In some ways, Professor Xu is like the sportsman Liu Xiang.

在某些方面，许教授很像运动员刘翔。

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Liu Xiang equaled the world record on the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

刘翔在2004年雅典奥运会上平了世界纪录。

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Although he was not considered a favourite for the gold, Liu Xiang finally became the champion of the 2004 Olympic Games.

尽管人们没想过他会夺冠，但是刘翔还是成为了2004年奥运会的冠军。

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Last week it took 12.91 seconds for China's Liu Xiang to usher in a new era.

CNN: China takes the Olympic limelight

However Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang's absence again from the CPPCC session is "arousing dissatisfaction among the online population", Xinhua reports.

BBC: China media: Two sessions

Ma Bang added that the player from Jiangsu Province has been placed in the same league as China's NBA export Yao Ming and 110m hurdles record holder Liu Xiang.

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