网球运动的兴起
到了19世纪末，草地网球逐渐受到中产阶级的青睐，在他们看来这是为上流社会量身打造的。与其他热门运动更为不同的是，草地网球鼓励女性们积极参与其中。 （后半部分讲的是高尔夫，放在下期节目）
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"Lawn Tennis, Its Players And How To Play"
Lawn Tennis Association
Christine Truman
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http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201305/20130529070837864582.mp3This from "Lawn Tennis, Its Players And How To Play" - a tennis handbook in 1881.
The scene should be laid on a well-kept garden lawn. There should be bright sun overhead. Near at hand, under the cool shadow of a tree, there should be strawberries and cream, and a few spectators who do not want to play but are lovers of the game. If all these conditions are present, an afternoon spent at lawn tennis is a highly Christian and beneficent pastime.
The game grew as fast as the grass. There were 250 clubs in the Lawn Tennis Association by 1900, rising to 3,000 by the 1930s, and 5,000 by the 50s. The middle class had grasped hold of a sport that seemed perfectly designed for polite society. It didn't involve getting dirty or even particularly sweaty. There was no great history of broken bones of serious injury. Bridge parties, dances, picnics and amateur dramatics were all part of the wider social life for the tennis club. Lawn tennis was different from any other popular sport at this time in that it actively encouraged the participation of women. They could play with their husbands or with friends, and daughters could play with their brothers. Even in the 1950s, Christine Truman, who was one of Britain's greatest women tennis players, only started as a way of keeping up with the rest of her family.以下内容出自1881年出版的网球手册-《草地网球运动-球员以及玩法》。
人们打网球时，必须有维护良好的花园草地，头顶最好有明亮的阳光，凉爽的树荫下，最好有随手可得的草莓和乳酪；场边最好有些观众，他们自身不打球，但极其热爱网球运动。如果这些条件都具备了，打上一下午的网球可谓是高度基督教式的，也是一种行善的娱乐活动。
网球运动的发展，就如草坪生长一样地快。1900年时，草地网球协会中有250家俱乐部，到了19世纪30年代，俱乐部数量急剧上涨至3000，到了50年代更是涨到了5000。中产阶级大量掌控了网球运动，因为这看起来就是为文雅的上流社会量身打造的。人们在网球运动中避免弄脏甚至是流汗。在网球发展的历史上也没有多少事例是发生严重骨骼受伤的。网球俱乐部有着丰富的社会生活，包括桥牌聚会（这边的bridge party不确定呢），跳舞，野餐，业余戏剧等等。在这一时期，草地网球运动和其他热门运动不太一样，因为这项运动鼓励女性积极参与其中。她们可以和丈夫或是朋友打网球，女儿们也可以和她们的兄长们打网球。甚至在19世纪50年代，克里斯汀·杜鲁门（Christine Truman）作为英国最伟大的女性网球运动员之一，她最初参赛仅仅是为了与其他家庭成员保持一致的步调。
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