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005 网球

Today Yang Chen and I are playing a game of tennis.

OK, just a minute. To serve S-E-R-V-E is to put the tennis ball in play by throwing it up into the air and hitting it with a racquet.

OK. Good return, Yang Chen!

Well, that means the score is " Love Fifteen" . Love for me and 15 for you.

Love in tennis scoring meansZero”.

Yes. Tennis scoring is very complicated, isn't it? To win a game a player must win four points and two more points than his opponent.

So, the first point is called " 15" .

That's right. The second point is called " 30" , and the third point is called ...

No.

It's just the tradition now, Yang Chen.

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