高中英语 老外最想聊的100个口语话题（74）国球雄风素材.doc

chinese table tennis 国球雄风dialogue 1naja: 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, areswingins paddlcs.乓球一定是中国人最爱玩的运动。貌似在每一所掣校、军队机关、和居民区，男男女女、老老少少都在挥拍击球uu: you got it! in a sense， it has become a byword for chinesc sport.这你可说对啦。乒乓球简直就是中国体育的代名词n: what do you tbink might be the source of its popularity?你觉得它为什么会这么流行昵？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-它的最大优点是便宜。你只需要一块球拍、一张球台，加上只轻飘飘的赛璐璐做的小球。在公共体闲蜗所，如健身房和户外操场，总能找到一两张球台的n: and somctimes a substitute tablc can be madc out of a fh desks.有时候，几张桌子一拼，就是-张简易球台？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.太对了i读高中的时候，球台被别人占用了，我们就经常在教室里拼起课桌来打，同样，我们用的球拍也是五花八门只要看着像块球拍，管它是木板还是纸板，或者是一本硬皮的书，都可以拿来做球拍n: haha thcese are very good innovations. all tll these bespeak the publics fondness for the sport哈哈，多好的创意啊这都说明人们爱好这项运动。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.是的中国还是个发展中国家，乒乓球是大伙儿都玩得起昀运动，国家领导人也都爱玩n: i know president hu jintao likes playing ping-pong.我知道，胡主席也爱打乒乓球。l actually, he exccls in it. chairman mao, too, encouragcd the whoie nation to play ping-pong as a part of me nationwide bodybuildin8 campaign.实际上他也很擅长毛主席当年曾鼓励全国人民打乒乓球作为“全民健身计划”的一部分。n: i sec. there was also the famous ping pong diplomacy, wasnt there?我明白了历史上还有著名的“乒乓外交一，对吧？dialogue 2n: at the bcijing olympics, all four table tennis cvcnts were all-chinese finals. a clean sweep againl北京奥运会土，乒乓球所有四个单项比赛的冠亚军都是中国选手，中固队又来了一次包揽!l yes. all international ping-pon8 tournamcnts have become a demonstration of chinese supremacy in the sport.是的，任何一项国际乒乓球比赛项目都是中国队展现实力的舞台n: do you know of any secrets to chinas success?你看中国队成功的秘诀在哪儿呢？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，这首先是因为全固上下都热爱这项运动，在老百姓当中有着雄厚的基础只要有大量的人在打乒乓球，我们总是能发掘一批潜在的世界冠军的。n: so, the national ping-pong team must bc a highly competitivc membership.阻家乒乓球队一定是个竞争非常激烈的地方吧l: sure.there is a careful mechanism for selecting players from provincial tf:ams, and those lucky dogs have to observc strict rules.那当然从省队选拔运动员到国家队时，我们有着一套极为严密的机制。而且即使有幸被吸收进了围家队，运动员们也必须遵守一些非常严格的纪律。n: forcxample?比如说？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.他们必须接受高强度训练。而且，你知道吗，对于一名国家队的队员，个人私事必须让位于训练和比赛，他们之间甚至不允许谈恋爱n: oh, dear! its an cncroachmcnt on individual rights!天哪！这可是侵犯个人权利啊。l well, ping-pong is our national sport, and we just have to kcep winning one honor after another.