亚锦赛:中国男篮大胜新加坡

 　　China is off to a good start to open the FIBA Asian Championships, thumping¹ Singapore 91-42 on Wednesday night.

　　Zhai Xiaochuan led China with 13 points.

　　Former NBA player Yi Jianlian had 12 points and 8 rebounds² in the victory.

　　"It was a little difficult for us to get adjusted. We didn't start out very strong. However, we eventually began to find our form. We mainly focused on attacking and defence. This should help us prepare for our games against South Korea and Iran."

　　Head coach Gong Luming says the victory is just the first step in a long process to reach the finals.

　　2015亚锦赛:中国男篮91比42大胜新加坡

　　"It's a rare opportunity for this Chinese team. We will pursue the title step by step. We have as many as 8 games ahead, and each of them is very important. We hope we can play better and better, and united as a team."

　　Up next for the Chinese squad³ is South Korea later tonight, after they cruised past Jordan 87-60.

　　In other action, It was defending champions Iran cruising past Japan 86-48.

　　Iran has won three titles in the last four editions of the tournament.

　　India downed Malaysia 102-73.

　　Palestine upset the Philippines 75-73.

　　Hong Kong thumped⁴ Kuwait 87-50.

　　Taiwan went down to Lebanon 92-87.

　　And it was Qatar over Kazakhstan 79-75.

　　The winner of the tournament gets an automatic ticket to next year's Olympics.

　　The Chinese men's basketball team has been in every Summer Olympics since 1984 in Los Angeles.

1 thumping   

adj.重大的，巨大的；重击的；尺码大的；极好的adv.极端地；非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词)；狠打；怦怦地跳；全力支持

参考例句：

• Her heart was thumping with emotion. 她激动得心怦怦直跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was thumping the keys of the piano. 他用力弹钢琴。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

3 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。

4 thumped   

v.重击， （指心脏）急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Dave thumped the table in frustration . 戴夫懊恼得捶打桌子。
• He thumped the table angrily. 他愤怒地用拳捶击桌子。