【BBC随身英语】63ChineseSnookerPlayers中国斯诺克选手（上）

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Chinese Snooker Players 中国斯诺克选手 (上)
The World Snooker Championship 世界斯诺克冠军赛

沪江答题纸加载中……

Snooker is a big sport in China. Sources suggest there are 300 million snooker players there, which is more than the rest of the world put together.

So it's no surprise that some of the world's best players come from China. They have been______1______ their talent at the World Snooker Championship, which takes place every year here in the UK at the Crucible Theatre in the northern English city of Sheffield.

The World Snooker Championship is the most important event in professional snooker______2______ prize money, prestige and world ranking points.

This year four of the contenders for World Snooker Champion were Chinese – Marco Fu, Liu Chuang, Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo. Liu Chuang and Liang Wenbo are______3______ in Sheffield this year, in fact.

However, only one of those players, Liang Wenbo, has ______4______. Wenbo is currently officially ranked 53 in the world. His best performance______5______ was when he reached the last 32 in the 2006 Welsh Open, so to get through to the final eight in the World Championship is quite an achievement. He may go even further.

参与方式：1.听短文，填出文章中空缺单词。
2.根据短文大意，判断句子对错。
1）Snooker is not very popular in China. True / False
2）The World Snooker Championship happens every year in Sheffield. True / False

以下为回复可见内容

1. showing off – 显耀
2. in terms of – 以…而论
3. making their debut – 他们的首次登场
4. made it to the final eight – 进入了决赛最后八强
5. to date – 至今

1.False 2.True

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more than the rest of the world put together – 比世界其它所有加起来都要多
showing off – 显耀
in terms of – 以…而论
prestige – 威望
world ranking points – 国际得分等级
contenders – 竞争者
making their debut – 他们的首次登场
made it to the final eight – 进入了决赛最后八强
ranked – 排名
to date – 至今