Meet China prospect Yi at NBA

时间：2007-04-07 00:35:54

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The red-hot NBA prospect1 Yi jianlian of China is about to set off to US for NBA draft as soon as the China's domestic basketball league (CBA) ends, according to Yi's American agency.

The seven-foot (2.12) meter is scheduled to undergo two-month long intensive training up to this July, when the Chinese basketball team will be in for NBA summer league.


China's basketball player Yi Jianlian hangs on the net during a match at the 15th Asian Games in Doha in December 2006. A group of NBA executives and scouts2 has descended3 on China to watch top Chinese players Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi battle it out in CBA finals. [AFP]
 
As the US side said, and Yi's team Guangdong Hongyuan, CBA champions for the past three seasons, Yi has got opportunity to obtain the personal instructions from NBA officials and executives like Hakeem Olajuwon, and participated in training camp organized by each team.

After NBA officials make a final evaluation4 on the power forward's performance in accordance with NBA rules, Yi is more likely to be soon picked up by the top eight teams in draft selections

"We are highly supporting Yi Jianlian's NBA draft training plan", Hu Jia, vice5 director with China Basketball Administration, "Yi with his team has recently submitted a detailed6 arrangement of his US tour, even illustrating7 everyday task, that's satisfying

"What's more, with the help of a force of experienced American coach group, Yi will have been definitely improved on quickness, strength and shot."

While Yi is in America, national team has planned to avoid meeting powerful opponents, so to ensure his temporary leave won't affect the whole team's regular training.

"Being earlier to arrive US is able to help him touch with western cultures and customs that benefit his English language-learning as well", Hu added.

Being a top pick in June's NBA draft, the rising basketball sensation has long been touted8 as the best player to come out of China since Yao Ming, the All-Star centre for the Houston Rockets.

"This could be my last CBA finals, so I am planning to play my best ever," the 20-year-old power forward ahead of last Sunday's opener in Dongguan, the first game in the best-of-seven series.

During the CBA regular season, Yi showed quickness, strength and a good outside shot in averaging 25.5 points and 11.8 rebounds9 a game.

"Americans like to look at the numbers, so if Yi can have a finals game like I had in 2002 when I hit all of my 21 shots, then he could move up to be the number one overall pick in the NBA draft," Yao offered his own generous suggestions for his compatriot


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1 prospect P01zn     
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
2 scouts e6d47327278af4317aaf05d42afdbe25     
侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员
参考例句：
  • to join the Scouts 参加童子军
  • The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。
3 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
4 evaluation onFxd     
n.估价，评价；赋值
参考例句：
  • I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
  • The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。
5 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
6 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
参考例句：
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
7 illustrating a99f5be8a18291b13baa6ba429f04101     
给…加插图( illustrate的现在分词 )； 说明； 表明； （用示例、图画等）说明
参考例句：
  • He upstaged the other speakers by illustrating his talk with slides. 他演讲中配上幻灯片，比其他演讲人更吸引听众。
  • Material illustrating detailed structure of graptolites has been etched from limestone by means of hydrofluoric acid. 表明笔石详细构造的物质是利用氢氟酸从石灰岩中侵蚀出来。
8 touted 00151f908b31d984fd20d8b48dba34f3     
v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报
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  • She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
  • People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句
9 rebounds 87b0c2d1da6e752183ab26d425c5acd4     
反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴
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  • V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
  • In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

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