Corinthians coach Tite praises China's midfielder Chen

 　　SAO PAULO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians coach Tite singled out Chinese midfielder Chen Zhizhao for praise after the Brazilian club began its 2013 campaign with an unconvincing 1-1 draw against Paulista on Sunday.

　　Making his first start since his February 2012 move from Shanghai Shenxin, Chen set up his team's only goal with a deft¹ 58th-minute assist to teammate Giovanni.

　　"He played an important part by setting up the goal and also working hard defensively," Tite said after his team's debut² in the 2013 Campeonato Paulista.

　　"We have to remain clam³ because he needs to keep working on protecting the ball but I am happy with his development and so is he."The match was Corinthians' first since winning last month's FIFA Club World Cup in Japan with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea.

　　Palmeiras also began their Campeonato Paulista campaign on an unimpressive note with a 0-0 draw against Bragantino on Sunday. In Rio de Janeiro's Campeonato Carioca, reigning⁴ Brazilian Serie A champions Fluminense defeated Nova Iguacu 2-0.

1 deft   

adj.灵巧的，熟练的（a deft hand 能手）

参考例句：

• The pianist has deft fingers.钢琴家有灵巧的双手。
• This bird,sharp of eye and deft of beak,can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.这只鸟眼疾嘴快，能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。

2 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

3 clam   

n.蛤，蛤肉

参考例句：

• Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。

4 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。