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A Classic Grand Slam Matchup

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ID: 2021 Upper Intermediate
Grand Slam tournaments have been the stage for classic battles between fierce rivals throughout tennis history: Becker and Edberg, Lendl and McEnroe, Borg and Connors, Sampras and Agassi...the list goes on and on. Today's upper-intermediate lesson focuses on perhaps the greatest rivalry in the last 10 years: Federer and Nadal. Join in as two rabid Chinese tennis fans discuss the pros and cons of each competitor and the strategies each one employs!
Fri Sep 14 2012 | Jenny, John
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大满贯 dàmǎnguàn Grand Slam
决赛 juésài final
费德勒 Fèidélè Federer
纳达尔 Nàdáěr Nadal
今天的这场大满贯决赛绝对精彩！
jīntiān de zhè chǎng dàmǎnguàn juésài juéduì jīngcǎi ！
Today's Grand Slam final matchup is absolutely wonderful!
那是，费德勒和纳达尔一起打，谁赢谁输，很难说。
nàshì ，Fèidélè hé Nàdáěr yīqǐ dǎ ，shéi yíng shéi shū ，hěn nánshuō 。
Absolutely. When Federer and Nadal play each other, it's really tough to say who will win.
他们俩最近的状态都保持得很好。不过我可是老费的球迷，我就是来支持他的。你看，他的动作多优雅，看他打球绝对是一种享受。好球！
tāmen liǎ zuìjìn de zhuàngtài dōu bǎochí de hěn hǎo 。bùguò wǒ kěshì LǎoFèi de qiúmí ，wǒ jiùshì lái zhīchí tā de 。nǐ kàn ，tā de dòngzuò duō yōuyǎ ，kàn tā dǎqiú juéduì shì yī zhǒng xiǎngshòu 。hǎoqiú ！
The two of them have both been in fantastic form recently. However, I'm a Federer fan so I've got to support him. Look at how gracefully he moves. Watching him play is a delight. Nice shot!
那我更喜欢像纳豆这种充满了力量和激情的运动员。一直在跑动，从不放弃。老费是不错，不过他已经31岁了，而纳豆年轻力壮，在身体素质和体力方面都占有优势。这一点对于五盘战来说很关键，运动员打到后面，都打不动了，就看谁的体力好。
nà wǒ gèng xǐhuan xiàng Nàdòu zhèzhǒng chōngmǎn le lìliang hé jīqíng de yùndòngyuán 。yīzhí zài pǎodòng ，cóngbù fàngqì 。Lǎofèi shì bùcuò ，bùguò tā yǐjīng sānshíyī suì le ，ér Nàdòu niánqīnglìzhuàng ，zài shēntǐ sùzhì hé tǐlì fāngmiàn dōu zhànyǒu yōushì 。zhè yī diǎn duìyú wǔpánzhàn láishuō hěn guānjiàn ，yùndòngyuán dǎ dào hòumian ，dōu dǎbudòng le ，jiù kàn shéi de tǐlì hǎo 。
I prefer powerful and energetic athletes like Nadal. They can run forever and never give up. Federer is great, but he's already 31 years old. Nadal, on the other hand, is still young and strong. He possesses an advantage when it comes to physical constitution and power. This is key when it comes to five set matches. In the end, when the athletes can barely move, it comes down to who's more fit.
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