China, Cuba storm to victory in women volleyball

时间：2007-06-01 03:21:48

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China and Cuba opened their Beilun Cup women's volleyball tournament campaigns on a winning note Wednesday. Yet, in totally different fashion.

Reigning1 Olympic champion China crushed the Netherlands in straight sets, while the Cubans fought back from 2-0 down in sets to outlast2 the Dominican Republic in a five-set thriller3.

The Chinese proved too strong for their European rivals and took the first two sets comfortably, 25-16 and 25-18.

The Dutch women refused to give in and stepped up pressure in the third set. A number of unforced errors on the Dutch side, however, allowed China to close out it at 26-24.

"We did a good job in serving, which put a lot of pressure on our opponents," said Chinese head coach Chen Zhonghe.

Dutch coach Avital Selinger echoed Chen's view, saying that his team could find no answers to China's strong serving and therefore played inconsistently.

China had a total of seven service aces4, four from Sun Xiaoqing, who made her first international appearance in the starting line-up.Sun also had 11 spikes5 in her 15-point haul.

Flier Manon was the leading scorer for the Dutch team with 11 points.

Earlier in the day, the Dominican Republic squandered6 a two-set lead to lose to Cuba 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 18-20.

Despite the hard-fought victory, Cuban coach Perdomo Estrella Antonio didn't hide his dissatisfaction with his team. "Although we won the match, my team were very inconsistent. We have to work in this area," he said.

The Dominicans controlled the early stages of the match against a strangely subdued7 Cuba.

But the Cubans can never be written off, and Calerdon Diaz Rosir (17 points, 14 spikes) and Yumilka Ruiz Luaces (16 points, 13 spikes) led the response as they rallied to claim the next two sets.

Lead changes were the theme of the fifth set, as both teams battled hard for the decider. Cuba set up a 13-10 lead before the Dominicans surged back ahead 16-15, but was unable to finish off the Cubans. Leading at 19-18, Cuba eventually emerged the winners after Rosir jumped from the left to smash a kill.

Rosir led the Cuban with 17 points, and Milagros Cabral De La Cruz top-scored for the Dominican Republic with 21 points.

On Thursday, The Netherlands takes on Cuba and China faces the Dominican Republic


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1 reigning nkLzRp     
adj.统治的，起支配作用的
参考例句：
  • The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
  • Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。
2 outlast dmfz8P     
v.较…耐久
参考例句：
  • The great use of life is to spend it doing something that will outlast it.人生的充分利用就是为争取比人生更长久的东西而度过一生。
  • These naturally dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms.这些自然风干的花会比一束鲜花更加持久。
3 thriller RIhzU     
n.惊险片，恐怖片
参考例句：
  • He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
  • I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。
4 aces ee59dee272122eff0b67efcc2809f178     
abbr.adjustable convertible-rate equity security (units) 可调节的股本证券兑换率；aircraft ejection seat 飞机弹射座椅；automatic control evaluation simulator 自动控制评估模拟器n.擅长…的人( ace的名词复数 )；精于…的人；（ 网球 ）（对手接不到发球的）发球得分；爱司球
参考例句：
  • The local representative of ACES will define the local area. ACES的当地代表将划定当地的范围。 来自互联网
  • Any medical expenses not covered by ACES insurance are the sole responsibility of the parents. 任何ACES保险未包括的医疗费用一律是父母的责任。 来自互联网
5 spikes jhXzrc     
n.穗( spike的名词复数 )；跑鞋；（防滑）鞋钉；尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划
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  • a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
  • There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉，以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 squandered 330b54102be0c8433b38bee15e77b58a     
v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
  • She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）
7 subdued 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d     
adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
  • I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

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