第九十六集《和网球赛跑》
The Olympic Adventures of the Fuwa Tennis in a Wheelchair
—Darren How's your hearing?
—You always have these earphones in your ears So that I will become deaf earlier
—Well you heard me just now For that I think I'll keep this mp3 player for you
—Oh no mom I'm sorry I won't talk back anymore.
—Now you know you're making mistake
—How many times have I told you don't play with grandpa's wheelchair
—That's just amazing.
—I never knew that the wheelchair could be so powerful!
—That's just a normal wheelchair, there are other ones better than that
—Are you serious Lele What could be better than Grandpa's?
—The athletes who take part in the Paralympics all use a specially made wheelchair
—It's fantastic Let's go and see it
—In a sport called wheelchair tennis they use a three-wheeled wheelchair,
—It has a special device to protect the athlete from tipping over
—There are waist seat and foot bands used to strap down each part of the body
—Playing tennis in a wheelchair?
—It sounds very difficult!
—Yes the tennis ball is flying everywhere, and it is going really fast.
—I don't think the wheelchair can go faster than the feet. don't look down upon the wheelchair tennis players
—You have to know there isn't anything you can't do if you really have desire
—Wheelchair Tennis was started in the USA in 1976 by two Paralympics athletes
—It became an official game of the Paralympics in 1992.
—The game follows regular Tennis rules in justabout every way but the only difference is, the ball is allowed to bounce twice before a player must hit it
—Oh That's really cool!
—Speed is the most important requirement for a wheelchair tennis player,
—The wheelchair is their legs Once there was a terrible accident
—Chantal Vandierendonc was an 18-year-old girl in the Netherlands

—She was famous because she was a national level tennis player
—Then this horrible accident left her unable to walk But Chantal had a strong spirit
—Hi, Chantal, Come. Time for practice Quick. Where is the ball landing?
—Where should the wheelchair turn to?
—High ball!
—Chantal!
—It was difficult But she kept practicing, And it paid off ~ Chantal!

—You were chosen to participate in the Paralympic Games in Korea!
—Really. Awesome I've been waiting for this day!
—It's a reward for all your effort Congratulations!
—Thank you!
—Oh my hand You've gotten really strong!
—In 1988 after a challenging competition
—Chantal Vandeirendonc earned a gold medal in wheelchair tennis for the Netherlands
—Wheelchair tennis gave back meaning to my life.
—I have to help people understand that however big the trouble is in their lives they can do more than they ever imagine
—China's team first took part in the wheelchair tennis competition in the 2004 Paralympics.
—Liu Xiaoqing represented China, Who could have believed this 46-year-old was learning wheelchair tennis by himself
—Professor!
—Are you crazy?
—I don't want to play you.
—Do you mind if I borrow your racket for a minute?
—You. Are you serious?
—Let me have a try!
—And then Liu who only received six month's training beat all the players on the team
—He became their Number 1 seeded player So he earned the first qualification to enter the Paralympics in New Zealand.
—Another Chinese wheelchair tennis competitor was Dong Fuli
—She lost her right leg in the Tang-Shan Earthquake when she was only six years old
—Even Dong couldn't imagine that she would still have such astonishing talent at sports.
—Eventually, she turned her attention to the sport of wheelchair tennis.
—Her natural talent and hard practice paid off
—And she took part in the world wide competition
—It's so touching I don't know what I should say!
—If you try sitting on the wheelchair, you will understand how difficult it really is to play
—Huh, are you going to teach me?
—An athlete once said ‘When I am playing tennis, I can't explain how I feel, I just do it!
—That is really inspiring.
—That was said by Esther Vergeer who is the Number 1 wheelchair tennis player in the World.
—There's a metaphor for this,
—Nothing is difficult or easy If you do it
—The difficult becomes easy, if you don't The easy becomes difficult.
—Yes you can succeed if you insist on it.
—You're right!
—Look at my self-made wheelchair.
—Come on everyone, come and try it out.
—I will make these for every athlete who needs one
—That way all athletes could play wheelchair tennis!
—Well. Maybe it needs a little more work first
—Today I learned something amazing People with physical disabilities really have tremendous abilities.