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2017考研英语拓展阅读：世界斯诺克16强将有一半来自中国
Half of the top 16 players in the world will be from China one day, says World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn.
世界斯诺克主席巴里·赫恩说，总有一天，世界16强将有一半来自中国。
At present, there are no Chinese players in the elite top 16, with 17th-placed Ding Junhui the highest ranked.
目前，还没有中国球员进入16强精英组，最高排名的丁俊晖也是第17位。
Liang Wenbo, Tian Pengfei, Xiao Guodong, Li Hang, Zhou Yuelong and Yu Delu are the only others from China currently ranked in the top 64.
梁文博，田鹏飞，肖国栋，李行，周跃龙和于德陆是中国目前为止排名前64的选手。
"Over the next 10-15 years, China will dominate most sports. The government are pouring money in," said Hearn.
“在未来10-15年间，中国将主宰大多数体育项目，政府在投入大量资金，”赫恩说。
Of the nine ranking events this season, the Shanghai Masters and China Open are played in China.
本季的九个排名赛中，上海大师赛和中国公开赛在中国展开。
In 2014, the country built its own Crucible Theatre to try to lure the World Championship away from Sheffield, which is contracted tohost the tournament until 2017.
2014年，中国建立了自己的克鲁斯堡大剧院，试图把世界锦标赛从谢菲尔德吸引过来，在谢菲尔德的赛事承包到了2017年。
"It is inevitable one day [that Ding Junhui will win the World Championship]," Hearn told BBC World Service Sport.
“ [丁俊晖会赢得世界冠军]是不可避免的，”赫恩在接受BBC运动频道采访时说。
"He hasn’t had the best of seasons but that may make him the most dangerous player in the field - he has no pressure.
“本季赛事不是他的最佳赛事，但这可能使他成为该领域最危险的球员——因为他没有压力。”
"If Ding happens to win it, it will be a big boost to the game in China and bring in the start of an era with more and more Chinese players.
“如果丁俊晖赢了，将会在中国大大地推动这项运动，开创一个越来越多中国选手的时代。”
"Do I want to see the top-16 players all Chinese players? Do you want to see a draw between all Chinese players? The system is there, if they are good enough, to do exactly that."
“你想看到16强都是中国选手吗?你想看清一色中国选手的比赛吗?但制度就是，如果他们足够地好，那这就会真真切切地发生。”