莎拉波娃尖叫堪比电锯 称年纪太大改不了
Maria Sharapova, the former Wimbledon champion dubbed the Queen of Screams, claimed yesterday that she was too old to stop grunting on court.
前温网女单冠军玛利亚•莎拉波娃绰号是"尖叫女王",她昨天表示自己年纪太大,已经改不掉场上尖叫的习惯。After cementing a place in the third round of the tournament, the 25-year-old admitted that she had been screeching since the moment she first picked up a racquet.
在2012温布尔登网球锦标赛第三轮中夺得一席之地后,这位25岁的女运动员承认自己一拿起球拍就开始不断尖叫。But despite being one of the worst offenders, she said the plan to introduce maximum noise levels and to penalise those who exceed them was a "smart idea".
不过,尽管莎拉波娃是场上叫声最恐怖的人之一,但是她认为,规定场上尖叫最大音量并对尖叫声超标者予以处罚的办法是个"好主意"。
Asked if she could alter her technique to reduce the noise she makes, the world number one said: "Certainly not now, not since I've been doing it since I was four years old.
在被问及她是否会改变技巧、降低她的叫声时,这位世界冠军答道:"现在当然不会,因为我从四岁起就一直这么尖叫。""It's definitely tough and impossible to do when you've played this sport for over 20 years."
"这肯定非常难,如果你从事这项体育运动已长达20多年,要改掉是不可能的。"Heather Watson, the new golden girl of British tennis who will today (FRI) play for a place in the final 16, defended grunting and claimed that for some spectators, it added to the experience.
英国网球新星希瑟•沃森周五将挑战16进8决赛,她为尖叫做辩护说,对某些观众而言,尖叫能带来更刺激的看球体验。"I think some that watch tennis, some not all, actually enjoy it," she said. "Though there are a few who go way over the top."
她说:"我认为有一部分观众是来看网球的,还有一部分其实很喜欢听这种尖叫。不过也有个别尖叫声太过分了。"Watson, 20, rolled her eyes when told about proposals to start teaching junior players how to breathe differently, stating incredulously: "There's an educational program?"
20岁的沃森在听到教年轻网球选手学习如何调整呼吸的提议时,她翻了个白眼表示难以置信。她说道:"居然还有这样的培训项目?"The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has confirmed that off-putting wails will no longer be tolerated and that umpires will in the future be equipped with grunt-ometers to ensure the maximum levels are not breached.
女子网球联合会已证实,将不再容忍令人厌恶的尖叫,将来裁判员会配备"尖叫测量计",确保运动员的尖叫声不超过最大限定音量。The loudest known grunt came from Sharapova, who in 2009 was recorded at 105 decibels, equivalent to standing 3ft from a chainsaw.
已知的最响亮的尖叫声来自莎拉波娃,据记载,她2009年在场上的尖叫达到了105分贝,相当于在3英尺外听到电锯的声音。