体坛英语资讯：Commentary: Tianjin 2017 National Games mark historic milestone in Chinas sports reform
<p><span word="TIANJIN">TIANJIN</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interwoven">interwoven</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="installment">installment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="healthier">healthier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p>"<span word="National">National</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Healthy">Healthy</span> <span word="China">China</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slogan">slogan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> 2017. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="illustrates">illustrates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundatmental">fundatmental</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="over">over</span> 8,000 <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="finalists">finalists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> 19 <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="taichi">taichi</span>, <span word="chess">chess</span>, <span word="roller">roller</span> <span word="skating">skating</span>, <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10,000 <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dual">dual</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> 2017 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="underlines">underlines</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="xiao">xiao</span> <span word="kang">kang</span>" <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="well">well</span> <span word="off">off</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="kang">kang</span>" <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="health">health</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adore">adore</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="always">always</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2022 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> 2008. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="uniting">uniting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>: <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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