Ordeal: 严峻的考验
Simona Pari and Simona Torretta were freed by their Iraqi captors earlier in the day and were immediately whisked by plane back to Italy, where they have unwittingly become national heroines thanks to their ordeal.
2004-09-30
Ballistic Missile Test: 弹道导弹试验
The Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is capable for Ballistic Missile Test (BMT) fly, but allegations for its test plan are nothing but rumors, a top DPRK official said here Monday.
2004-09-29
Run-up: 预备阶段
British Prime Minister on Sunday admitted mistakes in the run-up to the US-led war against Iraq, but refused to bow calls for a full apology.
2004-09-28
Coup plot: 政变阴谋
Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir announced Sunday that a coup plot by the opposition Popular Congress party has been completely aborted.
coup
[ku:]
n. 出乎意料的行动；策略 政变 (= coup d\'état)
Armed wing: 武装派别
Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, vowed on Sunday to hit Israeli targets abroad after one of its leaders was assassinated in Damascus earlier in the day. The group said in a leaflet that Israel has opened a new gate of conflict.
2004-09-27
Abduct: 诱拐，绑架
"I think this is possibly my last chance to speak to somebody who will listen. . . . I don\'t want to die in Iraq I don\'t deserve that," Kenneth Bigley, a contractor abducted with two American colleagues last week, said on a video posted on the Internet.
2004-09-24
Preemptive: 先发制人的
The doctrine of "preemptive war" -- attacking a potential enemy before the United States is attacked -- is now official US policy reserving and this has left Washington further at odds with some allies.
2004-09-23
Footage: 电影胶片
The video footage shows U.S. contractor Eugene Armstrong sitting blindfolded on the floor in an orange jumpsuit, with black-clad hooded gunmen standing behind him. Armstrong rocks back and forth as a militant reads a statement. 2004-09-22
Incumbent: 现任者，在职者
An urbane former general who promises to fight terror and clean up government headed for an overwhelming victory against incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia\'s first direct presidential election Monday.
Relevance:意义，实用性
The United Nations General Assembly\'s 59th session opens this week with questions about the world body\'s role and relevance in the 21st century. Since it was founded in 1945, the United Nations has grown from 51 to 191 member states. 2004-09-15
Uranium enrichment: 铀浓缩
Iran\'s top diplomat to the United Nations nuclear watchdog meeting said on Monday in Vienna that Tehran would resume uranium enrichment despite the European Union\'s urge to halt it permanently, the official IRNA news agency reported. Bayard: 骑士，勇武异常者
The New York City Council has passed a bill to posthumously honor Zhe \'Zack" Zeng by renaming Bayard Street between Mulberry Street and Baxter Street in the Chinatown area of Manhattan after the fallen hero. Zack died while using his Emergency Medical Technician training he learned at Brighton Volunteer Ambulance.
2004-09-13
Constituency: 选区，选民
Final results of the election of Hong Kong\'s third term Legislative Council began to be announced by the Electoral Affairs Commission here Monday morning. On Sunday, a total of 1.784 million electors, or 55.6 percent, from the geographical constituencies cast their votes, the commission said.
Preset orbit: 预定轨道
China launched two scientific experiment satellites into preset orbits from a north China space center atop a Long March 4-B rocket carrier earlier Thursday.
Heart bypass surgery: 心脏搭桥手术
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was recovering on Monday after successful heart bypass surgery at a New York hospital. 2004-09-08
Wail: 大哭
Flags flew at half-mast across Russia on Monday at the start of national mourning for 338 people killed when Chechen rebels seized a school. Wailing mothers mourned and half of those killed were children.
2004-09-07
Island chain: 列岛
Hurricane Frances raged through the sparsely populated southeastern Bahamas on Thursday, unleashing ferocious winds and kicking up 15-foot waves before it weakened slightly as it headed for the island chain\'s main towns and on toward Florida. 2004-09-06
Hard line: 强硬路线
Goss took a hard line on interrogations in interviews with The Associated Press earlier this year, saying "Gee you\'re breaking my heart" to complaints that Arab men found it abusive to have women guards at the Guantanamo Bay terror camp - statements that could draw scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing, possibly next week.
2004-09-03
Cordon: 设置警戒线围起
The death toll of the Tuesday explosion near a metro station in northeast Moscow has reached ten. Dozens of law enforcement officials are cordoning the site of the blast and the metro station has been temporarily closed to passengers. Policemen accompanied by sniff dogs are searching for evidence at the scene.
