China beat Ghana to enter semifinals in Toulon_体育英语

China beat Ghana to enter semifinals in Toulon

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China advanced as group leaders in the Toulon soccer tournament with a 2-1 decisive win against Ghana in southern France on June 5.

Chen Tao(C) dribbles¹ through Ghanaian defence.

The Chinese team will now go to the semifinals against group A runners-up Cote d'Ivoire on June 7. France will take on Portugal in the other semifinal.

Ghana took the lead eight minutes into the game, taking advantage of a mistake by a defender² Wang Shouting. But China rallied back in the second half with goals from playmakerr Chen Tao and forward Jiang Ning, who scored both of the goals in the team's 2-1 win over Holland in last round.

China's Serbian coach Ratomir Dujkovic was satisfied with the win, saying the team's strategy to fight for the championship was unchanged.

Like its previous match, China battled hard to protect its advantage in the ending moments, after defender Lu Jianjun was brandished³ his second yellow card and sent off 12 minutes before the end of the game.

Portugal follows China's steps to the semifinals after drawing a 0-0 tie with Holland in the other Group B match.

In Group A, France was in good shape as they slashed⁴ Germany 4-1, following a 5-1 win over Japan in the last round. Cote d'Ivoire edged Japan 1-0.

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1 dribbles
n.涓滴( dribble的名词复数 )；细滴；少量（液体）v.流口水( dribble的第三人称单数 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球
参考例句：
That faucet dribbles badly. 那个水龙头漏水严重。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 Question: How do you make the dribbles like you always do them? 就像你经常做的，你怎么盘带？（估计也是个踢球的）。来自互联网

2 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。

3 brandished
v.挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 )；炫耀
参考例句：
"Bang!Bang!"the small boy brandished a phoney pistol and shouted. “砰！砰！”那小男孩挥舞着一支假手枪，口中嚷嚷着。来自《简明英汉词典》 Swords brandished and banners waved. 刀剑挥舞，旌旗飘扬。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 slashed
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减
参考例句：
Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。 He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。来自《简明英汉词典》

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