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Sports host to tackle rumours

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China's well-know sportscaster Huang Jianxiang.[file]

Nov.20 - Huang Jianxiang, the CCTV sports commentator¹ who resigned on Thursday in the face of mounting pressure over comments he made while covering this summer's World Cup finals, is planning to counter rumours² surrounding his departure by answering a series of questions on his blog.

He has invited the public to vote on the eight questions by logging on to his official blog at blog.tom.com.

Though the 38-year-old is widely regarded as the best soccer presenter³ in China, he caused an uproar⁴ this summer after delivering a pro-Italy outburst during this summer's World Cup finals.

Huang made the offending comments during a match between Italy and Australia, when he said, "long live Italy" and "I don't like Australia's soccer team."

The commentator lost his cool as the matched ended, shouting "Goal! Game over! Italy wins! Beat the Australians!"

He followed this with "Italy the great! Forza Italia!"

In response to these comments, Huang was dropped from the CCTV top-10 anchors list.

Though Huang later apologized for his comments, the backlash was unavoidable. The media followed his every move, and netizens stitched together short audio and video pieces making light of his outburst.

"I am under great pressure because some malicious⁵ members of the media have made up fake, shocking 'exclusive news' about me," Huang wrote in his resignation letter.

Life 'ruined'

He said his life has been ruined by the egao - a subculture that uses the Internet to spread subversive⁶ jokes.

Huang also announced that he had a problem with his cervical vertebra and needed a break from his punishing schedule, which included coverage⁷ of over 200 live matches every year.

CCTV sports director Jiang Heping told Beijing Youth Daily that Huang's resignation was a personal decision and had nothing to do with his enthusiastic commentating during the World Cup.

Jiang said the decision would benefit neither CCTV nor Huang and urged the media to soften⁸ their criticism of the commentator.

However, speculation⁹ suggesting other possible reasons for Huang's sudden resignation has been rife¹⁰ since he announced his decision.

Some commentators¹¹ have hinted that another CCTV sports commentator had written a letter accusing Huang of unethical behaviour, such as socializing while he was supposed to be on sick leave.

Still, many netizens have come out in support of Huang, posting messages in favour of his unique style.

"Huang's passionate¹² comments have inspired many Chinese soccer fans and even those who did not watch soccer before. We support you!" read one post on QQ.com forum¹³.

"Without Huang Jianxiang, CCTV-5 (sports channel) will lose a lot of audience members like me," wrote another person posting on QQ.com forum.

Nearly three-quarters of the people responding to an online survey at Sports.QQ.com said they supported Huang's decision to resign from China's biggest television station, saying that CCTV was no longer suitable for him.

Only 12 per cent of those surveyed said they had stopped listening to Huang after his emotional outburst.

Huang also made headlines recently after being linked to super girl-winner Zhang Liangying following his divorce.

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1 commentator
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。

2 rumours
n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 )；风闻；谣言；谣传
参考例句：
The rumours were completely baseless. 那些谣传毫无根据。 Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。

3 presenter
n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者
参考例句：
Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。 The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

4 uproar
n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸
参考例句：
She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。 His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

5 malicious
adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的
参考例句：
You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。 Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

6 subversive
adj.颠覆性的，破坏性的；n.破坏份子，危险份子
参考例句：
She was seen as a potentially subversive within the party.她被看成党内潜在的颠覆分子。 The police is investigating subversive group in the student organization.警方正调查学生组织中的搞颠覆阴谋的集团。

7 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

8 soften
v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和
参考例句：
Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。 This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。

9 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

10 rife
adj.(指坏事情)充斥的，流行的，普遍的
参考例句：
Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。 Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。

11 commentators
n.评论员( commentator的名词复数 )；时事评论员；注释者；实况广播员
参考例句：
Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。 Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 passionate
adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的
参考例句：
He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。 He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

13 forum
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。

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