老外想聊的100個(gè)英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)話題 74 國(guó)球雄風(fēng)

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dialogue 1

Naja: Ping-pong must be the top-ranking popular sport in China. It seems to me in everyschool, factory, army unit, or residential area, men and women. young and old, are

swingins paddlcs.

乓球一定是中國(guó)人最?lèi)?ài)玩的運(yùn)動(dòng)。貌似在每一所掣校、軍隊(duì)機(jī)關(guān)、和居民區(qū)，男男女女、老老少少都在揮拍擊球.

Uu: You got it! In a sense， it has become a byword for Chinesc sport.

這你可說(shuō)對(duì)啦。乒乓球簡(jiǎn)直就是中國(guó)體育的代名詞

N: What do you tbink might be the source of its popularity?

你覺(jué)得它為什么會(huì)這么流行昵?

L: I think its critical advantage lies in its low cost. A1l you nced is a racket, a table and a light. celluloid ball.Tablcs are usually available in public recrcation ares, like mncss rooms. and outdoor playgrounds...

我猜-它的最大優(yōu)點(diǎn)是便宜。你只需要一塊球拍、一張球臺(tái)，加上—只輕飄飄的賽璐璐做的小球。在公共體閑蝸所，如健身房和戶(hù)外操場(chǎng)，總能找到一兩張球臺(tái)的.

N: And somctimes a substitute tablc can be madc out of a fh desks.

有時(shí)候，幾張桌子一拼，就是-張簡(jiǎn)易球臺(tái)?

L Put it there! In senior high schools, wc used to play on desks in tbc classroom,who no vacant tables wereaVailablc. Likewise. the ticket may take a varicty of forms, too.

Anything that resemblcs a racket, from a plank to cardboard or cvcn a hardcover book, may be used as a racket.

太對(duì)了I讀高中的時(shí)候，球臺(tái)被別人占用了，我們就經(jīng)常在教室里拼起課桌來(lái)打，同樣，我們用的球拍也是五花八門(mén).只要看著像塊球拍，管它是木板還是紙板，或者是一本硬皮的書(shū)，都可以拿來(lái)做球拍.

N: Haha thcese are very good innovations. All tll these bespeak the public's fondness for the sport

哈哈，多好的創(chuàng)意啊.這都說(shuō)明人們愛(ài)好這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。

L: Yeah, the sport is affordable and accessible to every Tom, Dick and Jane in this dcvcloping country. No wonder cven the statc leaders arc known to be keen on it.

是的.中國(guó)還是個(gè)發(fā)展中國(guó)家，乒乓球是大伙兒都玩得起昀運(yùn)動(dòng)，國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人也都愛(ài)玩.

N: I sec. There was also the famous ping pong diplomacy", wasn't there?

我明白了.歷史上還有著名的“乒乓外交一，對(duì)吧?

dialogue 2

N: At the Bcijing Olympics, all four table tennis cVcnts were all-Chinese finals. A clean sweep againl

北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)土，乒乓球所有四個(gè)單項(xiàng)比賽的冠亞軍都是中國(guó)選手，中固隊(duì)又來(lái)了一次包攬!

L YeS. All international ping-pon8 tournamcnts have become a demonstration of Chinese supremacy in the sport.

是的，任何一項(xiàng)國(guó)際乒乓球比賽項(xiàng)目都是中國(guó)隊(duì)展現(xiàn)實(shí)力的舞臺(tái).

N: Do you know of any secrets to China's success?

你看中國(guó)隊(duì)成功的秘訣在哪兒呢?

L: In the first place, I think the whole nation is just fond of the game. It is wcll grounded with the mass. With huge numbers of people playing ping-pong, we can always spot a handful of potential world champions.

我想，這首先是因?yàn)槿躺舷露紵釔?ài)這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，在老百姓當(dāng)中有著雄厚的基礎(chǔ).只要有大量的人在打乒乓球，我們總是能發(fā)掘一批潛在的世界冠軍的。

N: So, the national ping-pong team must bc a highly competitiVc membership.

阻家乒乓球隊(duì)一定是個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)非常激烈的地方吧.

L: Sure.There is a careful mechanism for selecting players from provincial tf:ams, and those lucky dogs have to observc strict rules.

那當(dāng)然.從省隊(duì)選拔運(yùn)動(dòng)員到國(guó)家隊(duì)時(shí)，我們有著一套極為嚴(yán)密的機(jī)制。而且即使有幸被吸收進(jìn)了圍家隊(duì)，運(yùn)動(dòng)員們也必須遵守一些非常嚴(yán)格的紀(jì)律。

N: Forcxample?

比如說(shuō)?

L They are subject to hard training. And you know what, for a pIaycr on the national team,pcrsonal affairs are supposed to take a back seat to training and competition8.I hcy are noteven allowed to talk rclationships with each other.

他們必須接受高強(qiáng)度訓(xùn)練。而且，你知道嗎，對(duì)于一名國(guó)家隊(duì)的隊(duì)員，個(gè)人私事必須讓位于訓(xùn)練和比賽，他們之間甚至不允許談戀愛(ài).

N: Oh, dear! It's an cncroachmcnt on individual rights!

天哪!這可是侵犯?jìng)€(gè)人權(quán)利啊。

L Well, ping-pong is our national sport, and we just have to kcep winning one honor after another. That's why many people think such rulcs acccptable. Afler all, tbcy are fundcdout of taxpayers'money.

嗯，可以這么說(shuō)，不過(guò)，乒乓球是我們的國(guó)球，我們不得不不停地奪取榮譽(yù)，所以對(duì)這些規(guī)定，許多人還是覺(jué)得理所應(yīng)當(dāng).畢竟，國(guó)家隊(duì)是用納稅人的餞養(yǎng)著的.