2004-09-01
GOP: 美国共和党
Republicans are turning to conditions at home after saluting President Bush as a wartime president whose leadership is "rock solid". The GOP extends its outreach to moderate Democrats and independents.
Denunciation: 谴责、指责
More than 100,000 demonstrators marched past a heavily fortified Republican convention hall on Sunday, chanting denunciations of the administration and the war in Iraq as delegates flocked to the city to nominate President Bush for four more years in the White House.
2004-08-31
Hole up: 藏匿
Sadr\'s fighters, who have been holed up in the Imam Ali mosque and battling U.S. and Iraqi forces in the alleys outside, agreed to all points of Sistani\'s peace plan to end fighting that has killed hundreds, driven oil prices to record highs and undermined Prime Minister Iyad Allawi\'s authority.
2004-08-30
Char: 烧成炭，烧焦
A government commission searching for the cause of the near-simultaneous crashes of two airliners began work at one of the charred wreckage sites Thursday after workers finished combing over the shattered plane. No clues to clear up the mystery, or indicate terrorism, were immediately reported.
2004-08-27
Sniper: 狙击手
At least five loud explosions on Thursday echoed from near holy sites in the Iraqi city of Najaf where a radical Shi\'ite cleric has remained holed up despite earlier agreeing to leave a sacred shrine.Reuters witnesses said intermittent sniper fire could also he heard coming from the area.
2004-08-20
Realignment: 重新调整
President Bush on Monday announced plans to bring home up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia within a decade in a major realignment that Democrats said was politically motivated in an election year.
Fan: 煽动，激起
The incident, which took place during the summer school vacation, is likely to fan resentment of the U.S. military on Okinawa, which is home to over half the U.S. personnel in Japan.
2004-08-16
Field test : 实地试验
Iran said on Wednesday it carried out a successful field test of the latest version of its Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missile, which defense experts say can reach Israel or U.S. bases in the Gulf.
2004-08-13
Partisan: 党派性强的
Twelve weeks before the presidential election, senior Democrats complained Bush had turned to a partisan politician to fill what nominally is a nonpolitical position.
2004-08-12
Witness stand: 证人席
Words cannot adequately express the sorrow I have had over the years for the grief that so many have endured and continue to suffer," Nichols said from the witness stand. "I am truly sorry for what occurred."
Firebrand: 煽动叛乱者
A senior U.S. military official said U.S. forces had killed at least 360 loyalists from Sadr\'s Mehdi Army militia since the uprising in Najaf erupted on Thursday, but denied coalition forces were hunting the young firebrand Muslim cleric. 2004-08-10
Sign off on: 非正式地同意
President Bush was briefed on developments while on a weekend campaign swing in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He signed off on raising the threat level Sunday morning.
2004-08-03
Close ranks: 紧密团结
"This is a global war. These are forces of evil who are acting against us," Allawi told reporters after he and Powell met for about an hour. "I call upon the leaders of the Islamic countries and the Arab countries to close ranks." 2004-07-30
Spotlight: 公众的注意
Bill Clinton had the spotlight on Day One of John Kerry\'s convention, as the soon-to-be Democratic presidential nominee cast for votes in Florida. 2004-07-27
In line with: 与??一致
Concerning the West Bank barrier, Israel vowed to press ahead with its construction on Wednesday despite the U.N. General Assembly\'s adoption of a resolution demanding that it be torn down, in line with a nonbinding advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.
2004-07-23
Demilitarised Zone: 非军事区
The military talks, due to begin on Monday in Seoul and to last for two days, were expected to focus on the removal of equipment aimed at putting out propaganda to each side along the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone that divides the foes.
2004-07-20
Cook up: 伪造，虚构
Political analysts said the Butler report was largely a win for Blair as it cleared him of cooking up intelligence to justify a U.S.-led war that most Britons opposed.
2004-07-16
Running mate: 竞选伙伴
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry closed in on the choice of a running mate and prepared for an announcement that could come during a Tuesday morning rally in Pittsburgh.
2004-07-07
Opinion poll: 选举投票
Voting is under way in Indonesia\'s first direct presidential election as opinion polls indicate broad dissatisfaction with the incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri. 2004-07-06
Impasse: 僵局，绝境
Secretary of State Colin Powell met Friday with North Korean Foreign Minister to discuss the impasse over that country\'s nuclear weapons program.
