初中英語閱讀題:No stopping Dan

　　No stopping Dan

　　Another victory for Lin Dan!

　　LAST week, Lin Dan won the men's singles final at the World Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), Malaysia.

　　He became the second men's singles player to win the world championship title two years on the run (連續(xù)地).

　　More than 9,000 people watched and cheered his win. He dropped (跪下) to the floor and pulled his shirt over his head at the end of the game.

　　"I'm very happy with this win, it's the result of much hard work," he says.

　　The 23-year-old is known as Super Dan to his fans. He is one of the top Chinese badminton players. But he didn't do well at the Sudirman Cup (蘇迪曼杯) in Scotland this June. His coach criticized (批評) him in public.

　　Lin was sad but decided to work harder. He spent most of his time practicing. After practice, he talked with his coach to see how he could improve.

　　"I don't relax," he says. "I work twice as hard as others."

　　Lin says he had long wanted to match the great Chinese player Yang Yang. Yang Yang won world titles in 1987 and 1989.

　　Well, now Super Dan's dream has come true.

（育路中小學教育）