人物点滴—网坛莎拉波娃:女运动员里收入最高
英语课
为多家公司做广告代言人，年收入超过2000万美元，她就是来自俄罗斯的金发美女莎拉波娃……
The 18-year-old budding tennis star Maria Sharapova, who hails from Russia and won Wimbledon last year, sits atop the female athlete income rankings, with annual earnings 1 estimated at $18-23 million. Aside from her tournament winnings, the 6-foot-2 blonde has a slew 2 of corporate 3 endorsements 4, including Nike, Canon cameras and Motorola phones.
重点词汇
budding a. 萌芽的, 少壮的
hail from v. 来自
Wimbledon n. 温布尔登网球赛
tournament n. 锦标赛，联赛
slew n. 回转
endorsement n. 签注(文件)
corporate a. 法人的
blonde n. 金法美女
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
- That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
- Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多
- He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
- They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
n.背书( endorsement的名词复数 )；（驾驶执照上的）违章记录；（公开的）赞同；（通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的）宣传
- He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告，就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
- But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此，邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网