体坛英语资讯：Foreign coach helps develop tennis in Northwest China
<p><span word="XINING">XINING</span>, <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>.19-- <span word="Eight">Eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Jiarong">Jiarong</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="doorstep">doorstep</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Rachel">Rachel</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="Give">Give</span> <span word="me">me</span> 10 <span word="push">push</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Joshua">Joshua</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreigner">foreigner</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Huzhu">Huzhu</span> <span word="Tu">Tu</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Qinghai">Qinghai</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Jiarong">Jiarong</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>. <span word="Huzhu">Huzhu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tu">Tu</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="strict">strict</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="humorous">humorous</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Jiarong">Jiarong</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span> <span word="beaded">beaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span>. <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="stresses">stresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essentials">essentials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>, 37, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="Influenced">Influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2009, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2013, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Qinghai">Qinghai</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snowy">snowy</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="county">county</span>," <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p>
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