NBA Rocket centre Yao Ming of China posed for photos with children from the Chinese Community Center in Houston on Tuesday, February 13, 2007. NBA star Yao Ming of China visited the Chinese Community Center and talked with about 100 children about the Chinese lunar New Year.[sina.com.cn]

Tests on Yao's fractured right leg show him to be progressing on schedule. He has beenrunning on a treadmill, in which Rockets trainers can limit the weight he puts on the leg, and walking through moves and jump shots.

"They are letting me do somejump shots, some practice but not real moves," Yao said. "I can walk on it, and do a lot more now. I have to (wear thebrace) to give me some time to adjust to the brace because I will play the rest of the season with it.

"I've been running on the new treadmill. They control the weight. Now it's still March. I can get back to practice in 10 days to two weeks.

"It's hard to say (when he will play). Hopefully, the beginning of March."

（Agencies）   

Vocabulary:       

center：中鋒

run on a treadmill：在踏車上進行跑步練習

jump shots：跳投練習

brace：支撐作用的護具

（英語點津陳蓓編輯）