和7比5在星期三晚上美国公开赛惊心动魄的四分之一决赛中击败宿敌阿加西，这表明他的水平在迅速回升。
     Pete Sampras formally confirmed his retirement from competitive tennis.
     皮特·桑普拉斯正式确认退出网坛。
     He has coached no fewer than five Grand Slam champions -Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Myskina and Tracy Austin -but he is not a very visible presence on the circuit.
     他迄今执教了至少五位大满贯得主有桑普拉斯，达文波特，萨拉波娃，米斯金娜和奥斯汀，但他在圈内很低调。
     Wimbledon's American golden age of Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe looked like ancient history on when the unknown Bobby Reynolds retreated to the shadows.
     美国人在温布尔登的黄金年代，那个拥有桑普拉斯，阿加西，康纳斯和麦肯罗的年代看起来已经是古代历史了，那时不知名的鲍比处境黯淡。

     Mike: Where have you been?
     麦克：你去哪了？
     Daisy: I just finished my tennis class.
     黛西：我刚上完网球课。
     Mike: That's cool. How long have you taken the course?
     麦克：真不错，你上了多久了？
     Daisy: Only two weeks.
     黛西：才两周。
     Mike: Why do you want to play tennis?
     麦克：你为什么想打网球呢？
     Daisy: I want to do some exercise, and tennis is very popular recently.
     黛西：我想运动运动，而且网球最近很流行。
     Mike: I remember the best tennis player is Sampras.
     麦克：我记得最伟大的网球运动员是桑普拉斯。
     Daisy:Yes, he is outstanding, my teacher talked about him in the first class.
     黛西：是的，他太厉害了，我的老师第一节课就说到他。
     Mike: How many champions have he won?
     麦克：他得了多少个冠军？
     Daisy: I can't remember the exact number, but it was not surpassed by now.
     黛西：我不记得确切的数字了，但是这个数字现在还没有被打破。
     Mike: Has Federer already break the record?
     麦克：费德勒不是已经打破纪录了吗？
     Daisy: No, he has only tied the record.
     黛西：不是，他只是平了纪录。
     Mike: I think he will break it soon.
     麦克：我想他很快会打破的。
     Daisy: Probably.
     黛西：也许吧。