斯诺

The American journalist Edgar Snow once described this historical giant as follows,"he, who is bearing the modest and naive character of the Chinese peasants, is a man with full sense of humor who likes simpering and who simpers even at such formal occasions when talking about the shortcomings of Soviet and also himself..."

美国记者埃德加·斯诺如此描述这一位历史巨人："他有着中国农民的质朴纯真的性格，颇有幽默感，喜欢憨笑，甚至在说到自己的时候和苏维埃的缺点的时候他也笑得厉害……"

What he did know was that he was certainly looking at mountains, and he was right, for these peaks, some of them less than 3,000 feet high, have all the air of great mountains, like those in the Snowdon country, with their grim slaty faces.

他只知道他看到的是山，事实也确实如此，因为这些山虽然都不足3000英尺高，却摆足了大山的气派，这就和斯诺顿地区那些崖岸陡峻的山一样。

I really want to become a brilliant snooker player like you, how can I achieve this?

我很想成为一名像你一样的斯诺克选手，我怎样才能做到

Having said that, I love being a snooker player and I feel very lucky.

话又说回来，我喜欢做一个斯诺克选手，而且我觉得自己很幸运。

My first interest in snooker occurred when I was seven years old.

我最初对斯诺克产生兴趣是在七岁的时候。

It is one of the best examples of the growing appetite for snooker in mainland Europe.

这是欧洲大陆斯诺克推广很好的典型！

What would you have done if you had not been a snooker player?

问：如果你当初没有选择斯诺克运动，那么你会干些什么？

Jim: Have you been watching the snooker on TV?

吉姆：你有在电视上看斯诺克吗？

Try to find the words associated with snooker in the puzzle below.

请在下面的字谜游戏中，找出与斯诺克有关的英语单词来。

First interest in snooker occurred when I was seven years old.

我最初对斯诺克产生兴趣是在七岁的时候。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。