Bloodshed: 流血，伤亡
NATO closed ranks Sunday on a pledge to take a bigger military role in Iraq as violence and bloodshed surged before the delicate political turnover in Baghdad.
2004-06-28
Hizbollah: 真主党
Israeli warplanes struck what the army said were Hizbollah anti-aircraft batteries in southern Lebanon Sunday evening, causing no casualties.
2004-06-22
Hotline: 专线
India and Pakistan agreed to extend a nuclear testing ban and to set up a hot line between their foreign secretaries aimed at preventing misunderstandings that might lead to a nuclear war.
2004-06-21
State funeral: 国葬
Ronald Reagan\'s casket rolled on a century-old caisson to the Capitol on Wednesday for final tributes from high officials and common Americans in the first presidential state funeral in three decades.
2004-06-10
Transit: 中天，凌日
Transits of Venus occur twice — eight years apart — about every century, when the sun, Venus and Earth precisely line up
A suborbital flight: 小轨迹飞行
SpaceShipOne, created by aviation designer Burt Rutan and funded by billionaire Paul Allen, will attempt to reach an altitude of 62 miles on a suborbital flight over the Mojave Desert on June 21.
2004-06-04
Liken ? to ?: 把??比作
Likening the terrorism fight to the World War II struggle against tyranny, President Bush urged support for his efforts to spread freedom and democracy in the Middle East.
2004-06-03
Sentence: 宣判有罪
Australia’s first convicted terrorist, Jack Roche, has been sentenced to nine years jail for plotting to bomb the Israeli embassy in Canberra.
2004-06-02
Commando: 突击队
Helicopter-borne Saudi commandos drove al-Qaida militants from an expatriate housing complex in the kingdom\'s oil hub Sunday, ending a shooting and hostage-taking spree that left 22 dead. 2004-05-31
Death toll: 死亡人数
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Haiti and the Dominican Republic rose to at least 1,950 on Wednesday with the discovery of more than 1,000 bodies in a Haitian town.
Operative: 特务，特工
Several U.S. officials said Tuesday that unnamed terrorists, possibly al Qaeda operatives, are in the United States and planning a "major attack" on U.S. soil this summer. 2004-05-25
Terminal: 候机厅
A large part of the roof of a new terminal collapsed at Paris\' Charles de Gaulle airport on Sunday, trapping passengers under rubble and raising doubts about the showcase building\'s safety.
2004-05-24
Sidestep: 躲避打击
Stunning her supporters, Sonia Gandhi announced Tuesday she would "humbly decline" to be the next prime minister of India, sidestepping Hindu nationalist outrage over the prospect of a foreign-born woman leading the nation.
2004-05-20
deal a blow: 给予打击
The killing was the second of a member of the U.S.-appointed council since last year and dealt a blow to U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq ahead of a handover of sovereignty on June 30.
2004-05-19
Second: 赞成，支持
Sonia\'s name for the prime minister\'s office was proposed by the DMK\'s M. Karunanidhi and seconded by the RJD\'s Laloo Prasad Yadav and the NCP\'s Sharad Pawar. 2004-05-18
Lift one’s spirits: 振作士气( morale)
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived in the Iraqi capital Thursday on an unannounced visit aimed at calming the storm over abuse at Abu Ghraib prison and lifting the spirits of U.S. troops. 2004-05-13
Behind-the-scenes: 秘密的、幕后的
The International Red Cross\' behind-the-scenes approach came under attack after one of its confidential reports was leaked. 2004-05-12
A hair\'s breadth: 极短的距离
Chen Shui-bian defeated opposition leader Lien Chan by Chen Shui-bian defeated opposition leader Lien Chan by a hair\'s breadth in the March 20 vote -- a day after Chen was lightly wounded in an assassination attempt while he was on the campaign trail. 2004-05-11
Inaugural speech: 就职演说
Putin directed most of his brief inaugural speech to his countrymen — saying his top priority would be improving their living standards — but he also touched on Russia\'s changing international role. 2004-05-10
Carry forward: 发扬......的精神
Visiting Premier Wen Jiabao encouraged entrepreneurs from China and Italy to carry forward the spirit of exploration embodied in Marco Polo and the Silk Road to blaze a new trail towards bilateral co-operation.
