Hungary beat China in women's water polo friendly

 TATABANYA, Hungary, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Hungary beat China 10-8 in a women's water polo friendly game in here on Saturday.

The match was a warm-up for the Olympic women's water polo tournament which begins on July 30 in London.

China led after the first quarter 2-1 but the hosts recovered to win the remaining 5-4, 3-2, 1-0.

Barbara Bujka, Gabriella Szucs, and Rita Dravucz each scored two goals for Hungary, while Sun Yujun scored three goals and Teng Fei added two for China.

China won the silver medal in the world championships in Shanghai in 2011 and are expected to perform strongly at the London Olympics.

After the game, Pan¹ Shenghua, a member of the Chinese coaching staff, said the match was useful to test how the team's training has been going.

"The overall² situation of the Chinese team is going up step by step," he said.

Pan believes any of the eight teams in the Olympics tournament could win gold in London including the Hungarians who finished third in the European Championships in Eindhoven in January.

The two teams have been paired together in the same group in the preliminary³ round along with the United States and Spain. The other group contains hosts Britain, Australia, Italy, and Russia.

1 pan   

n.平底锅；v.严厉批评

参考例句：

• The water had all boiled away and the pan was burned.水煮干了，锅也烧坏了。
• The eggs were frying in the pan.鸡蛋正在锅里煎。

2 overall   

n.工作服，工装裤；全面的，全体的

参考例句：

• The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
• How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱？

3 preliminary   

n.初步行动，准备，初步措施；adj.初步的，开始的，预备的

参考例句：

• They are taking preliminary steps in preparation for a possible war.他们正在为应付一场可能的战争做初步的准备。
• A physical examination is a preliminary to joining the army.体格检查是参军的初步。