As the leader of the Chinese women's national volleyball team, who helped the national team win two World Cup titles and one Olympic gold medal, Zhu said that she wasn't always a talent, especially at the beginning.

作为中国女排的队长，朱婷帮助国家队赢得了两次世界杯冠军和一次奥运会金牌。朱婷说，她并不总是一个天才，尤其是在开始的时候。

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Or maybe not. Given England's displays in the current World Cup, it might be just as well that there's no Olympic cricket.

朝糟处想也许不，以本次世界杯(足球赛)上英格兰的表现看，应该要庆幸奥运会上没有板球比赛。

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THESE days any city or country hoping to stage a big sporting festival, especially the Olympic games and the football World Cup, trumpets the “legacy” that the event will leave.

近些日子任何一个希望举办大型体育赛事——尤其是奥运会以及足球世界杯——的城市或国家都竭力吹捧该赛事结束后的“宝贵遗产”。

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He is currently 15th in the World Cup standings and the veteran snowboarder said he feels confident he can be in the running for an Olympic medal.

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Ferrer has a glittering collection of winners medals, including five Spanish championships, the European Cup and an Olympic gold, but fears a cup final exit could also spell the end of his Euro 2000 dream.

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In the few weeks prior, he had hit the links with President Barack Obama, and announced his romantic relationship with Olympic and World Cup skier Lindsey Vonn.

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But there are more than 600 favelas in the city, and critics say the pacification programme only benefits areas near richer neighbourhoods popular with tourists or Olympic and World Cup venues, our correspondent adds.

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