2004-05-09
Abuse: 虐待
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said he will take "all measures necessary" to ensure that abuse of detainees such as what a Pentagon report says took place at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq "does not happen again. 2004-05-05
Tip off: 透漏消息
Army chief General Chaiyasidh Shinawatra said intelligence services had been tipped off about the attacks, meaning security forces were ready and waiting for trouble.
2004-04-30
A smattering of: 一点点
Gadhafi gave a clenched fist salute to about 200 supporters outside the building while a smattering of protesters barricaded across the street shouted "Gadhafi murderer!" smattering意思是“少量；点滴”，a smattering of就是“一点点；寥寥无几”的含义。如：She speaks fluent French and has a basic smattering of German. 2004-04-29
Smash hit: 非常流行的东西 The NBC television network is fetching an average $2 million per 30 seconds of commercial time for the highly anticipated May 6 finale of the 10-year-old smash hit "Friends," the most ever paid for a sitcom episode, industry experts said on Tuesday. 2004-04-28
Back away: 逐渐后退
Israel backed away from its latest threat against Yasser Arafat Sunday, saying no action was imminent but that it might eventually expel the Palestinian president from the West Bank.
2004-04-23
Blast off: 点火起飞
The Gravity Probe B satellite blasted off from an oceanside pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Delta II rocket. 2004-04-22
Take the helm of: 开始掌管
Cantalupo came out of retirement in early 2003 to take the helm of the world\'s largest restaurant company after former CEO Jack Greenberg resigned under pressure.
2004-04-21
Single out: 挑选、选拔
They target all the Palestinians, so of course they would single out our leaders.
2004-04-20
Foil: 挫败、阻止
China has, once again, foiled an anti-China attempt brewed by the United States when a "no-action " motion it tabled was passed by voting in Geneva at the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
2004-04-19
Truce: 休战
Arab television stations aired a new audio tape purportedly from Osama bin Laden on Thursday offering a truce with European states if they stop attacking Muslims, but not with the United States.
2004-04-16
Give no ground: 决不退却
Giving no ground despite rising casualties, President Bush says more American troops may be heading for Iraq with authority to use decisive force in a mission that "may become more difficult before it is finished.
2004-04-15
Engaged: 已订婚的
Jordan\'s Princess Haya, daughter of the late King Hussein and half-sister of King Abdullah II, was engaged here to Dubai\'s Crown Prince General Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum, the palace announced.
2004-04-14
Affair: 暧昧关系
The media frenzy surrounding David Beckham\'s marriage has intensified as a second woman claims to have had an affair with the England soccer captain.
On top of: 对??完全掌握
President Bush insisted he was satisfied that federal agents were on top of the terrorist threat after reading a pre-Sept. 11 briefing detailing Osama bin Laden\'s intentions on U.S. soil. 2004-04-09
Genocide: 种族灭绝
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Wednesday a Rwanda-style genocide may be in the making in Sudan. 2004-04-08
Pulitzer Prizes: 普利策新闻奖
The Los Angeles Times won five Pulitzer Prizes, the second most in the 87-year history of the awards.
2004-04-07
Quell: 镇压、平息
Bush vows to arrest Iraq cleric to quell violence.
2004-04-06
Ringleader: （违法行为的）领头人，魁首
The alleged ringleader of the Madrid attacks is named as one of the suspects who blew themselves up in a police raid. 2004-04-05
Pell-mell: 匆忙杂乱的
"We are not going to do a pell-mell rush into the city. It\'s going to be deliberate. It will be precise and it will be overwhelming. We will not rush in to make things worse. We will plan our way through this and we will re-establish control of that city -- and we will pacify that city." 2004-04-02
Last-ditch: 孤注一掷
Annan\'s plan is a last-ditch attempt to reunify the Mediterranean island before it joins the European Union on May 1. Turkey, which wants to join the European Union itself, had hoped an agreement on Cyprus would help its cause.
2004-04-01
Turnabout: 转向、转变（态度）
The turnabout reflected administration concern that the president\'s strongest point with voters — his leadership in the war on terror — could be eroded if the high-publicity dispute over Rice\'s testimony lingered. Market share: 市场份额 Coca-Cola Co. amid signs that is it losing market share to arch rival Pepsi, on Wednesday warned that profit would lag Wall Street expectations for the rest of the year because of weakness in key markets and said there was no quick fix for its problems.
