Ma Lin voted male table tennis MVP_体育英语

Ma Lin voted male table tennis MVP

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ZAGREB - As newly-crowned world table tennis champion Wang Liqin was talking to media in a noisy press conference room filled with reporters, Ma Lin looked listless, staring aimlessly.

Ma Lin from China reacts during the Table Tennis World Championship finial match against Liqin Wang, also from China, in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, May 27, 2007. [AP]

He didn't catch the first question addressed to him. When he started to answer, he choked.

"I just picked a phone call from my parents and they asked me when I will be home," said Ma, who half an hour ago wasted a 3-1 lead of sets to lose the championship final to Wang Liqin.

Ma continued: "My grandfather jumped from a high building and committed suicide² a week ago. I didn't know until now."

The toughest fighter in the table tennis world buried his head in the towel and could barely³ speak any more.

It reminded of Ma Lin's former partner Zhang Yingying, who was told after winning the mixed doubles gold in the 1999 world championships, that her father had died.

Ma Lin, world runner-up to Liu Guoliang in 1999 and again to Wang Liqin in 2005, had been cruising⁴ to his first world singles title before Wang Liqin woke up from 1-7 down, not only to snatch⁵ the fifth set but also the next two.

The 4-11, 8-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 victory earned Wang his third and second straight singles crown¹. For Ma, it was the third time unlucky.

In the awarding ceremony, International Table Tennis Federation⁶ (ITTF) president Adham Sharara whispered into Ma's ear: "I think you are as good as the champion."

Ma had beaten Belarussian star Vladimir Samsonov and China's Olympic silver medalist Wang Hao before taking on Wang Liqin.

Pairing up with Chen Qi, Ma on Saturday won the men's doubles final over Wang Liqin and Wang Hao.

"Ma Lin is the best performing player in the Chinese team," said the Chinese men's team head coach Liu Guoliang. "He will still have a chance in the Beijing Olympics."

In a media voting announced by the ITTF on Sunday, Ma was picked as the most impressive⁷ player in the Zagreb championships.

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1 crown
n.王冠，王权，顶点；v.使...成王，加冕，居...之顶
参考例句：
He won the crown in 1973.他荣获1973年冠军称号。 They wanted to crown Caesar king.他们想立凯撒为王。

2 suicide
n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为
参考例句：
The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。 The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。

3 barely
adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不
参考例句：
The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。 He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。

4 cruising
adj.巡航的v.乘船巡游( cruise的现在分词 )；以快而平稳的速度长距离行驶；巡航；轻而易举赢得（或获得）
参考例句：
The car was cruising along at 100 kilometres an hour. 这辆汽车平稳地以每小时100公里的速度行驶。来自《简明英汉词典》 They will go cruising in the Mediterranean. 他们将在地中海上巡游。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 snatch
n.抢夺，碎片，一阵，一瞬间，一点点；v.夺取，抢劫，抓住
参考例句：
The magazine was snatch from my hand before I could read it.我还没来得及看那期杂志，就被从我手里抢走了。 He had a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair.他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。

6 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。 Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

7 impressive
adj.给人深刻印象的，感人的
参考例句：
This cinema is so impressive that we can't help crying.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。 The suit made him look especially impressive.他穿上这套衣服真精神。

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