Topic: The Longest Tennis Match in History史上最长网球比赛

Host:Gary (Jingan Center, Shanghai)

The Longest Tennis Match in History （Part-A）

史上最长网球比赛

The longest tennis match in history took place between Tuesday 22 June and Thursday June 24 .

历史上最长的网球比赛从6月22日（星期二）打到了6月24日（星期四）。

It involved John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in first round match at Wimbledon.这是由伊斯内尔和马胡在温布尔登网球公开赛中的第一轮比赛。

The first four sets were battled(v.以…作战) out closely.

前四局比赛双方势均力敌。

Neither player showed an edge and the game always looked like it would go five sets.

As the match went into its fifth and final set, none of the crowd could have imagined what was to follow.

两位选手都没有获得绝对优势，比赛似乎要进入第5局。

当比赛进入第5局的决胜局，没有一个观赛者能预想到会发生什么。

When Isner and Mahut began their fifth set, on Tuesday, they were small fry（不重要的） in the tennis scheme of things.

当Isner 和Mahut开始进入第5轮时候，在周二，他们在网球圈中还名不见经传。

By the end of their unbelievable game they would be remembered around the world.

在这场不可思议的比赛结束之时，他们会被全世界的人所记住。

When the game had started there was a small crowd, but at the end of the second day the crowd was 50 people deep（人山人海）!

当比赛刚刚开始的时候，只有一小群观众，但是在比赛第2天结束之时，观众已经是人山人海。

Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语吧！

small fry: someone regarded as unimportant不重要的小人物

scheme of things: 事情的大局，轮廓。这里指网球圈

50 people deep: 形容人很多，人山人海。