Rockets confirms McHale as new coach

     WASHINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- NBA club Houston Rockets confirmed Kevin McHale as the new coach of the team on Wednesday.

    The 53-year-old McHale becomes the Rockets' 12th coach and the third since 2003. Rockets depart from former coach Rick Adelman in April after the team finished ninth in the western conference and failed to enter the playoffs.

    McHale enjoyed a successful playing career, winning three NBA titles during his 13-season career with the Celtics.

    He used to work as Minnesota Timberwolves executive¹ and had two short spells as an interim² coach in Minnesota.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

2 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。