CGTN原文：

Team Japan won the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women for the first time after defeating reigning champions China 25-23, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16 in the final in Pasig, Philippines, on Monday.

周一，日本队在菲律宾帕西格举行的女排亚洲杯决赛中，以25比23、25比21、19比25、25比16击败卫冕冠军中国队，首次获得冠军。

1.Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup 女排亚洲杯

2.reigning champion 卫冕冠军

Both teams fielded young squads for this tournament, as the main players are preparing for the upcoming FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship, which will take place later in September in the Netherlands and Poland. With an average age of merely 20, it was the first time most of the Chinese players competed in a major international event for adults, while their counterparts had more experience. As a result, China lost the first two sets without posing much threat to Japan.

两支球队都派出了年轻的阵容参加这次比赛，因为主要球员都在为即将于9月晚些时候在荷兰和波兰举行的国际排联女子排球赛做准备。中国选手的平均年龄只有20岁，这是大多数中国选手第一次参加大型国际成人赛事，而他们的对手经验更为丰富。中国队在没有对日本队造成太大威胁的情况下输掉了前两局。

3.tournament n. 锦标赛；比赛

4.FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship 女排世界杯（FIVB Fédération Internationale de Volleyball 国际排球联合会）

5.a major international event 大型国际赛事

6.counterpart n. 对应的人（或事物）；对手

7.pose threat to 对...构成威胁

【拓展】

8.take gold/silver/bronze (medal) 获得金牌/银牌/铜牌

例句：China took silver at AVC Cup for Women. Thailand took the bronze medal for a third consecutive time at the event.

中国队在女排亚洲杯比赛获得银牌。泰国在比赛中连续第三次获得铜牌。