古巴拳手在中国训练

 　　HAVANA - Four Cuban boxers¹ will begin training in China this week in preparation for the 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan in October and the World Series of Boxing the following month, a sports official said Tuesday.

　　Eduardo Limonta, secretary of the Cuban Boxing Federation², said the team is headed by 18-year-old heavyweight Yoandy Toirac, who is considered the promising³ star of Cuban boxing in the 91kg plus category.

　　Toirac won the gold medal at the Cordova Cardin Memorial Tournament in Cuba this year, defeating China's Zhang Zhilei, runner-up at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

　　The small Cuban delegation⁴ also includes Leinier Pero, in the 91kg category, Ramon Luis (75kg) and Arisnoides Despaigne (69kg), according to the website of Radio Habana Cuba.

　　Limonta said the team will stay "in Beijing for 16 days, preparing for the year's main events".

　　"We've already had similar experiences in China, where we'll make the most of fights against several of the top boxers they have in the large divisions," Limonta added.

　　Cuba's boxing squad⁵ features 36 pre-selected boxers with the main goal this year of doing well at the Kazakhstan world championships and the world series.

　　The squad will also face Mexico's Guerreros (Warriors) on August 29 and 30, prior to the world series, and participate in the Pan-American Championship in Chile from Aug 27 to Sept 3.

　　Cuba's boxers have garnered⁶ 67 Olympic medals and 116 titles in world championships.

1 boxers   

n.拳击短裤；（尤指职业）拳击手( boxer的名词复数 )；拳师狗

参考例句：

• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boxers slugged it out to the finish. 两名拳击手最后决出了胜负。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

5 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

6 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句