【英音模仿秀】“乒乓外交”功臣庄则栋逝世

模仿文本：In fact, its origins are in the early 1970s when a Chinese table-tennis champion Zhuang Zedong helped to pave¹ the way for foreign relations with the United States by initiating² an unlikely friendship with the American table-tennis team at an international tournament in Japan. Well, following that, the Americans visited China, and then President Nixon seized the moment going there himself in 1972, and giving this speech in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

 

 

译文：事实上，“乒乓外交”一词源起于20世纪70年代早期，当时在日本举办的世乒赛上，中国乒乓球冠军庄则栋与美国乒乓球队建立了不可思议的友谊，为中国发展与美国的外交关系铺平了道路。随之，美国代表团访问了中国，尼克松总统也抓住这个机会在1972年亲自访问了中国，并在北京的人民大会堂发表了演说.

 

 

1 pave   

vt.给（道路路面）铺上石板或砖

参考例句：

• The town council decided to pave the square before the Hall.市议会决定把市政厅前的广场铺上石板。
• I believe this treaty will pave the way to peace in Europe.我相信这个条约将为欧洲的和平铺平道路。

2 initiating   

v.开始( initiate的现在分词 )；传授；发起；接纳新成员

参考例句：

• He is good at initiating projects but rarely follows through with anything. 他善于创建项目，但难得坚持完成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Only the perchlorate shows marked sensitiveness and possibly initiating properties. 只有高氯酸盐表现有显著的感度和可能具有起爆性能。 来自辞典例句