Khorkina: kungfu is an art

时间：2007-10-30 07:51:24

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Chinanews, Zhengzhou, October 27 – “Other than a traditional sport, kungfu is a marvelous art, and we should spread it to the world, thus more people will access it and fall in love with it,” said Khorkina, the former Russian gymnastic champion, during her visit with a delegation1 of Russian Olympic champions to the famous Shaolin Temple in Henan Province.

 

“Is there anything in common between kungfu and gymnastics?” “Do we have female monks2 in Shaolin Temple?” The Russian Olympic champions were really curious about Shaolin Temple and Shaolin Kungfu.

 

“Kungfu is like no other sport in the world. Though it is not as elegant as gymnastics, it is a good method of cultivating one’s morality,” answered Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple.

 

“I am proud to be here today,” commented Khorkina. “The Shaolin Temple has become a symbol of China to Russians.”

 

“Both gymnastics and kungfu require of practitioners3 great flexibility4 and strength of the body, and the movement of both are beautiful. I wish this ancient art could be better preserved and promoted among more people in the world,” said Khorkina.

 

Khorkina will be a TV commentator5 during the 2008 Olympic Games gymnastics competitions.

 
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1 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
2 monks 218362e2c5f963a82756748713baf661     
n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
  • He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 practitioners 4f6cea6bb06753de69fd05e8adbf90a8     
n.习艺者，实习者( practitioner的名词复数 )；从业者（尤指医师）
参考例句：
  • one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction 最了不起的科幻小说家之一
  • The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing. 这种技术是试验性的，但是采用它的人正在增加。 来自辞典例句
4 flexibility vjPxb     
n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性
参考例句：
  • Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
  • The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。
5 commentator JXOyu     
n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员
参考例句：
  • He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
  • The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

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