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文化中国第七单元

UNIT7

Lessonone

Topic1：

whenyouwereinschool,didyouattendsportsmeeting?

Topic2：

talkingaboutthemostunforgettablesportingmeetinginyourmemories.

HotsportsinChina

Chinastillsetsthegoldstandardintabletennisasitsall-conqueringplayersliftedthecountry's14thworldmen'steamchampionshiponSundaytoaddtoits15thwomen'scrownwonSaturday.

（TheChinesewomen'steamholdtheCorbillionCuponthepodiumduringtheawardingceremonyforthewomen'sfinalmatchatthe47thWorldTableTennisChampionshipsinDoha,QatarMarch7,2004.TheChinesewomen'steamwontheCorbillionCupbydefeatingtheirChineseHongKong'scounterpart3-0onMar.6.）

Chinastillsetsthegoldstandardintabletennisasitsall-conqueringplayersliftedthecountry's14thworldmen'steamchampionshiponSundaytoaddtoits15thwomen'scrownwonSaturday.

InareplayofFriday'ssemifinal,asuper-starteamofMaLin,WangHaoandWangLiqingavea3-0whitewashtotheGermanteamspearheadedbyformerworldNo.1TimoBoll,winningaback-to-backSwaythlingCupandensuringaticker-tapewelcomeattheBeijingAirport.

ThefirsteverworldpingpongchampionshipsheldinanArabiancountrywererematchesofthedepthoftalent.WhileBollistheonlyworld-classplayerintheGermanteam,ChinahasfivewithMaLin,WangLiqinandWangHaoperching1-2-3intheworldrankings.

Whenotherteamsfoundithardtogatherfivecompetitiveplayers,Chineseofficialswererackingtheirbrainsoverthelineupbecausetheyhavetoomanygoodplayers.Therefore,immenselytalentedChenQi,worldNo.6,wasrelegatedtoasparringpartnerforhiselderteammatesinDoha,whileHaoShuai,No.13,andNo.18QiuYike,whoupsetthenworldNo.1BollintheParisworldindividualchampionshipslastMay,hadtostayhome.

ThankstoanewformatadoptedbytheInternationalTableTennisFederation,Germanywontheplay-offagainstSouthKoreatobookarematchwithChina,whichblankedtheGermans3-0intheearlysemifinalstage.

Awell-preparedChineseteamwasjusttoostrongfortheGermansinthechampionshipfinal.WangHaostucktothetacticspreparedbyateamofadvisersandcoaches,beatingBoll11-7,13-11,11-2inthefirstrubber.

WangwastoldtofollowuphisserveswithstraighttopspinattacksandtoreceiveBoll'sflatserveswithforehandflicks.Thetacticsworked,givingthe19-year-oldChineseaneasywin.

MaLinovercameGermany'ssurprisestarterSussChristian,ranked92ndintheworld,11-5,8-11,11-8,11-7,andWangLiqincompletedtheroutbybeating71st-ratedZoltanFejer-Konnerth11-5,8-11,12-10,11-7.

"Ifeelmorerelievedthanhappynow,"saidChina'sheadcoachCaiZhenhua,whoknewthatChinesefanshadgotusedtowinningandwouldacceptnothingless.

"YoumayfeelboredwhenIsaythis.ButIreallywanttothankoursupportersandthesecitieswhichofferedusplacesforsecludedtraining,"Caiadded.

TheChinesemen'steamtrainedinsoutheasterncityXiamenandthewomen'ssquadhonedtheirweaponsinnortherncityZhengdingpriortotheDohachampionships.Sportspsychologists,researchersandseniorcoacheswereenlistedtohelpChineseplayerswhipupform.

ZhangXiaopeng,player-turned-researcherandChina'sfirstPHDintabletennis,haskepttrackoftheGermanandSouthKoreanteamssincetheParischampionshipslastMayandconvincedtheChineseteam,withresearchpapersandnumerousvideotapesherecordedduringinternationalevents,thatGermanyandSouthKorea,ratherthanJorgenPersson'sSwedenandWernerSchlager'sAustria,wereChina'smajorthreats.

Chinesecoachestooknotice,assigningnationalteamplayerstoimitatetheplayofTimoBoll,SouthKoreansRyuSeungMinandJooSeHyuk.

"It'sourjobtoreportthedevelopmentsintherestofthetabletennisworldtotheChineseteam,"saidZhang.AccordingtoZhang,Boll'slifeincludinghismarriage,RyuSeungMin'slethalforehandandJooSeHyuk'squickfootworkwereallamongtheirresearchareas.

Withasilvermedal,Germanyreplacedfive-timechampionSwedenasEurope'sNo.1power.AnagingSwedishteamfelltoSouthKoreatofinishfourth.

AChinavsSwedenfinalusedtobeapopulardraw.ChinadeniedSweden'sfourthstraightcrowninthe1995finalandwonthetitleagainin1997.Swedensnatchedbackthecupin2000andlostitin2001.

"IcametowatchSweden-ChinagamebutIdidn'tseeit,neitherdidIseeWaldner,"ZhangJun,aChineseoilworkerinQatar,toldthereporterintheDohaInternationalExhibitionCenterwheretheworldchampionshipstookplace.

LegendaryJan-OveWaldner,asfamousinChinaasinhishomecountry,hasbeenrecoveringfromaleginjurycausedbyabaraccidentanddidn'tplayagameinDoha.HewatchedindejectionthattheteamofJorgenPersson,PeterKarlssonandJensLundqvistwereeliminatedbySouthKoreaonFriday.

