Britain wins first rowing gold in women's pair at London Olympics

 ETON DORNEY, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the women's pair rowing gold for Britain at the London Olympic Games at the Eton Dorney Lake here on wednesday.

This is the first gold medal for the host at the Games as the british duo finished the race in 7 minutes and 27.13 seconds. They set an Olympic best time in qualifying¹ for the final.

Australia's Kate Hornsey and Sarah Tait won the silver² medal in 7:29.86. The bronze³ medal went to New Zealand's world champions Juliette Haighand Rebecca Scown in 7:30.19.

1 qualifying   

使具有资格的

参考例句：

• players who fail at the pre-qualifying stage 在预选赛中淘汰掉的选手
• A doctoral candidate is required to pass a qualifying examination. 考博士需通过一个资格考试。

2 silver   

adj.银色的，银的；n.银，银币，银器；vt.镀银，变成银白色

参考例句：

• I like taking a walk under the silver moon.我喜欢在银色的月光下散步。
• The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding.全家必须聚会庆祝父母的银婚。

3 bronze   

n.青铜；青铜艺术品

参考例句：

• She won a bronze medal.她得了铜牌。
• This statue is made of bronze.这个雕像是青铜做的。