新时代的中国人 荆棘与荣耀：新时代女排奋斗记（二 英）

　　“新时代的中国人”丛书聚焦新时代社会生活各方面的代表性、典型性人物，讲述在改革开放历程中中国人真实、生动的个体故事，展现新时代中国人积极向上的价值理念和精神追求，为国际社会多维度了解中国人、理解中国的发展进步，提供一个窗口、一个视角。郎平为什么出山，朱婷如何成长为世界第一主攻，从38年来的最差战绩到五年三获世界冠军，这个团队如何披荆斩棘走向光明？作者长期跟踪采访报道中国女排，见证了女排的起步、成长和腾飞。本书全面记录中国女排的拼搏历程，生动刻画中国女排团队群像，人物鲜明，细节饱满。Heroes of China’s New Era， a 8-volume book series published by China Intercontinental Press， extols a selection of role models embodying the zeitgeist of today’s Chinese society. The narratives of common individuals as heir to China’s fine traditions present the highlights of a picture showing people’s shared commitment to the Chinese Dream.The author， with her long-term focus on interviewing and reporting the Chinese women's volleyball team， has witnessed the progress of the Chinese team， who， through their enormous efforts， go through ups and downs to excellence. This book can help answer the following questions：Why did Lang Ping serve as the head coach of the Chinese team again？How could Zhu Ting grow into the world's best Outside Spiker？How could the Chinese team， after suffering the worst setback， struggle to win three world championship within five years？The book， by depicting both the team and individuals in a vivid manner， gives a detailed account of the long-term efforts made by the Chinese team.

　　马寅，体育记者，毕业于中国人民大学新闻系。2003年开始专注排球报道。2008年出版著作《我爱女排》。2014年创办自媒体“我爱女排”。2019年获得国际体育记者协会（AIPS）“zui佳自媒体”金奖。Ma Yin， one of the most impactful sports journalists in China with over twenty-year experiences working across sports categories nationwide， is recognized as a master in sports storytelling. Ma Yin started her career in 1997. She began to focus on covering volleyball in 2003 and soon became the most trusted voice for telling stories about China women’s volleyball team on and off court.In 2008， she published her book "We Love Volleyball".In 2014， she founded her self-media platform “WeLoveVolley”.In 2019， she was awarded the "Best Journalistic Weblog" by the International Sports Press Association （AIPS）.

Preface The Spirit of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team will endureIntroduction Chapter One 2013: Do not go too far to forget why you started Chapter Two 2014: Sixteen years have passed since Lang Ping resigned as the head coach of the Chinese national teamChapter Three 2015: The strong one is born out of challenges Chapter Four 2016: The Chinese team never give up fightingChapter Five 2017: To start anew Chapter Six 2018: Though our national anthem couldn’t be played, we still could try to have our national flag raisedChapter Seven 2019: Having the national flag raised, and the national anthem played