体坛英语资讯：Swiss tennis star Roger Federer gets new title: Dr. Federer
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 24-- <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Basel">Basel</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>: <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="doctorate">doctorate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="faculty">faculty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> 557<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Dies">Dies</span> <span word="Academicus">Academicus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 36-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span>, <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="of">of</span> 19 <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="award">award</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Basel">Basel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="contributes">contributes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citation">citation</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Federer">Federer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300,000 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="affinity">affinity</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>.</p><p><span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="doctorate">doctorate</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="title">title</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Bond">Bond</span>.</p>
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