Mr Meng, I remind you, Yao Ming is in the NBA.

孟先生，我提醒你，姚明正在NBA打篮球了。

China's 639 athletes entered last behind towering flag bearer Yao Ming, to a thunderous reception from the crowd.

国代表团639位运动健儿在高大的旗手姚明的带领下入场，全场响起雷鸣般的掌声。

What does the newspaper say about Yaoming in yesterday's game?

姚明昨天的比赛报纸上是怎么说的?

An NBA game lasts 48 minutes, so Yao will only play half of it.

NBA球赛一场是 48分钟，所以姚明每次只能打半场。

Yao Ming is best known for his work in the NBA.

姚明最出名的是他在NBA打球。

He fell in love with Yao Ming.

那他就很看好姚明。

The tallest athlete was Yao Ming. The basketball player from China is 2.29m tall.

这名最高的运动员叫姚明。他是一名篮球运动员，来自国，身高2.29米。

Since his retirement in 2011, Yao has been pursuing reforms of professional basketball in China.

自2011年退休以来，姚明一直致力于国职业篮球的改革工作。

Such impressive performances in Tokyo have helped partly fill the void left by the retirement of a number of international sporting stars, such as ex-NBA All-Star Yao Ming, Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang and tennis Grand Slam winner Li Na.

运动员在东京赛场上的惊艳表现填补了一众国际体育巨星退役的空白，例如前美国职业篮球联赛全明星球员姚明，奥运跨栏冠军刘翔和网球大满贯得主。

From a China perspective, I think of big names like Ma Long, Sun Yang, Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, huge sports stars in China.

从国的角度来看，我想到了像马龙、孙杨、姚明、刘翔这样的大人物，他们都是国巨大的体育明星。

And of course, Yao Ming is just one signal of our shared love of basketball- I'm only sorry that I won't be able to see a Shanghai Sharks game while I'm visiting.

而姚明正是我们两国人民都热爱篮球的一个标志令我遗憾的是，此行我不能观看上海东方大鲨鱼队的比赛。

135 torchbearers joined the morning relay on Wednesday, including astronaut Jing Haipeng, former NBA player Yao Ming, and film director Zhang Yimou, who will direct the opening ceremony of the Games.

周三上午，共有 135 名火炬手参加了火炬传递，其包括宇航员景海鹏、前 NBA 球员姚明和将执导奥运会开幕式的电影导演张艺谋。

The waves can reach a maximum of 9 meters, about three stories high and even taller than four of China's famous basketball player, Yao Ming.

涌潮掀起的巨浪最高可达9米约等于3层楼高比4个姚明还要高。

The waves can reach a maximum of 9 meters, about three stories high, even taller than 4 of China's famous basketball player, Yao Ming.

涌潮掀起的巨浪最高可达9米，相当于三层楼高，甚至比四个国著名篮球运动员姚明还要高。

Yao just opened up the doors for the kids who enjoy the sport to show them that it's possible to achieve this level.

姚明为热爱篮球的孩子们打开了一扇门，让他们看到达到他这种高度的曙光。

Houston Rockets' star centre Yao Ming suffered from knee and leg injuries before he managed to attend the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

休斯顿火箭队的球星姚明，在他将要参加2008年北京奥运会之前，他伤了膝伤和腿伤。

2 The tallest and the shortest 2 The tallest athlete was Yao Ming. The basketball player from China is 2.29m tall.

最高的和最矮的这名最高的运动员叫姚明。他是一名篮球运动员，来自国，身高2.29米。

He founded The Yao Ming Foundation in 2008, and he has built five schools in Sichuan and other areas.

2008年，他成立了姚明基金会，他已经在四川和其他地方创办了5所学校。

For three years, I never spoke to Yao because I thought it was a language barrier there.

三年来，我从来没有和姚明说过话，因为我认为这是一种语言障碍。

Among recent players is Yao Ming, who has increased basketball’s fan base in his native China.

其有姚明，他增加了许多国篮球迷。