乒乓外交史 Ping-pong Diplomacy

　　One of the first public hints of improved U.S.-China relations came on April 6, 1971, when the American Ping-Pong team, in Japan for the 31st World Table Tennis Championship, received a surprise invitation from their Chinese colleagues for an all-expense paid visit to the People’s Republic. Time magazine called it "The ping heard round the world." On April 10, nine players, four officials, and two spouses stepped across a bridge from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland, ushering in an era of "Ping-Pong diplomacy." They were the first group of Americans allowed into China since the Communist takeover in 1949.

　　1971年4月6日，乒乓球曾經作為中美關系友好使者，為兩國關系的發展做出了突出的貢獻。那時，美國的乒乓球隊，在日本參加第31屆乒乓球冠軍賽事。他們驚奇地接受到來自中國的邀請，費用全由中國承擔。正如紐約時代雜志所說，乒乓球的聲音回蕩全球！4月10日，9名隊員，4名官員，兩對夫婦登上了香港連接大陸的橋梁，捧出了“乒乓外交”。他們就是從1949年新中國成立以后，第一批踏上中國土地的人們。

　　In various ping-pong games, the most famous is the world championship competition, which was held once a year at the beginning, now, it is held twice a year ever since 1957.

　　在名目繁多的乒乓球比賽中，最負盛名的是世界乒乓球錦標賽，起初每年舉行一次，1957年后改為兩年舉行一次。

　　In 1904, a shanghai shop keeper called Wang Dao WU, brought 10 sets of table tennis tools home, the game was therein introduced to china.

　　1904年，上海一家文具店的老板王道午從日本買回10套乒乓球器材.從此,乒乓球運動傳入中國。

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