第24部分(第3/7 頁)

　class　while　the　petitions　required　at　least　8　girls　to　participate�two　for　singles；　four　for　women’s　doubles　and　two　for　mixed　doubles　and　no　one　was　allowed　to　take　part　in　more　than　one　event　for　either　badminton　or　table　tennis；　which　indicated　all　the　girls　should　join　in　them　no　matter　how　badly　she　played。　In　fact；　one　of　us　was　unable　to　play　either　badminton　or　table　tennis。　Therefore；　the　*erage　of　our　petitiveness　will　be　reduced。

With　poor　skills　in　table　tennis　（it　seems　so　in　my　clas*ates’　eyes�to　which　I　strongly　object）；　I　was　appointed　to　play　women’s　double　by　the　couch　of　our　class　team。　Reluctantly　accepting　the　assignment；　I　applied　myself　to　play　better；　in　order　to　contribute　to　our　group。　I　am　a　part　of　a　whole；　so　sacrificing　my　pride　for　the　sake　of　our　group　is　necessary。

In　the　first　round　of　the　elimination　tournament；　we　played　with　class　7　and　overcame　them　effortlessly；　for　the　simple　reason　that　they　couldn’t　even　do　a　high　toss　serve　demanded　by　the　rules！　But　the　man’s　single　was　not　so　*ooth；　the　arrogant　Jerry　ran　into　an　expert　and　the　two　did　h*e　a　“blood　fight”　before　Jerry　eventually　managed　to　beat　him　with　a　minimal　lead。　We　passed　the　second　round　without　doubt　as　a　result　of　our　excellent　techniques。　Jerry　forced　his　opponent　to　make　mistakes　by　putting　pressure　on　his　backhand　and　hitting　open　space　on　his　forehand　side。　Once　the　opponent　managed　to　block　it；　a　*ashed　ball　would　be　fired；　gaining　another　point　on　Jerry’s　score　board。　The　score　rocketed　wildly　to　10�4。　Confident　of　getting　the　last　point　undoubtedly；　Jerry　fooled　his　opponent　with　his　serve；　using　so　much　backspin；　and　the　ball　almost　died　when　it　hit　the　other　half　of　the　table。　Thus　Jerry　succeeded　in　defeating　his　opponent。

The　process