毫无疑问，沙滩排球是最酷的运动之一。1996年起它成为了奥运会比赛项目，然而早在20世纪20年代它就已经风靡加利福尼亚海滩了。近来这项运动引起了一些争议，争议的问题就是关于球员们打球时穿的球衣。大多数选手戴着太阳眼镜，穿着海滩装，有批评者指出这让观众们更多地关注穿着性感的运动员而不是比赛本身。任何人对此都会有自己的看法，然而这项运动对选手的技巧和投入有相当的要求。再加上要应对沙子、阳光和风力等无法预测的自然因素，沙滩排球的难度也大大提高。你不妨在下一个休假日亲自尝试一下，你会发现玩沙滩排球是多么的困难!

    Volleyball offers the Chinese spectators a lot to get excited about this year. The Chinese women have real pedigree in indoor volleyball. Since Lang Ping and her team-mates claimed the gold medal back in 1984, 3 other medals have followed, including the gold medal in Athens 2004. The current Chinese team has a good blend of youth and experience. In veteran Feng Kun, China has a wonderful tactician and her work with the coach, Chen Zhonghe, has started to get the best out of China's young stars. The team will face strong opposition from Cuba, Russia and Brazil, but China has the players to deal with this. With Feng's wonderful sets, and the explosives spikes of Zhao Ruirui, China can pose problems to any team. It just depends how the Chinese women handle the pressure on the day.

    排球比赛让中国观众在这一年更加兴奋 ......