英语新闻｜中国女篮击败日本，时隔12年再夺亚洲杯冠军

China broke a 12-year title drought and ended Japan's stranglehold of the FIBA Women's Basketball Asia Cup with a 73-71 victory in a classic final on Sunday in Sydney.

6月2日，在悉尼举办的2023年女篮亚洲杯决赛中，中国队以73:71战胜日本队，时隔12年再夺该项赛事冠军，结束了日本队的连冠。

In a nerve-jangling decider, world No. 2 China finished strongly to win their first Asia Cup since 2011.

在这场令人神经紧张的决赛中，世界排名第二的中国队强势夺冠，赢得了自2011年以来的首个亚洲杯冠军。

Han Xu capped off a dominant tournament with 26 points and 10 rebounds, while WNBA player Li Meng hit clutch shots to finish with 17 points and 6 assists.

韩旭贡献26分和10个篮板结束了比赛，而WNBA球员李梦则命中关键投篮，获得17分，贡献6次助攻。

Maki Takada top-scored with 17 points for Japan, whose bid for a record-extending sixth straight title fell just short.

高田真希为日本队拿下最高分，得到17分，但日本队争取创纪录的六连冠的努力却落空了。

China's chances of a record-equalling 12th title were made harder without captain Yang Liwei who suffered a leg injury late in the semifinal against Australia.

由于队长杨力维在对阵澳大利亚的半决赛中腿部受伤，中国队想要拿到第12个亚洲杯冠军变得更加困难。

It was a high-quality start as both teams traded baskets in a frenetic first quarter, which ended with the scores tied at 17.

决赛开局精彩，两队在第一节你来我往，首节打成17平。

Han took over early in the second term as China scored the first seven points to gain control.

第二节比赛开始不久，韩旭连得七分，中国队取得了控制权。

But Japan hit back when Han went to the bench and stormed to a 35-26 halftime lead on the back of scoring 16 straight points.

但韩旭下场休息后，日本队发起反击，半场连得16分，日本队以35:26领先。

Having gone through a scoring drought, China emerged in the third quarter renewed with Han rediscovering her dominance. But Japan steadied to take a 51-48 lead into the fourth quarter as the twists continued in a tense finish.

经历了得分荒后，中国队在第三节重新崛起，韩旭夺回主动权。但在紧张的比赛中，日本队继续以51:48领先进入第四节。

China, however, held their nerve much to the delight of their strong contingent of fans in the stands.

然而，中国队却表现得很镇定，这让看台上球迷们感到非常高兴。

Basketball

英/ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl/ 美/ˈbæskɪtbɔːl/

n.篮球；篮球运动

Final

英/ˈfaɪn(ə)l/ 美/ˈfaɪn(ə)l/

n.决赛