Retired diving prince wants to be business king
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Tian Liang enjoyed a glittering1 career as a diver, and in his retirement2 he hopes he will have the same golden touch in the business world.

According to media reports Tian has completed work on his diving academy in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and will begin recruiting3 and training students.

"I will put new ideas into the management of the academy. I hope every child will make rapid progress there," Tian told China Interactive4 Sports last week, after confirming that his retirement from the sport was set in stone.

"I have completed all the procedures. As an athlete, the time comes for you to call it quit, no matter how many Olympic Games you have taken part in," Tian was quoted as saying.

"So far, diving has been my whole life."

Tian was dropped from the national team after the 2004 Athens Games for refusing to apologize for "taking part in too many commercial activities," but he hopes his successes can inspire the young divers5.

Now 27, Tian was known as the "diving prince" after winning two Olympic gold medals, three World Championship titles and 15 World Cup events.

"Every child is welcome in the school. I don't care how well they dive before being admitted, and I promise every child will at least learn some basic swimming and diving techniques.

"And also they will get a certificate after graduation."

Tian also promised that diving would not come at the expense of other parts of the child's development.

"I know how important literacy6 is to young kids. I will offer educational classes to all of them."

Tian himself is planning on going back to school, as he will become a graduate student at Tsinghua University in September.

"I achieved a lot in diving. But I still lack knowledge in other fields. I hope to learn something new as soon as possible after retirement."

Tian is also looking forward to campus life.

"There were only teammates in the past. After choosing to study in university, I will have classmates. It will be a totally new life for me."

China won nine of 10 diving gold medals at the world championships in Melbourne last month. The sole disappointment was the men's 10-meter platform, Tian's specialist event.

To the head coach's delight, another 10m platform Olympic champion Hu Jia, who beat Tian in Athens, is ready to return after eye problems.

"I should say thanks to everybody who was concerned about me. My eyes are fine now," said Hu, who had to pull out of the world championships after surgery late last year

"I missed the worlds but I'll keep training and preparing for the next competition."

Hu revealed he would take part in the national diving championships from April 20 to 25



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1 glittering us8zUq     
a.闪闪发亮
参考例句:
  • He has a glittering career ahead of him. 他前程似锦。
  • He strove for the glittering prizes of politics. 他力争在政界取得辉煌的成绩。
2 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休,退职
参考例句:
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
3 recruiting 7856ebf310dfaa9c041d8b08e0046e50     
招聘( recruit的现在分词 ); 吸收某人为新成员; 动员…(提供帮助); 雇用
参考例句:
  • We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. 我们正在招聘负责欧洲市场的销售经理。
  • "Hoist the recruiting flag and hungry men will come. “插起招军旗,就有吃粮人。”
4 interactive KqZzFY     
adj.相互作用的,互相影响的,(电脑)交互的
参考例句:
  • The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
  • This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。
5 divers hu9z23     
adj.不同的;种种的
参考例句:
  • He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人,要他们和他作伴。
  • Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作,同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
6 literacy L3tyN     
n.识字,有文化,读写能力
参考例句:
  • I can't believe that he failed the literacy test.我无法相信他识字测试不及格。
  • The literacy rate there is the highest in Central America.那里的识字率居中美洲之首。
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