1·Team USA reached the semifinals by defeating New Zealand in the second round.
美国队在第二轮击败新西兰队后进入了半决赛阶段。
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2·Zheng Jie made history at Wimbledon in 2008 when she became the first Chinese to reach a grand-slam singles semifinals.
郑洁，于2008年温网比赛中又一次创造了历史，成为首个闯入大满贯单打半决赛的中国人。
3·Turcotte also made it to the semifinals.
科特也进入了半决赛。
4·If my performance in the semifinals was the best public speaking of my law school career, my effort in the Prize Trial was the worst.
如果说我在半决赛中的出色表现是我在法学院所做的最出色的一次演讲，那么，我在决赛中的表现就是最糟糕的。
5·For the first time in Grand Slam history, China has had two players reach the singles' quarterfinals at the Australian Open, and at least one of them will advance to the semifinals.
在网球大满贯赛事的历史上，中国首次有两名运动员杀入了单打四分之一决赛和半决赛，此事就出现在今年的澳大利亚网球公开赛上。