2004-09-17
Crude output: 原油生产
Oil prices headed up toward $45 a barrel on Wednesday as Hurricane Ivan shut 60 percent of crude output in the Gulf of Mexico and at least five refiners along the U.S. coast planned to close as a precaution. 2004-09-16
Log on: 进入系统
Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log on to personal computers and Web sites.
2004-09-10
Lag behind: 落在后面
Which is the most vibrant business city in China? Forbes Magazine has for the first time answered the question by releasing a 2004 mainland\'s best business city ranking, and surprisingly Beijing and Shanghai lag behind in Forbes\' list. 2004-09-07
Team up: 合作，协作
China Mobile has teamed up with Minsheng Banking Corporation to offer a mobile phone financial service. It alows users to pay phone fees through mobile phone, China Radio Internaitonal reported Wednesday. 2004-09-01
Audience rating: 收视率
The National Broadcasting Company in the US purchased the television rights for 793 million US dollars, the highest price paid for an event of this kind. But the company still earned net profits of over 200 million US dollars due to high audience ratings and advertising revenues of around 1 billion US dollars. 2004-09-01
Pull off: 努力实现
On Tuesday, Takeo Fukui, president and chief executive of Japan\'s third-biggest car maker, pulled off a publicity stunt that had spectators applauding as he squeezed out of Honda\'s BARf-1 racing car after doing laps around the test track. 2004-08-04
A package of proposals: 一揽子建议
Following an all-night negotiating marathon, key countries agreed on a package of proposals for future reform of global farm trade. Operating margin: 营运利润率
The company\'s forecasts for the third quarter were weaker than analysts expected. "The outlook for the near term, in the September quarter, implies a fairly significant drop in operating margins," Mark Mahaney, an analyst with American Technology Research said. 2003-07-23
Initial public offering: 公开募股
Google is expected to give an indication of how much it expects bidders to pay for its shares in an updated initial public offering filing as soon as this week, according to potential investors.
2004-07-21
Shortfall: 不足、差额、赤字
IBM on Thursday reported its sixth consecutive quarterly rise in profit, as strength in computer hardware and services largely shielded it from the shortfalls that hit other technology companies. Full swing: 达到活动的高潮
Quarterly results from widely watched companies such as Intel Corp. and Johnson & Johnson will get the earnings season into full swing over the coming days.
2004-07-13
Claw back: 夺回，费力收回
The company said the decision to claw back every penny of the bonus was made when the board realized the true scale of Sainsbury\'s problems. 2004-09-29
Erratic: 不稳定的
2003 saw a drop in Rubens\' performances and his finishing position in the Drivers\' Championship, despite team orders not coming into play throughout the year. Although he clinched two victories, and six other podium finishes, his performances were erratic and the season yielded only 65 points, leaving him down in fourth place.
Paralympic Games: 残奥会
More than 3,800 disabled athletes, including 144 Canadians, gathered Friday for the opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games\' 44-year history.
2004-09-20
Bizarre: 奇异的，古怪的
Everyone knew the marathon was going to be tough, but having to dodge a would-be tackler in a kilt, green beret and matching knee-high socks wasn\'t an expected obstacle. It was definitely a bizarre way to end the Olympics. Even the highly unusual fact that an American won a silver medal paled in comparison.
Extravaganza: 华丽表演
Fireworks and spectacular lighting kicked off the closing ceremony Sunday night, a two-hour extravaganza of folk dancing and music in the Olympic tradition that summed up the glee and relief the games brought to Greece. Afterward, thousands
of athletes marched into Olympic stadium, waving their arms and flags, snapping photos of each other, hugging, and basking in the cheers of 70,000 fans.
Sink in: 被完全理解
I don\'t think this is going to sink in. I think it\'s going to take four years for it to sink in. I\'m devastated. I was ready to run that race. I was ready to do this.
2004-08-27
Springboard: 跳板，起点
Peng Bo clinched the fourth diving gold medal for China Tuesday when he held his nerves to win the men\'s 3m springboard title at the Olympic Games.
