China wins four-nation women's basketball tourney

     CHANGZHI, China, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China beat Australia 80-72 on Sunday night and took the title of the four-nation women's basketball tournament with an unbeaten record.

    Earlier on Sunday Brazil defeated New Zealand 73-62 and ranked second when Clarissa Santos scored 16 of her 23 points in the first half and grabbed eight rebounds¹.

    China's Ding Yuan scored 14 points, 11 from the second half, Ma Zengyu had 12, including two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Ji Yanyan added 10. But six Chinese players scored more than eight points with Zhao Shuang and Yang Banban 9 apiece, center Wei Wei 8.

    The home team shot 58 percent on the two-pointer field and 4 of 10 3-pointers, compared to Australia's 45 percent and 2 of 15 from long distance.

    "We played good defense² overall and shot the ball better than the opponent," Chinese coach Sun Fengwu said. "But we made 15 turnovers³ including five in the fourth quarter."It was 39-35 at halftime after Yang Banban hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer⁴. China controlled the third quarter with a 21-11 spurt⁵ for a 60-46 advantage and Australians never closed up to eight points since.

    "We lost mainly because we played bad in the third quarter," said Australia coach Carrie Graf. "China did good job especially at penetrations⁶ and shootings."Abby Bishop⁷ hit a game-high 16 points for Australia, who were one-win and two-loss and placed third in the tourney.

    Brazil completed a two-win and one-loss, and Zealand were win-less and fourth in the tournament. The four teams will move to Yulin, Shaanxi Province for the second leg of the tournament from June 22-24.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• 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。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 turnovers   

n.营业额( turnover的名词复数 )；失误（篮球术语）；职工流动率；（商店的）货物周转率

参考例句：

• However, one other thing we continue to have issues with are turnovers. 然而，另外一件我们仍然存在的问题就是失误。 来自互联网
• The Shanghai team took advantage of a slew of Jiangxi turnovers. 上海队利用江西队的频繁失球占了上风。 来自互联网

4 buzzer   

n.蜂鸣器；汽笛

参考例句：

• The buzzer went off at eight o'clock.蜂鸣器在8点钟时响了。
• Press the buzzer when you want to talk.你想讲话的时候就按蜂鸣器。

5 spurt   

v.喷出；突然进发；突然兴隆

参考例句：

• He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.他进入第八圈时便开始冲刺。
• After a silence, Molly let her anger spurt out.沉默了一会儿，莫莉的怒气便迸发了出来。

6 penetrations   

渗透( penetration的名词复数 )； 穿透； 突破； （男人阴茎的）插入

参考例句：

• Accept my warmest congratulations on your new set of victories and penetrations on your main front. 你们在主要战线上获得一系列新的胜利和突破，请接受我们最热烈的祝贺。
• Provides adjustable alignment, eliminates body wall penetrations. 具有可调整定位功能，避免阀体壳壁被穿透。

7 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。