Chinese paddlers secure quarters berths at TT worlds

 　　DORTMUND, Germany, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Both of Chinese women's and men's teams secured places in the quarter-finals of the world team table tennis championships after respective victories in group stage on Wednesday.

　　In Group A of men's actions, China defeated Hong Kong of China for their fourth consecutive¹ win in the championships. Reigning² individual world champion Zhang Jike started with a 3-0 victory against Leung Chu Yan (11-5, 11-7, 11-8), and Wang Hao also notched³ up an easy win by beating Li Ching 11-6, 11-6, 11-9.

　　The closest battle was between Ma Lin, world number seven, and Cheung Yuk. The Olympic champion from China came from one set down to wrap up the match 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-4.

　　"Ma had some problems today," said coach Liu Guoliang. "He should have done better, anyway he controlled the match finally. The Hong Kong team is a traditional powerhouse. They have skills and experience and thus are difficult to play against."

　　Earlier on Wednesday, the Chinese women handed Romania its first defeat in Group A. Ding Ning dropped the opening game but still defeated Bernadette Szocs 6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-4. Guo Yue beat Daniela Dodean 11-8, 11-5, 11-7, while Li Xiaoxia sail through with an 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 victory against Camelia Postoaca.

　　The Chinese men will play Slovenia in the final group match on Wednesday evening and their women counterparts⁴ meet the U.S..

1 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

2 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。

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 counterparts   

与对方地位相当的人，与另一方作用相当的物( counterpart的名词复数 )； 同仁

参考例句：

• Deep-sea valleys are the counterparts of the mountain chains. 深海里的峡谷相当于陆地上的山脉。
• Many states have enacted their own counterparts to RCRA and CERCLA. 许多州都已经针对《资源保护和恢复法》和《综合性环境反应、赔偿与责任法案》制定了他们各自的实施细则。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法