The 2008 Masters
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="Player">Player</span>, <span word="now">now</span> 72, <span word="won">won</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Augusta">Augusta</span>, <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>. <span word="Yesterday">Yesterday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="golfer">golfer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>! <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gary">Gary</span>, <span word="proudly">proudly</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 13, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="windy">windy</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 45 <span word="golfers">golfers</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="Immelman">Immelman</span>, 28, <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span>. <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p><p> <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="PGA">PGA</span> <span word="Rookie">Rookie</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2006 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="PGA">PGA</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="benign">benign</span> <span word="tumor">tumor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="diaphragm">diaphragm</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tumor">tumor</span>, <span word="coincidentally">coincidentally</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span>, <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 36 <span word="holes">holes</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golfersthe">golfersthe</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="scoresare">scoresare</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="bookies">bookies</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span>, <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> $10 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span> $800 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="firstfrom">firstfrom</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> . <span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="Trevor">Trevor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="golfer">golfer</span>.</p>
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