"I wanted to take the magic of snooker to towns, cities and countries where people had only ever seen snooker on television," he said.

“我想把斯诺克的魔力带到各镇、各城、各国里那些只能在电视上体验斯诺克的人们。”他如是说。

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An international snooker competition in Beijing in 2005 caused official embarrassment after fans talked loudly on mobile phones during games and took flash photographs.

在2005年北京举办的一项国际斯诺克比赛中，观众在比赛期间大声打手机，用闪光灯拍照，令举办方尴尬。

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My dad was watching a snooker competition on the television, and I liked what I saw so much that I asked for a table.

当时爸爸正从电视上观看一场斯诺克比赛，我看到后非常喜欢，于是就想要一张球桌。

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He had been at the Philpotts' house on the night of the fire and had sex with Mairead on a snooker table, with the support and encouragement of her husband.

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Holt hails from Nottingham, but missed out on one of snooker's most interesting nicknames, which has already being bagged by fellow East Midlander Anthony Hamilton.

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He sat and looked at the snooker on the telly.

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