Dialogue

L=Lourie　J=Jim

L: How many kinds of table tennis playing?

L: 有几种乒乓球项目？

J: There are men's singles, men's doubles, men's team women's doubles, women's single and women's team.

J: 有男子单打、男子又打、男子团体、女子双打、女子单打和女子团体。

L: What does table tennis require?

L: 乒乓球有哪些方面的要求？

J: Oh, it's not a piece of cake. It requires speed, balance, stamina¹, agility², flexibility³, coordination⁴ and good footwork.

J: 噢，这可不是件容易的事，它需要速度、协调、耐力、灵敏、柔韧、协作和良好的步法。

L: I think so. By the way, why do you prefer the pen-hold grip?

L: 我也这么想。顺便问一下，你为什么更喜欢直握拍？

J: I can get more control by doing so.

J: 这样我能更好地控制球。

L: I hope you can teach me this skill sometime.

L: 希望有机会向你请教这方面的技巧。

J: Let's learn together.

J: 让我们共同学习。