Chinese boy expected to compete in Olympic equestrian sports

时间：2006-11-11 05:46:22

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Chinanews, Beijing, Nov. 9 - On Tuesday, a credit test for horse riders and trainers (abbreviated as CHS test) was held at the Equuleus International Riding Club in Beijing. A British woman was coordinating1 on the test site always wearing a smile on her face. Her name is Sarah Hua, a senior equestrian2 sports consultant3 at the China Equestrian Association. Her elder son Hua Tian represented China to attend the World Equestrian Game. He is also expected to become the first Chinese athlete to attend the equestrian competition in the 2008 Olympic Games, the Legal Evening News reported.

 

Speaking fluent Chinese, Sarah Hua told our reporter that although she was born in Britain, her husband was a Chinese and her son also has Chinese nationality. Her heart belongs to China.

 

Hua Tian was just turning 17. He is the first Chinese horse rider that has been registered by the International Equestrian Federation4 (FEI), also the first Chinese rider ever to attend the international equestrian competition in hurdle5 race, dressage, and three-day event. So far, there are only three riders in Asia who have rankings and scored in the game, one four-star jockey from Japan, a three-star jockey from India, and Hua Tian from China (two-star), the youngest jockey among three.

 

Hua Tian’s mother Sarah Hua was born in an upper-class family in Britain. She was a gifted equestrienne herself. Hua Tian’s father Hua Shan works in the aerospace6 industry. His grandfather Hua Longyi was one of the earliest pilots in New China. To Hua Shan, airplane and horse are very similar.

 

"Airplane and horse are basically the same. Their only difference is that one flies in the sky and the other runs on the grassland," he said.

 

Influenced by his family, Hua Tian started to ride horses as early as the age of 4. Last month, he attended the one-day horse racing7 event held in Britain for two-star riders and won the bronze medal in the race, outperforming Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter.

 
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1 coordinating fc35d08ba9bb2dcfdc96033a33b9ae1e     
v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等
参考例句：
  • He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
  • He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白
2 equestrian 3PlzG     
adj.骑马的；n.马术
参考例句：
  • They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.他们的骑术都很高超。
  • I want to book two equestrian tickets.我想订两张马术比赛的票。
3 consultant 2v0zp3     
n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生
参考例句：
  • He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
  • Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
4 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
5 hurdle T5YyU     
n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句：
  • The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
  • She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。
6 aerospace CK2yf     
adj.航空的，宇宙航行的
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  • The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
  • Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。
7 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

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