China's Xiao and Cheng win third straight world titles |
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| Cheng Fei celebrates after winning the women's vault1 at the 40th World Artistic2 Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, southern Germany on Sept. 8, 2007. |
| Xiao Qin competes during the men's pommel horse final of the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007. |
| STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 9 - China's Xiao Qin and Cheng Fei each won a third straight world title to highlight China's ecstasy3 of claiming three gold medals on Saturday at the Stuttgart Championships.
Xiao, 22, won men's pommel horse while Cheng beat Hong Su Jong from DPRK to retain her vault title which she held for a third year in a row.
Cheng Yibin later added a third gold of the day, and a fifth overall, for China by defending men's rings titles.
Brazilian Diego Hypolito and Russian rookie Ksenia Semenova split the remaining two titles on Saturday with Hypolito winning men's floor and Smenova striking gold on uneven4 bars.
"I felt intense pressure from opponents although I won with relatively5 big edge, which was a very different feeling compared to the last two years," Xiao said.
"In 2005 and 2006, I won with quite confidence. But this time, I didn't know I could win after finishing my routine.
"The Olympics is coming and everyone is working hard, particularly on the difficulty. So am I."
The pommel horse king scored 16.300 points for a spectacular layout with a A score of 6.6, highest of the field, beating Krisztian Berki of Hungary by an amazing 0.600.
British Louis Smith, 18, took the bronze in 15.600.
China's Yang Wei, who became the second gymnast to win back-to-back men's all-around world titles on Friday, just missed a podium finish and ended up fourth in 15.475.
With both vaulting's difficulty reaching 6.5, Cheng scored an average of 15.937 points for the title, beating Hong by 0.125. Alicia Sacramone of the United States took bronze in 15.412.
The 32-year-old Okssana Chusovitina, representing Germany since last year, landed on her knees after the first attempt and ended up sixth.
Men's rings final saw an intense multi-way competition between top gymnasts, in which seven of the eight scored over 16.000.
Chen, last year's gold medalist, showed his strength on rings and received a highest 16.700 of the day, beating Yuri van Gelder of the Netherlands by 0.075 points.
The 2005 world champion Gelder took silver and the bronze medal went to Bulgarian veteran Jordan Jovtchev who scored 16.575.
On the men's floor, the withdrawal6 of reigning7 champion Marian Dragulescu of Romania due to injury left the door wide open for competition.
Hypolito's stable and solid performance earned him the highest score of 16.150 points as no one got through the routine without mistakes.
Gervasio Deferr of Spain collected 15.950 for the silver and the bronze medal went to Japanese Hisashi Mizutori in 15.650.
China's youngster Zou Kai, who led the qualification, was a surprise sixth after staggering in his routine.
American star Anastasia Liukin still lacked a bit luck as she was only 0.050 points behind Semenova to take silver on uneven bars.
The 15-year-old Russian wooed judges with the highest difficulty of 7.2 and sky high flips8, receiving 16.350 for the title.
The bronze medal went to China's newcomer Yang Yilin in 16.150,and defending champion Elizabeth Tweddle of Britain was fourth in 16.125.
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vault
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| n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室 |
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- The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
- The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
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artistic
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| adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的 |
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- The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
- These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
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ecstasy
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| n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷 |
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- He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
- Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。
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uneven
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| adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的 |
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- The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
- The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。
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relatively
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| adv.比较...地，相对地 |
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- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
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withdrawal
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| n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销 |
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- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
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reigning
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| adj.统治的，起支配作用的 |
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- 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。
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flips
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| 轻弹( flip的第三人称单数 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥 |
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- Larry flips on the TV while he is on vacation in Budapest. 赖瑞在布达佩斯渡假时，打开电视收看节目。
- He flips through a book before making a decision. 他在决定买下一本书前总要先草草翻阅一下。
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