Walking from Southfields Tube station to watch Carlos Alcaraz and his liquid forehand last month, I passed banner after irate banner objecting to the proposed expansion of the Wimbledon site. The High Court later issued a ruling that allowed the development to go ahead. (“You cannot be serious”, read the best of the signs outside). Still, this tussle with local residents has cost the All England Club years and unknown fortunes.
上月,我从伦敦南菲尔德(Southfields)地铁站步行去观看西班牙职业网球运动员卡洛斯•阿尔卡拉斯(Carlos Alcaraz)流畅的正手击球,路上看到一条又一条反对温布尔登网球赛场地扩建计划的愤怒横幅。英格兰高等法院(High Court)后来发布了允许这一扩建项目上马的裁定。(“你有没有搞错啊?”庭外最精彩的标语如此问道。)话虽如此,与当地居民的这场争斗已经让全英草地网球和门球俱乐部(All England Club)花费数年时间和数额不详的资金。