英國華裔少女艾瑪奪得大滿貫 用東北腔感謝中國球迷 Emma Raducanu: British 18-year-old makes tennis history with US Open final
剛剛過去的週末，一位英國華裔天才少女刷爆全網，甚至連英國女王都驚動了。年僅18歲的艾瑪·拉杜卡努在美網女單決賽中奪冠，成為歷史上第一個獲得大滿貫的資格賽選手，也是自瑪麗亞·莎拉波娃2004年在温布爾登奪冠以來，最年輕的女子大滿貫冠軍得主。
It has taken a mere handful of tennis matches for Emma Raducanu to transform herself from complete unknown to global superstar. This is just Raducanu’s second grand slam main draw appearance and no woman in the Open era had ever won in so few attempts. At 18, she is the youngest grand slam champion since Maria Sharapova in 2004.
幾場網球比賽下來，艾瑪·拉杜卡努就從無名小卒躍升為了全球巨星。這才是艾瑪第二次參加大滿貫賽事，網球公開賽歷史上沒有哪位女將能像她這樣寥寥幾局就輕鬆奪冠。年僅18歲的她是自瑪麗亞·莎拉波娃2004年（在温布爾登）17歲奪冠以來，最年輕的女子大滿貫冠軍得主。
Raducanu beat fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 to end Britain"s 44-year wait for a women"s Grand Slam singles champion. Virginia Wade was the last British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title - at Wimbledon in 1977.
艾瑪以6比4和6比3的成績打敗了同樣不到20歲的對手萊拉·費爾南德斯，成為44年來英國第一位女子單打大滿貫冠軍。上一位獲此殊榮的英國女性是1977年在温布爾登奪冠的維吉尼亞·韋德。
In an unprecedented run Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a major and has done so without dropping a set.
艾瑪成為有史以來第一位獲得大滿貫的資格賽選手，並以不失一盤的完美表現奪冠。
"A star is born," tennis legend Martina Navratilova said. "Emma Raducanu makes history and she is just getting started."
網壇傳奇選手瑪蒂娜·納芙拉蒂洛娃説：“一顆新星誕生了。艾瑪·拉杜卡努創造了歷史，而她這才剛剛起步。”
The Queen led the congratulations to Emma Raducanu after the 18-year-old clinched the US Open title with a stunning victory in New York.
艾瑪在紐約的美國網球公開賽大獲全勝之後，英國女王最先發去賀信。
"I send my congratulations to you on your success," the Queen said. "It is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, and is testament to your hard work and dedication."
女王在信中表示：“我對你取得的成績表示祝賀。對於年少的你而言，這是一個非凡的成就，也見證了你的努力和敬業精神。”
In a statement, the monarch added: "I have no doubt your outstanding performance, and that of your opponent Leylah Fernandez, will inspire the next generation of tennis players."
女王在信中寫道：“我毫不懷疑，你和你的對手萊拉·費爾南德斯的出色表現將激勵下一代網球運動員。”
Hours after Raducanu had won the championship, she found time to send a message to her fans in China in fluent Mandarin. “Hi, everyone,” she said in the video posting. “I want to say thank you to you guys and I hope you could enjoy my tennis. I’m thrilled to win. Love you all.” Raducanu’s mother Renee – full name Dong Mei Zhai – grew up in Shenyang, a city in north-east China. Overnight, the number of Raducanu’s followers on Instagram more than doubled to 1.3m.
艾瑪奪冠幾個小時後，她抽時間給中國的粉絲髮了一條帖子。在視頻中，她用流利的中文説道：“大家好，我想説謝謝，我希望你喜歡看我的網球（賽）。我現在特別特別開心。我們贏了。再見，我愛你們。”艾瑪的媽媽蕾妮（中文名為翟冬梅）是中國東北瀋陽人。一夜之間，艾瑪在Ins上的粉絲數暴漲到130萬，增加了一倍多。
Raducanu was born in Canada before moving to the UK at the age of two. Her father Ian, who works in finance, is Romanian but had emigrated to Toronto where he met Renee prior to the move to Bromley. Raducanu is an only child, educated at Newstead Wood School, a grammar school in nearby Orpington, where former pupils include the world champion sprinter Dina Asher-Smith.
艾瑪出生於加拿大，兩歲時移居到英國。她的父親伊恩在金融行業工作，是羅馬尼亞人，在移民到多倫多後結識了蕾妮，後來一家子搬到英國布羅姆利生活。艾瑪是獨生女，在紐斯特德伍德女子學校接受教育，這所位於奧平頓附近的文法學校培養出的人才包括短跑世界冠軍迪娜·阿舍-史密斯。
The school has “churned out a lot of good athletes”, said Raducanu on Sunday, heaping praise on the institution for giving her the “flexibility” to study and play tennis.
艾瑪上週日（9月12日）表示，她的母校“出了很多傑出運動員”，她稱讚這所學校讓她可以靈活安排學習和網球運動。
But it is hard to look beyond Raducanu’s parents for the inspiration and drive that has launched her into the sporting stratosphere. She has repeatedly attributed her tenacity to her mother.
但是艾瑪的父母對於啓發和鞭策她登上體育事業巔峯也是功不可沒。艾瑪曾反覆提及，她堅韌的性格要歸功於她的母親。
Raducanu has been a regular traveller to both Romania, where she has enjoyed her grandmother’s cooking in Bucharest, and to Shenyang where she played with the local table tennis club to improve her shot reaction speed.
艾瑪經常會去羅馬尼亞和瀋陽，在羅馬尼亞她可以嚐到住在布加勒斯特的奶奶做的美食，在瀋陽她會去當地乒乓球俱樂部訓練以提升打球反應速度。
英文來源：BBC、每日電訊報、衞報
翻譯&編輯：丹妮