Pickleball

It’s got nothing to do 【小题1】 pickles(泡菜) — it’s a sport. It has been described as a 【小题2】(combine) of tennis, badminton and table tennis. Picture a small plastic ball soaring through the air 【小题3】 you need to bat back to your partner, or partners. Many Brits (英国人) are listening to their inner athlete and 【小题4】 (pick) up this racket game. In the UK, there are 【小题5】 (current) around 7,000 players, according to Pickleball England. But the association 【小题6】 (aim) to have more than 25,000 players by 2025 and is even attempting to get the sport played as part of promotion for the 2028 Olympics.

How exactly do you play this game? Well, it can be played indoors 【小题7】 outdoors and it can be played as a singles or doubles game. There are a few easy-to-understand rules. The ball is served underhand and should 【小题8】 (bat) diagonally across the court. On 【小题9】 first two hits, the ball has to bounce, but after that, players are free to volley. 【小题10】 (win) a point, the defending side must miss the ball.

So, if you fancy picking it up, find your local Pickleball court and give it a go!

All over the world millions of people take part in different 【小题1】 (kind) of sports, such as surfing, football, running, skipping, plank and so on. Football doesn’t need expensive 【小题2】(equip), which is the basis of its 【小题3】(popular). Kids can be seen 【小题4】 (play) to their hearts’ content with a ball【小题5】(make) of plastic bags. Besides, it is the best way to communicate 【小题6】 each other and much more than just a sport. Running as 【小题7】 popular sport can not only improve lung function but also help treat asthma, 【小题8】 deals with stress and 【小题9】 (anxious), making people relaxed and 【小题10】(energy), so it is loved by everybody.

Through a lifetime of effort and great love, young Chilean David Bobadilla has made himself a wushu champion (冠军). Now he is focusing on 【小题1】 (train) the next generation of players 【小题2】 are fond of traditional Chinese wushu.

At 16, Bobadilla became part of the Chilean Wushu Federation, which allowed him to compete nationally 【小题3】, a few years later, internationally. At that time, he was diving into the 【小题4】 (interest) but complex (复杂的) world of Chinese characters when he began taking classes in standard Chinese at a Confucius Institute in Santiago.

He first set foot on Chinese soil in 2014 thanks 【小题5】 the Chinese Bridge competition (比赛). The next year he won a scholarship to study in China. In fact, David competed in more than 20 wushu 【小题6】 (match) at the international, national and university levels during his time in China, taking him across the country. Wushu instilled in him a high degree of self-control, which helped him grow 【小题7】 (personal) and professionally.

With the knowledge got in China, added to his firm love for wushu, the young man 【小题8】 (begin) to help many schools and clubs get the necessary wushu equipment in Chile. In additional, he went a step further by founding the Wushu Center, which is located in 【小题9】 same community where he lives. The center aimed 【小题10】 (spread) this sport, the Chinese culture, the Chinese language and the knowledge he got in China.