CCTV9英语新闻：Wuxi Classic: Ding eases past Burnett 5-3

As Ding Junhui opened his bid for Wuxi Classic success with a battle against Jamie Burnett on Monday. The Chinese number one would be looking to bounce back from his quarterfinal loss in the Yixing Open last week.

　　Ding had won both of their previous meetings and looked in control with several brilliant pots. But the match became sloppy¹ later and was littered with errors. After several exchanges, Ding needed a little bit of luck to seal the opening frame. And here it is. This blue very fortunate to drop in, both players seeing the funny side.

　　Ding was not at his best, and Burnett won the next two frames to move ahead. But Ding took advantage of his opponent’s errors to win the fourth frame and level the match.

　　Burnett then soon regained² the lead after a top break of 78.

　　But Ding went on a roll from there. After potting a difficult red in the sixth frame, the local favorite made a brilliant clearance³, making a break of 86. And he continued in the same vein⁴, winning the next frame with a break of 80 and putting himself firmly in the driver’s seat. And full of confidence he claimed the eighth and final frame completing a 5-3 win. Ding’ll face Joe Perry in the second round.

1 sloppy   

adj.邋遢的，不整洁的

参考例句：

• If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
• Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。

2 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

3 clearance   

n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理

参考例句：

• There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
• The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。

4 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。