China's women storm to badminton title at Asiad

时间：2006-12-07 01:39:34

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China's Zhang Ning smashes1 the shuttle during women's team final of badminton against Japan at Doha Asiad, Qatar, Dec. 5, 2006. China beat Japan 3-0.
 
Dec. 6 - China produced a near flawless display to successfully defend their Asian Games women's team badminton title on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Japan.

 

The Japanese, appearing in their first final in 20 years, took the silver while Singapore and South Korea claimed bronze.

 

World singles champion Xie Xingfang sealed victory for China, who earlier this year won the Thomas Cup title, with a 21-12, 21-15 win over Eriko Hirose as Japan failed to take even a set off their opponents3.

 

Xie, whose fiancee and fellow world champion Lin Dan was playing in the men's team final on an adjoining4 court and lost his singles match, was overjoyed at winning.

 

"I felt pretty confident against her (Hirose)," said the 25-year-old Xie.

 

Hirose admitted that she needed to improve if she was to challenge the Chinese.

 

"I know now that if I want to beat a Chinese player then I will need to improve my physical fitness," said the 21-year-old.

 

"However I am very happy that we won silver. Now we must take this forward and train harder for the 2008 Olympics."

 

Japanese coach Joo Bong Park was overjoyed at the team's performance.

 

"Our target was a bronze so I am very happy that we won the silver," he said.

 

Victory for China means their women have only ever missed out once on the Asian Games title, the 1994 edition in Hiroshima, Japan.

 

Olympic singles champion Zhang Ning got them off to the required start as the 31-year-old veteran5 beat Kaori Mori 21-13, 21-15.

 

Zhang said she had been concerned in the second set at her opponent2's seemingly6 endless reserves of energy.

 

"My opponent can really run," gasped7 Zhang.

 

"I felt myself getting a little tired and so I knew I had to speed up the match for my own sake8."

 

However, Zhang, beaten by Xie in this year's world singles final to add to her silver in 2005 and bronze in 2001, didn't sound an optimistic note about her chances in the singles competition.

 

"Even though I should probably have recovered by then, it might not be enough," admitted Zhang, who has won five World Grand Prix' this year.

 

She plays Indonesia's Fransiska Ratnasari on Wednesday.

 

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1 smashes 2dd6dbd036993d6ab220498a791e5f3d     
v.打碎，捣烂( smash的第三人称单数 )；捣毁；重击；撞毁（车辆）
参考例句：
  • It's the lunatic fringe of the Animal Liberation Front which smashes the windows of butchers' shops, not ordinary members like us. 是“动物解放阵线”的极端分子打碎了肉店的玻璃窗，可不是我们这样的普通成员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He smashes the watch in frustrrustration. 将军此刻的心情是得意与失意参半。 来自辞典例句
2 opponent HIoxQ     
n.对手，敌手，反对者；adj.敌对的，反对的
参考例句：
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • After a fierce struggle,he got a beat on his opponent.经过殊死的较量，他占了对手的上风。
3 opponents a1486754c511a0dd96487e99c9f05812     
n.对手，敌手( opponent的名词复数 )；反对者
参考例句：
  • Somehow he always manages to outwit his opponents. 他反正总能设法智胜对手。
  • to use strong-arm tactics against your political opponents 用强制手段对付政敌
4 adjoining Yznzlo     
adj.毗邻的
参考例句：
  • The population overflowed into the adjoining territory. 人口流向了国外。
  • They stayed in adjoining rooms. 他们住的房间紧挨着。
5 veteran 3i3wX     
n.老兵；经验丰富的人，老手
参考例句：
  • My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.我祖父是二战时的老兵。
  • We often asked the veteran workers for advice.我们常常向老工人求教。
6 seemingly yZWxS     
adv.从表面上看起来，似乎是
参考例句：
  • Seemingly,we can do nothing to prevent this from happening.我们似乎没有什么办法阻止这件事发生。
  • For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke.有几秒钟没有人讲话，这几秒钟似乎十分漫长。
7 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要
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  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
8 sake Us4y9     
n.缘故，理由
参考例句：
  • He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
  • We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。

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