US rout China 4-1 in soccer warm-up_体育英语

US rout China 4-1 in soccer warm-up

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Clint Dempsey and Oguchi Onyewu scored on second-half headers to spark the United States past China 4-1 in San Jose, California, Saturday in a football friendly that served as a tournament tuneup for both.

China's Zhang Yaokun (2nd R-#4) jumps up as he celebrates with teammate Zhang Shuai (C-#3) after scoring a goal against the US during the first half in their international football friendly match in San Jose, California. US team won the match 4-1. [AFP]

The Americans, who improved to 5-1 overall against China, rose to 4-0 with one drawn¹ this year and stretched their scoring margin² to 12-3. They open defense³ of their North American crown next week in the Gold Cup.

China slid to 2-3 in 2007 ahead of next month's Asian Cup, pressure growing after losing last month to Thailand for the first time in 14 years. China will open Asian Cup play in Group C with co-host Malaysia, Iran and Uzbekistan.

US midfielder Benny Feilhaber, who plays for Germany's Hamburger SV, scored his first international goal in the 28th minute, chipping over goalkeeper Chen Dong off a pass from debutante⁴ Sacha Kljestan to give the Americans a 2-1 lead.

China's Shao Jiayi had the best chance to equalize but blasted the ball into the left side of the net in the 72nd minute.

Chen denied Clint Dempsey on a breakaway in the 64th minute and dived left to make an outstretched grab to thwart⁵ Beasley in the 73rd minute, but the Americans would not be denied.

Feilhaber sent a corner kick into the area that Dempsey, the only American goal scorer in last year's World Cup, nodded home in the 75th minute to give the US squad⁶ a 3-1 edge.

US defender⁷ Oguchi Onyewu of Standard de Liege nodded home a free kick from US veteran DaMarcus Beasley in the 78th minute for his second international goal to seal a US triumph.

Beasley opened the scoring on a penalty kick in the 10th minute. The midfielder for Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven raced in alone on a breakaway but was tripped in the penalty area by Chen.

Chen received a yellow card and Beasley strode to the spot, then left-footed his 13th international goal straight into the net while the Chinese goalkeeper leaped to his right.

Zhang Yaokun equalized in the 15th minute, taking advantage of a scramble⁸ for a rebound⁹ in the penalty area. Off a pass from Wang Peng, Zhang blasted the ball past Tim Howard for his second international goal.

Fulham defender Carlos Bocanegra served as the US captain while the US team used Tim Howard as goalkeeper in the first half and Kasey Keller in the second, the veteran coming on as a substitute for his 97th cap at age 37.

China's US tour also includes friendlies against Major League Soccer clubs Real Salt Lake on Thursday and June 10 at Colorado.

It was the first match for US coach Bob Bradley since he was named the US coach last month after serving in the post for five months on an interim¹⁰ basis.

China, like the rival US team, has a domestic league that is early in its season. Both teams used a number of young prospects¹¹.

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收听单词发音

1 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 margin
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
参考例句：
We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。 The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

3 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。

4 debutante
n.初入社交界的少女
参考例句：
The debutante's photograph was at the head of the society page.那位初进社交界少女的照片登在社会版的最上头。 She dazzled London society as the most beautiful debutante of her generation.她首次出现在伦敦社交界便艳惊四座，被视为同龄人里最美丽的年轻女子。

5 thwart
v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)
参考例句：
We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。 I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。

6 squad
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句：
The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。 A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

7 defender
n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人
参考例句：
He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。 The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

8 scramble
v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料
参考例句：
He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。 It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

9 rebound
v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回
参考例句：
The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。 Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

10 interim
adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间
参考例句：
The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。 It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

11 prospects
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
参考例句：
There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。 They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

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