Yao Ming's documentary premiere

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Updated: 2005-02-21 13:58

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Yao Ming's documentary premiere

An English documentary movie featuring Chinese basketball star Yao Ming is showing in cinemas in the United States.

"The Year of the Yao" is a one-and-half-hour documentary movie about the Chinese athlete's meandering road to NBA stardom .

It includes some rare behind-the-scenes footage, such as the basketball star learning English.

Yao Ming is a household name in China and highly regarded internationally.

He surpassed NBA legend Michael Jordon in the recent NBA All-Star ballot, receiving a record of more than 2.5 million votes from basketball fans worldwide.

It's reported that the documentary movie will soon be shown in Chinese cinemas.

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Vocabulary:

stardom: the status of being acknowledged as a star（明星的地位）

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