半决赛

Spain's Euro 2008 campaign was kicked off in style, a 4-1 thumping of semifinal opponents Russia courtesy of a David Villa hattrick announcing their title credentials.

比利亚的帽子戏法帮助斗牛士在小组赛第一场就4-1大胜了他们即将再次面对的半决赛对手俄罗斯队，西班牙也因此一战而宣布了他们本届欧锦赛上超豪华的实力。

The losing semifinalists will play off for third place.

半决赛淘汰下来的选手将再赛以争夺第三名）。

The top two semifinalists each week move to the final round-for 8 total finalists.

每周的两名最佳半决赛选手可以进入最后的决赛，名额为8人。

What must it feel like to be one of the six finalists, narrowed down from 750 nominees worldwide and--earlier that day--23 semifinalists representing six different countries?

六位决赛者从750名全球的候选人中脱颖而出，在此之前，参加半决赛的23名选手来自6个不同的国家。

Likewise, Susan Koo, president of the Niles West Korean Club, number three in her class and one of three National Merit semifinalists, hasn't thought much about affirmative action

同样，苏珊·邱是奈尔斯·韦斯特朝鲜人俱乐部主席、班级中第三名，是三名参加国家荣誉奖学金竞争半决赛的候选人之一。

A high-speed game combined well-honed technical skills and accurate passing during build-up play proved to be the dicisive difference between the semifinalists and the rest of the field.

意思就是说，各队之间最大的差异在她们的比赛速度，进入奥运会女足赛半决赛的四队和其他未能进入四强的队伍之间最决定的不同就是高速。

Likewise, Susan Koo, president of the Niles West Korean Club, number three in her class and one of three National Merit semifinalists, hasn't thought much about affirmative action.

同样，苏珊-邱是奈尔斯-韦斯特朝鲜人俱乐部主席、班级中第三名，是三名参加国家荣誉奖学金竞争半决赛的候选人之一。她同样也不太重视机会均等行动计划。

Once all entries are received, Glam's editorial team will select 4 groups of 8 semifinalists that will be featured in a weekly slideshow with voting functionality.

待收到所有草图后，Glam的编辑们会挑选出4组半决赛选手，每组为8人，并且每周都以专版刊登出这些选手的设计图，读者们可以在线投票。

I almost wish they would award bronze medals to both losing semifinalists, but the nature of tennis is such that it's obviously sensible to have a third-place match, even if playing one goes against all of a player's instincts, and presents a rare and uncomfortable challenge.

网球并不是团队运动，但也需要团队精神——特别是当成功率非常高时——这也是一个启示。俄罗斯人似乎已经指定了那枚奖牌，而且他们本来就在奥运会赛事中拥有伟大的传统。结果证明了这一点——李娜是半决赛中唯一一个非俄罗斯选手。

The Brazilian midfielder had been out since being stretchered off at the end of the Reds' semi-final, second leg win over Derby County, but he is now eyeing a return to action.

巴西中场在联赛杯半决赛第二回合战胜德比郡的比赛中受伤，从此就再没打过比赛。但他现在正期待回归。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。