Uni halts golf range initiative for criticism

时间：2006-10-30 07:56:00

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Oct. 28 - Peking University president Xu Zhihong confirmed on Friday that the university has called to a halt the project of building a golf driving range.

 

Elite1 Peking University, which announced in August that it was building a golf driving range, set off a debate over whether golf is appropriate in universities for a developing countries like China.

 

Opposers complained the sport was too elitist but supporters defended it as a healthy social activity.

 

"Considering the controversies2 it triggered in China, we decided3 to abort4 the plan for the golf practice green," said Xu, who was attending the Beijing Forum5 on Thursday.

 

Perplexed6 by the unexpectedly surging criticism on the works, Xu claimed that media and the public overreacted to the green which was only a part of the reconstruction7 work of the sporting ground on campus, adding the golf green was but a football ground's size.

 

The debate was further heated as another prestigious8 university, Xiamen University, has recently followed Peking University's initiatives by introducing golf into their sports curriculum for the country's intellectual elite, and their president Zhu Chongshi announced that the southeastern University was going to have a driving range for the sport in two months' time.

 
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1 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
2 controversies 31fd3392f2183396a23567b5207d930c     
争论
参考例句：
  • We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 abort Tzgzxu     
v.使流产，堕胎；中止；中止(工作、计划等)
参考例句：
  • The captain instructed them to abort the mission.上尉指示他们中止执行任务。
  • With this button the user can abort the audio sequence.用户可以用该按钮终止音频序列。
5 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
6 perplexed A3Rz0     
adj.不知所措的
参考例句：
  • The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
  • The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。
7 reconstruction 3U6xb     
n.重建，再现，复原
参考例句：
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
8 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

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