2004-08-26
Freestyle wrestling: 自由式摔跤
Wang Xu, a teenaged high school student from China, completed a mission-impossible when she defeated five-time world champion Kyoko Hamaguchi of Japan en route to winning a women\'s freestyle wrestling gold medal at the Olympic Games on Monday. 2004-08-25
Clamp down: 对??施压
China advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women\'s Handball competition after beating Brazil 28-23 in their Group A clash today. ?They（Brazil）were ignited by Zhai Chao (CHN), the best player in the world last year, who scored four goals in a row to put China ahead. Following her example, the other Chinese players clamped down on the Brazilians and went on a goal frenzy of their own.
Rebound: 篮板球
Yao Ming scored 27 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead China past world champion Serbia and Montenegro 67-66 here, advancing China into the Olympic men\'s basketball quarter-finals.
2004-08-24
Pommel horse: 鞍马
Teng Haibin, the youngest in the star-studded Chinese men\'s gymnastics team, jumped out of his black week and clinched the first Olympic gold medal for his team on pommel horse here on Sunday night.
2004-08-23
All-round: 全能的
Carly Patterson upstaged Russian diva Svetlana Khorkina to become the first American in 20 years to win the women\'s Olympic gymnastics all-round gold medal on Thursday.
2004-08-23
Electrifying: 惊人的
Paul Hamm of Waukesha did just that Wednesday night at the Olympic Indoor Hall. He won a gold medal in the men\'s all-around gymnastics in electrifying fashion when nobody, including Hamm, thought there was much chance of winning. 2004-08-20
Tournament: 比赛，锦标赛
An angry Yao Ming took his frustrations out on New Zealand at the Olympic men\'s basketball tournament on Tuesday, pouring in 39 points as China beat the Kiwis 69-62.
2004-08-19
Sculls: 双桨比赛
Chinese Su Hui, in men\'s single sculls, together with Li Qian and Xu Dongxiang competing in women\'s lightweight double sculls, made it to the semis in the repechage here on Tuesday. 2004-08-19
Nail-biting: 令人神经紧张的
Australian Ian Thorpe beat arch-rival Michael Phelps in a nail-biting Olympic men\'s 200-meter freestyle final on Monday between the four fastest swimmers in history.
2004-08-18
Defending champions: 卫冕冠军
The Chinese pair lead for four of the five rounds to push defending champions Yulia Pakhalina and Vera Ilyina of Russia into the silver medal position with veteran Australian duo Irina Lashko and Chantelle Newbery taking bronze.
2004-08-17
Expulsion : 逐出、开除
The curtain rises on the Athens Olympics on Friday but Greek pride was overwhelmed with embarrassment after their two most famous athletes faced expulsion from the Games over drugs.
Medals podium: 领奖台
If we have a strong day in Athens, I see us ahead of China. I feel this is a special team, an amazing group of guys. We have the potential to win the Olympic gold medal, and if we just have a good day, we\'ll be on the medals podium. Runner-up: 亚军
China coach Arie Haan refused to collect his runner-up medal in protest at the officiating of Kuwaiti referee Saad Kameel. 2004-08-09
Spot kick: 点球
Goalkeeper Liu Yunfei saved the decisive spot kick from Iran defender Yahya Golmohammadi for China to win the shootout 4-3 after extra time had failed to break a 1-1 deadlock.
2004-08-05
Track and field: 田径，田径赛
As the scandal from the U.S. investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative continues to shake track and field, Jim Scherr, the chief executive of the USOC (United States Olympic Committee), said he was disturbed that the drug-related issues had dominated pre-Games attention and taken it away from athletes who rarely find the spotlight. Steal the show: 大出风头
Jan Koller opened the scoring early in the second half before Baros stole the show, setting his country up for a semifinal against surprising Greece.
Head and shoulders above: 远远超出
If you look around the world in terms of profitability, growth in China is head and shoulders above everybody else. Draw: 平局，和局 Ruud van Nistelrooy\'s 81st minute strike earns Holland a 1-1 draw against Germany.
Top-seeded: 头号种子 China\'s dominant men\'s badminton team claimed their first Thomas Cup title in 14 years with a hard-fought victory over battling Denmark. The win wraps up a deserved Thomas and Uber Cup double for the top-seeded squad, whose women claimed a fourth successive trophy on Saturday.
mascot: 吉祥物
“I hope we can find a mascot which can represent China and also be cherished by people all over the world.
Grand Slam: 网球大满贯赛事
World number one Justine Henin-Hardenne won yet anotherGrand Slam title at childhood friend Kim Clijsters\' expense.