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HOW TO PLAY PINGPONGTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is an exciting game that can be played by two or four players. Even recreational players can relatively quickly become highly skilled, and ping pong at the professional level is truly a sight to behold. I like it very much. Now let me tell you how to play.1、 Find someone to play with. You probably want to begin by playing someone who is at about your skill level or a little better, and preferably someone who isn't aggressively competitive. 2、Decide who serves first. According to the official International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rules, the right to choose whether to serve first is determined "by lot" (i.e. flipping a coin or drawing straws, etc.), with the winner choosing either whether to serve first or which side he or she wants. If the winner chooses whether to serve or to receive, the opposing player or team gets to choose which side of the table they will play on, and vice versa. 3、Serve the ball. The balled should be tossed out of your free hand vertically and then hit with the paddle so that it first hits your side of the table once and then goes over the net and hits your opponent's side. If playing singles, the server can serve to any point on the opponent's side of the table, and the opponent should then return it before it bounces twice or hits anything other than the table. If playing doubles, the serve is rotated between you and your partner, starting with the person on the right, and the ball must bounce first in the right half of your side of the table and then must be delivered cross-court to your opponent's side. After two points have been awarded, your opponent or, in doubles, the person on the opposing team who is cross-court from the server, then gets to serve. After two more points are awarded, the original server's or, in doubles, his partner, then serves. 4、Return the ball. After a serve or return, the ball may be returned over or around the net to any point on the opponent's side of the table. The ball must be returned after it bounces once on your side, but before it bounces twice or hits the floor or any object off the table. If the ball hits the net on a return, but proceeds to go over the net and hit your opponent's side, the ball is still in play, and your opponent must return it. 5、Score points. A point is awarded for each rally that is not a let, and either opponent can score a point regardless of who served.If your serve goes into the net, goes off the table without hitting the opponent's side, or (in doubles) hits the wrong half of the opponent's side, the receiving opponent or team scores a point. If you do not make a legal return (as described above: i.e. the ball goes into the net or doesn't hit your opponent's side of the table) a point is awarded to your opponent. If you receive a legal serve or return and hit the ball more than once with your paddle or touch the ball with your body, a point is awarded to your opponent. Note that if your opponent's serve or return doesn't hit your side of the table, you still get the point even if the ball hits you or you catch it after it passes the end of the table. If you touch the table with your free hand or move the table, your opponent scores a point. 6、Win the game. Many people like to play to 21 or 15, which is fine for recreational play. The official rules, however, state play is to 11 points. In order to win, one must be ahead by two points. If the players or teams are tied at 10-10 or 20-20, for example, the normal order of service proceeds, but the serve alternates sides after every points instead of after every two points.

Barbara: Hi Hejuan. I hear you are a ping pong enthusiast.Hejuan: Hi Barbara. Yes, I love ping pong. I am only a novice player, but I love to watch it.Barbara: I was wondering if you could tell me who the best players are on China’s women’s team.Hejuan: Oh yes. I think Zhang Yining and Wang Nan are our top women’s ping pong players. I can’t wait to watch them play. I am sure one of them will bring home the gold for us.Barbara: Thanks. I hear that Ma Lin and Wang Liqin on the men’s team are really good too. Gao Jing said that the men have excellent reflexes and are really accurate at placing their shots.Hejuan: Yes, the men are excellent too. But I think the women are fast and have outstanding hand-eye coordination. So they have an excellent shot at the gold.Barbara: Thanks, Hejuan. I hope I will be able to watch both on television. They should be really exciting matches.

A: Er, have you read about Table Tennis of Olympics in today's newspaper, Miss?A: 呃，小姐，你看过今天报纸上的奥运乒乓球赛吗？B: Yes, I have. China has triumph for the great wall.B: 是的，我看过。中国又赢得了大满贯。A: Good news.A: 好消息！B: Why has the result been like?B: 为什么结果一直是这样呢？A: In China that's almost our national game. People from all walks play it.A: 在中国乒乓球几乎是全国性运动，各行各业的人都玩乒乓球。B: What does table tennis require?B: 乒乓球有哪方面的要求？A: It requires speed, balance, stamina, agility, flexibility, coordination and good footwork.A: 它需要速度、协调性、耐力、灵敏、柔韧、协作和良好的步法。B: That's interesting.B: 那很有趣。A: How about you?A: 你玩得怎么样？B: I'm only an amateur.B: 我仅仅是个业余爱好者。A: Do you often play it?A: 你常玩吗？B: Yes. Sure!B: 是的，当然经常玩。