2007年VOA标准英语-Florida, Ohio State Advance to College Basketba

By Parke Brewer¹
Atlanta
01 April 2007

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Florida's Joakim Noah (13) signals to the stands after the Gators defeated UCLA 76-66 in the men's semifinal basketball game at the Final Four in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, 31 Mar 2007

The defending champion Florida Gators and top-ranked Ohio State University have advanced to the championship game in U.S. men's (Division One) college basketball. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer has a report from Atlanta, Georgia where the Final Four games were played Saturday night.

 

Florida was rarely threatened against a UCLA team it beat in last year's title game, and the Gators secured a 10-point victory in this semifinal, 76-66.

Twice in the second half Florida held an 18-point lead, the last coming with a little over four minutes to go.

Corey Brewer led the winners with 19 points, hitting four out of five three-point field goals and five of six free throws.

It was a tough defeat for coach Ben Howland and his UCLA players.

"We're very disappointed about losing tonight and being here [in the Final Four] for the second straight year without bringing home a championship," said Howland. "But I'm also really, really proud of our players and the great year that we've had and the character that they've displayed."

Florida coach Billy Donovan said his team had been very focused in preparing for UCLA and it paid off.

"You know it was a game where two teams played hard, getting after it, and I'm just proud of our guys that we're back in a situation with an opportunity, you know, to play for it all again on Monday night," said Donovan.

Florida's opponent will be top-ranked Ohio State, which won its 22nd straight game in the other semifinal, beating Georgetown (University of Washington D.C.), 67-60.

Ohio State was led by its two star freshmen⁴. Guard Mike Conley Jr., the son of 1992 Olympic triple jump gold medalist Mike Conley, played all but one minute and scored 15 points. Big center Greg Oden, who played only three minutes in the first half because of foul⁵ trouble, tallied⁶ all of his 13 points in the second half.

"It was real tough in the first half just sitting there, because I wanted to contribute. But my teammates, they stepped up. They did a great job," said Oden.

Georgetown coach John Thompson the third also credited Ohio State's defense⁷.

"Their defense was very good in many ways," said Thompson. "We had too many turnovers⁸ which didn't allow us to get shots at the basket, which did not allow us to get into a rhythm. So you have to give them credit for causing that to happen."

So it will be Ohio State against Florida in the men's national basketball final. The two universities also met in the American-style football title game in January, and Florida came away with a 41-14 win.

1 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

2 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

3 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

4 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句

5 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

6 tallied   

v.计算，清点( tally的过去式和过去分词 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• The girl tallied them with her eyes for a moment. 新娘用目光把这些化妆品清点了一下。 来自教父部分
• His account of the accident tallied with hers. 他对事故的陈述和她的相吻合。 来自辞典例句

7 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。

8 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