China looks set to lead gold tally

    Just hours after waking up with a Michael Phelps hangover Monday, the country was dealt the Liu Xiang blow. And though the pain of losing Liu will stay forever, the end of the day brought some smile back to China because it now looks unassailable in the gold tally.
    Even the US, the leading gold winner in many a Games, has just 22 to China's 39. The athletics and some other of the US' favorite events are still being contested, but the hosts' top position seems secure.
    China won four golds yesterday, two in gymnastics, one in men's table tennis team and the fourth in women's trampoline. And the almost unbeatable pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva added one more gold to Russia's tally.
    China has already won seven more golds than in Athens, where the US had 36 of the top medals.
    Chen Yibing won the rings title, the second in the event for China in Olympics history. The last rings gold for China was won by Li Ning in Los Angeles 1984.
    He Kexin lifted the uneven bars title. Her score, 16.725 points, was level with that of Nastia Liukin of the US, but she claimed the gold because her execution marks were closer to perfect 10. He's teammate Yang Yilin won the bronze with 16.650 points.
    Chinese men breezed past the Germans to win the table tennis team's title. With the women's team title already in its bag, China is on course for a clean sweep of the four table tennis golds.
    The inaugural trampoline (women's) gold was won by China's He Weina.
    On the flip side, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Greece 91-77 and will take on Lithuania in the quarterfinals.
    At the Bird's Nest, Isinbayeva broke her own world record in the pole vault by clearing 5.05 m, Her previous mark was 5.04 m, set last month.
    Irving Saladino won the men's long jump, giving Panama its first Olympic gold. The 2007 world champion won with a best jump of 8.34 m.
    American Angelo Taylor won the men's 400m hurdles, finishing in 47.25 seconds to lead a US sweep in the event. Kerron Clement came second and Bershawn Jackson, third.

参考译文：
    仅仅在周一迈克菲尔普斯狂澜八金几个小时后，中国人民就为刘翔的退赛黯然神伤。虽然刘翔因伤退赛的疼痛会在人们心中停留很久，但是中国人仍然充满欢笑，因为中国军团金牌数已经超越了上届，领跑金牌榜。
    甚至是美国队这个金牌大户，也只有22块，远远落后于中国的39块。虽然美国的一些优势项目跟优秀运动员仍然在比赛中，但是主办国的金牌第一位置看起来已经不可撼动。
    中国在本周一共获得四枚金牌，两枚在体操项目上，一枚在乒乓球男子团体，还有一枚是女子蹦床。几乎不可战胜的撑杆跳高名将伊辛巴耶娃又给俄罗斯军团增添一金。
    中国军团已经取得了比雅典奥运会多出7枚的金牌，上届美国队以36块居榜首。
    陈一冰赢得了吊环金牌，这是奥运历史上中国在这个项目上的第二块金牌。最近一次吊环金牌是由李宁在1984年洛杉矶奥运会获得。
    何可欣在高低杠决赛中以16.725分折桂，与美国的柳金得分相同，但是因为何可欣的动作得分近乎完美，所以获得了金牌。她的队友杨伊琳以16.650的成绩摘得铜牌。
    中国男乒轻松战胜德国获得金牌。女子团体金牌也已收入囊中。中国乒乓球队打算拿下所有4块金牌。
    女子蹦床金牌被中国的何雯娜获得。
    在另一赛场上，中国男篮以77-91的比分负于希腊队，在四分之一决赛中将迎战立陶宛。
    在鸟巢田径赛场，伊辛巴耶娃打破了她自己创造的世界纪录，将世界纪录提升至5.05米。之前她的成绩为5.04米。
    欧文·萨拉蒂诺获得了男子跳远金牌，为巴拿马赢得奥运第一金。这位2007年世锦赛冠军以8.34米的成绩创造了今年最好成绩。
    美国人泰勒获得了男子400米栏冠军，以47.25秒的成绩带领美国队包揽这个项目的金银铜牌。克莱蒙特获得银牌，杰克逊摘得铜牌。

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