板球世界杯:南非挺进半决赛

 　　In cricket, South Africa has cruised into the semi-finals after a crushing victory over Sri-Lanka.

　　The South African side dismissed Sri Lanka for 133 and then took just 18 overs to knock off the runs for the loss of one wicket.

　　AB De Villiers lauded¹ his spinners for the way they bowled to the Sri Lankans, one of the better batting sides against spin.

　　Imran Tahir claimed 4-26 to mow² down Sri Lanka's middle order and JP Duminy notched³ a hat-trick at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

　　South Africa captain AB de Villiers.

　　"I wouldn't say it's the best, but definitely the most important performance in the most important game to date. So very proud of the way the guys stepped up to the plate. We just worked really well today as a bowling⁴ unit today, and the fielders backed it up exceptionally well."

　　This was South Africa's first knockout victory in 23 years of playing World Cup Cricket.

1 lauded   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
• The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句

2 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。

3 notched   

a.有凹口的，有缺口的

参考例句：

• Torino notched up a 2-1 win at Lazio. 都灵队以2 比1 赢了拉齐奧队。
• He notched up ten points in the first five minutes of the game. 他在比赛开始后的五分钟里得了十分。

4 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？