ChinaisnowlookingbeyondthedesertandseastateofQatartotheOlympicsbirthplaceofAthens.

"TheDohaeventwasjustarehearsalforusandtheOlympicsismoreimportant,"saidChina'sheadcoachCaiZhenhua.

TheChinesewomen'steamheadcoachLuYuanshengadmittedtoothattheAthensGameswashistoppriority."WefoundourproblemshereandwillsolvethembeforetheOlympics,"hesaid.

LuwasadmonishedbyChina'stabletennischiefXuYinsheng,formerITTFpresident,althoughtheChinesewomenbeattheirHongKongcounterparts3-0inSaturday'sfinal.

"Yourplayersseemtolackmotivationandtheirstyleslackvariety,"XutoldLu,referringtothefiveChineseplayerswhoallplayinEuropeanhandshakestyle.

"IfyouwanttoplaywellinAthens,you'dbettersolvetheseproblems,"headded.

HotsportsinAmerica:

baseball

AboutBaseball（Olympicsportsince1992）

Baseball’sstatureinthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesisperhapsreflectedmoreclearlyinasimpledictionaryratherthanintheseven-centimetre-thickbaseballencyclopaedia.

There,youcanfindthewordRuthian,meaning"ofmammothproportions",asinahomerunbyBabeRuthbackinthe1920s.There,youcanfindLouGehrig’sdisease,astheincurabledegenerativeillnessamyotrophiclateralsclerosishasbeenbetterknownsinceLouGehrig,Ruth’steam-mate,diedfromitinthe1940s.IntheUnitedStates,baseballandtheEnglishlanguageareinterwoven.

However,justasthegamedidnotbeginasawhollyUSenterprise,itdidnotendthe20thcenturyasoneeither.Baseball’sall-timehome-runchampionisamannamedSadaharuOh,whohit868duringalegendarycareerinbaseball-madJapan.ThenationalteamofCubaoverpoweredtheBaltimoreOriolesoftheUSmajorleagues12-6ina1999exhibitiongame.

Lessontwo

Topic1：

footballinsouthAfrica;famousplayers;DavidBeckham

Topic2：

famousChinesetabletennisplayers.

Readingandcomprehension

Cat'scradleisawellknownseriesofstringfigurescreatedbetweentwopeopleasagame.Thenameoftheentiregame,thespecificfigures,theirorder,andthenamesofthefiguresvary.Versionsofthisgamehavebeenfoundinindigenousculturesallovertheworld--fromtheArctictotheEquatorialzones.InsomeregionsoftheUS,thisgameisalsoknownasJackinthePulpit.

Thegamebeginswiththefirstplayerwrappingaloopofstringaroundthehand（aroundthefingersorwrists）andtakingonesideofthestringandcirclingthehandsagain.ThenthisplayerperformsthelasttwomovesofOpeningA:

takingthestringwhichrunsontheinsideoftheleftarmontothefirstfingeroftheirrighthand,then,reachingthroughthetrianglecreated,theloopontheinsideoftherighthandistakenontothefirstfingerofthelefthand）.

Theaimofthegameistomakeaseriesoffiguresincludingthe"cat'scradle".Thisiscreatedbytwosetsofcrossedstringbetweenbothhands.Asecondplayergraspseachcrosshorizontallyusingthethumbandfirstfingers,pullstheseoutwards,downunderthelinewhichrunsbelowthecrossesfromthefirstplayerswrists,andbackup.Thefirstplayerletsgoofthefigureandthesecondplayerstretchesitopenbybringingapartthethumbsandfingers.Thisfigureisthe"diamonds".Aseriesofotheralterationsproducemorefigures,someofwhichleadbacktothediamondswhilesomearedeadendsandcannotbetransformed.（Somesaythat"diamonds"isthecat'scradlefromthegametitle,whileothersinsistit'sonlythegametitle,andnotanyfigures.）

Thisgameisverysimpleandisalwaysstartedwiththeaboveopening.Afterthatonemostlypinchesthex'sandwrapthemaroundtheoutsidestrings.Theothermovestendtoneedalittlemorepractice.SomeoftheseadvancedfiguresincludetheCandles,theManger,KnittingNeedles,andtheScorpion.

Theoriginofthename"cat'scradle"mayhavecomefromacorruptionofcratch-cradle,ormangercradle[1][2]（thoughthisderivationisdisputedbytheOED）.TheFrenchwordformangeriscrèche,andcattlefeedracksarestillknownascratches.The"mangercradle"issignificantinthenativity:

Jesuswasborninabarnandlaidinamangerbecausenootherlodgingswereavailable.

Inan1858PunchCartoonitisreferredtoas"ScratchCradle",anamesupportedbyBrewer's1898Dictionary.Differentcultureshavedifferentnamesforthegame,andoftendifferentnamesfortheindividualfigures.（Forinstance,inRussiathewholegameissimplycalled"thegameofstring"andthe"diamonds"patterna"carpet",withnameslike"field","fish"and"sawhorse"forallotherfigures.Thecatisn'tevermentioned,butthecradleis,thoughit'stheinitialfigurethatiscalledso.）

Cat'scradleisprobablyoneofhumanity'soldestgames,andisspreadamonganastonishingvarietyofcultures,evenonesasunrelatedasEuropeansand