体坛英语资讯：Spotlight: Chinese, U.S. athletes serve up ping-pong diplomacy redux
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spacious">spacious</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Wooden">Wooden</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> (<span word="UCLA">UCLA</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strewn">strewn</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="oohed">oohed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aahed">aahed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="pong">pong</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="whizzed">whizzed</span>, <span word="bounced">bounced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="pinged">pinged</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="carpeted">carpeted</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="national">national</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="joint">joint</span>-<span word="training">training</span> <span word="session">session</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Table">Table</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="USATT">USATT</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="team">team</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> - <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="August">August</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25<span word="th">th</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="national">national</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Visiting">Visiting</span> <span word="luminaries">luminaries</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="Ding">Ding</span> <span word="Ning">Ning</span>, <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="superb">superb</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="Olympians">Olympians</span>.</p><p><span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="Sung">Sung</span>, <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="USATT">USATT</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. "<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="players">players</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technique">technique</span>, <span word="discipline">discipline</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span>, <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>."</p><p><span word="Kai">Kai</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="team">team</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>."</p>
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