中国老人爱锻炼 外媒盛赞好榜样
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span> -- <span word="No">No</span> <span word="treadmills">treadmills</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="iPods">iPods</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="dexterity">dexterity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>’<span word="s">s</span> . <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="exercised">exercised</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p>北京，天坛公园。没有跑步机，没有<span word="ipod">ipod</span>，锻炼中老年人们显得伸手格外矫健。然而出人意料的是，他们中的大多数都是退休之后才开始锻炼的。而这种现象在中国则是非常常见。</p><p><span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="Zhi">Zhi</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>. “<span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Geng">Geng</span>. “<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.”</p><p>耿智没退休前，是汽车制造厂的流水线上的工人。“上班的时候我根本不锻炼，”他说，“那个时候有的吃有的住就够了，谁会想到锻炼呢。”</p><p>80-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="young">young</span> “<span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>” <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="pong">pong</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="pong">pong</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tracked">tracked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="during">during</span> “<span word="Ping">Ping</span> <span word="Pong">Pong</span> <span word="Diplomacy">Diplomacy</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="signaled">signaled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thaw">thaw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p>80岁的老刘则喜欢在乒乓球桌上挥洒汗水。他与乒乓的情节要追溯到一件国际事务了： 20世纪70年代的乒乓外交——中美间举办了一系列友谊赛，从而开启了两国的外交破冰之旅。</p>
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