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　　February 4, 2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin．

　　Among professional basketball players, Jeremy Lin's background is not typical．He graduated from Harvard University, which sends few players to the NBA, and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player．But when you watch him on the court, there is no doubt that he belongs there．He moves with speed and grace that demonstrate years of faithful practice, which is fueled by a love for basketball．

　　Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan．When Lin's father moved to U．S．, his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son, introducing him to the game at the age of five．The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun．

　　In high school, Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA．When he applied for college, he was not offered a single sports scholarship．However, after his admission to Harvard, he was offered a place on its college basketball team．

　　During Lin's time at Harvard, his basketball career began to speed up．He scored 1, 482 points, making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history．

　　When he graduated, no professional teams offered Lin a contract, but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League．He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors．

　　At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement．He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years．But slowly, the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety．In a few very difficult months, he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up．

　　But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream, so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come．Then his moment arrived on February 4, 2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight．After that, he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory．

　　The Associated Press called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA"．Knicks fans developed the nickname for him "Linsanity"(林发疯)．Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World", Jeremy Lin included．

　　No doubt, Lin fever is continuing to spread if you haven't already caught "Linsanity", get ready．

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　　Some strange,wi1d and wonderful stories colored the news in 2011：

　　★A Copenhagen(哥本哈根)bus company has put “love seats” on its vehicles for people looking for a partner．“Even love at first sight is possible on the bus”, said a spokesman to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a “love seat”sign．

　　★Shoppers at an international fair in Verona, Italy, found a cellphone-equipped golden coffin(棺材)among the items on display．The phone will help“the dead” contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake．

　　★A man in New York came up with a disarming(解除疑虑的)way to set off his latest bank heist(盗窃), approaching the clerks window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying “give me the money”!

　　★An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years．The whole cost is 400 dollars．

　　★A set of artificial teeth made for British war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as “the teeth that saved the world ”sold for nearly 18，OOO pounds(21,500 Euros, 24,000 dollars)at auction．

　　★A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping(丢弃)a cat in a rubbish bin．She was fined 250 pounds(280 Euros, 400 dollars)after admitting guilty．

　　★The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died．

　　★TWO Australian men who needed surgery(外科手术)after shooting each other in the bottoms during drinking to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately．

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　　Ladies and Gentlemen, some strange, wild and wonderful stories colored the news in 2010, you may like them．

　　★A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its buses for people looking for a partner．"Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign．

　　★Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the items on display．The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake．

　　★A man in New York came up with a disarming(手无寸铁的)way to perform his latest bank heist, approaching the clerk's window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a note saying “give me the money!”

　　★An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years．The whole cost is 400 dollars．

　　★A set of artificial teeth(假牙)made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds(21,500 euros, 24,000 dollars)at auction(拍卖)．

　　★A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping(抛弃)a cat in a rubbish bin．She was fined 250 pounds(400 dollars, 280 euros)after pleading guilty．

　　★The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died．

　　★Two Australian men needed surgery(手术)after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt and they were charged 400 dollars separately．

　　★A Kuwaiti MP(议员)suggested state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in an effort to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich state．

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