每年兩會，政協體育界別的姚明委員都會成為輿論關注的焦點，他高大的身形、廣泛的知名度和在體育界的影響力讓他很難不引人注意。

Yao Ming joins a panel discussion during the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing on Tuesday. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY

"We have to bring down the threshold of sports participation for the general public by making events and competitions much closer and easier to take part in," Yao told China Daily on Wednesday in Beijing.
姚明本周三在北京接受《中國日報》記者采訪時說：“我們要舉辦更多讓人們可以廣泛參與的體育活動和比賽，降低群眾參與體育運動的門檻。”

"This will help more people adopt sports as a lifestyle while creating more business opportunities in the sports industry," he said.
他說：“這能幫助更多人把體育鍛煉當做一種生活方式，同時也給體育行業創造出更多商機。”

目前作為實體化改革后的中國籃協主席，姚明透露他今年的提案是有關推進“小籃球”項目普及的。

Yao will file a new proposal to promote a “mini basketball” program customized for children under 12 years old, which features smaller balls, lower rims and more accessible courts, in primary schools this year to make the already popular sport more appealing to the juniors.
姚明今年將提交有關推進“小籃球”項目普及的提案。“小籃球”項目是針對12歲以下青少年的籃球推廣計劃，使用小尺寸籃球、降低高度的籃筐和小型球場。今年這一項目將在小學推廣，使已經非常流行的籃球運動更受青少年歡迎。

英文來源：中國日報網
翻譯&編輯：yaning