The world's oldest and most famous tennis competition, held every year at the end of June and the start of July in Wimbledon, a green, comfortable area in the south-west of London. Strictly the tournament is called 'The Championships', but nobody says that — everybody says Wimbledon, and the name of the place has become the name of the event.

The world's oldest and most famous tennis competition世界上最古老也最有名的網球比賽held every year at the end of June and the start of July每年六月底到七月初舉行in Wimbledon在溫布頓a green, comfortable area in the south-west of London倫敦西南邊一個綠意盎然、舒適的地區Strictly the tournament is called 'The Championships'嚴格來說這個比賽叫做「The Championships」but nobody says that但沒有人這樣說everybody says Wimbledon大家都說溫布頓and the name of the place has become the name of the event地名就變成了比賽的名字

Two things make it different from the other big tennis tournaments. The court surface is grass, which is now rare in professional tennis and makes the ball fly fast and low, so players who serve hard have an advantage. And there is a strict clothing rule: players must wear almost entirely white, right down to the shoes and the lines on their socks. This is where the phrase 'tennis whites' comes from.

Two things make it different from the other big tennis tournaments有兩件事讓它跟其他大型網球賽不一樣The court surface is grass場地是草地which is now rare in professional tennis這在現在的職業網球裡很少見and makes the ball fly fast and low讓球飛得又快又低so players who serve hard have an advantage所以發球很強的選手比較佔優勢And there is a strict clothing rule而且有嚴格的服裝規定players must wear almost entirely white選手幾乎必須全身穿白色right down to the shoes and the lines on their socks連鞋子和襪子上的條紋都要是白色This is where the phrase 'tennis whites' comes from「tennis whites」這個說法就是這樣來的

For British people, Wimbledon is not only sport — it is a social event and a marker of summer, like a national ritual. People who never watch tennis for the rest of the year will watch Wimbledon. Strawberries and cream is the traditional food there, sold in small plastic bowls at a famously high price, and the long queue outside the gates (called 'the Queue', with a capital Q) is treated as part of the experience rather than a problem. Rain stopping play, and the crowd waiting politely, is also part of the picture that comes to a British mind.

For British people對英國人來說Wimbledon is not only sport溫布頓不只是體育賽事it is a social event and a marker of summer也是一個社交場合、夏天到來的標誌like a national ritual像是全國性的儀式People who never watch tennis for the rest of the year平常一整年都不看網球的人will watch Wimbledon也會看溫布頓Strawberries and cream is the traditional food there草莓奶油是那裡的傳統食物sold in small plastic bowls裝在小塑膠碗裡賣at a famously high price價格出了名地貴and the long queue outside the gates而入口外那條長長的排隊人龍('the Queue', with a capital Q)（叫做「the Queue」，Q要大寫）is treated as part of the experience rather than a problem被當作體驗的一部分，而不是個問題Rain stopping play雨天暫停比賽and the crowd waiting politely觀眾有禮貌地等待is also part of the picture that comes to a British mind也是英國人腦中會浮現的畫面之一

In grammar terms the word works both as a place name and as an event name, so you say 'she won Wimbledon' as well as 'she lives in Wimbledon'. You will also hear it used to mean the very top of a field: 'this contract is the Wimbledon of our industry'.

In grammar terms就文法來說the word works both as a place name and as an event name這個字既可以當地名，也可以當賽事名so you say 'she won Wimbledon' as well as 'she lives in Wimbledon'所以你可以說「she won Wimbledon」，也可以說「she lives in Wimbledon」You will also hear it used to mean the very top of a field你也會聽到用它來指某個領域的頂點'this contract is the Wimbledon of our industry'「這份合約是我們這行的Wimbledon」

There is also a well-known London football club, AFC Wimbledon, but in conversation an unexplained 'Wimbledon' means the tennis.

There is also a well-known London football club, AFC Wimbledon另外還有一個知名的倫敦足球俱樂部AFC Wimbledonbut in conversation an unexplained 'Wimbledon' means the tennis但平常對話裡沒特別說明的「Wimbledon」指的就是網球賽