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Ping Pong Nation

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ID: 0855 Upper Intermediate
Perhaps known to you as a 1970's rec room relic, the ping pong table is a veritable altar of worship for the Chinese. The ball may look pansy-ish--until it's coming at your face at 100km per hour. An exhibition round of 'beer pong' to slow your adversary's reflexes would have been prudent. So warm up your paddle arm, jinx your opponent with a case of ping pong elbow, and learn about the passion of the game in this Mandarin lesson.
Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
一夜间 yīyèjiān overnight
争光 zhēngguāng to bring glory
参与 cānyù to participate in
基础 jīchǔ base
中国的乒乓为什么会那么好
Zhōngguó 中国de 的pīngpāng 乒乓wèishénme 为什么huì 会nàme 那么hǎo 好
Why is China so good at ping pong?
新中国的第一个世界冠军就是乒乓所以一夜间全国人民都迷上了乒乓它也成了国球
xīnzhōngguó 新中国de 的dì yī ge 第一个shìjiè guànjūn 世界冠军jiùshì 就是pīngpāng 乒乓suǒyǐ 所以yīyèjiān 一夜间quánguó 全国rénmín 人民dōu 都míshàng 迷上le 了pīngpāng 乒乓tā 它yě 也chéng 成le 了guóqiú 国球
The first world champion that the PRC produced was in ping pong. So overnight, everyone became fascinated with ping pong. It has become the national game.
我爸爸说当时在学校搬张课桌就打球梦想以后为国争光我估计乒乓在中国发展起来的另一个原因就是参与起来方便
wǒ 我bàba 爸爸shuō 说dāngshí 当时zài 在xuéxiào 学校bān 搬zhāng 张kèzhuō 课桌jiù 就dǎqiú 打球mèngxiǎng 梦想yǐhòu 以后wèi 为guó 国zhēngguāng 争光wǒ 我gūjì 估计pīngpāng 乒乓zài 在Zhōngguó 中国fāzhǎn 发展qǐlái 起来de 的lìng yī ge 另一个yuányīn 原因jiùshì 就是cānyù 参与qǐlái 起来fāngbiàn 方便
My dad said at that time, they were playing ball on their school desks, dreaming of bringing glory to their country. I reckon ping pong in China began to develop for the reason that it is pretty easy to participate in.
对啊群众基础好自然能选到最好的运动员和教练员加上国家大力支持怪不得中国乒乓一直是世界第一
duì 对a 啊qúnzhòng 群众jīchǔ 基础hǎo 好zìrán 自然néng 能xuǎndào 选到zuì hǎo 最好de 的yùndòngyuán 运动员hé 和jiàoliànyuán 教练员jiāshàng 加上guójiā 国家dàlì 大力zhīchí 支持guàibude 怪不得Zhōngguó 中国pīngpāng 乒乓yīzhí 一直shì 是shìjiè 世界dì yī 第一
Yeah, it enjoys the popular support, so of course they are able to select the best athletes and coaches. On top of that, the state supports it vigorously, so no wonder China is always first in the world in ping pong.
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