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women
nǚzǐ
女子
Final Four semifinal
sì qiáng sài
四强赛
tonight
jīn wǎn
今晚
in / at
zài
在
Phoenix
Fēiníkèsī
菲尼克斯
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
，
UConn (University of Connecticut)
UConn
UConn
to face off against
duìzhèn
对阵
South Carolina
Nán Kǎluólái nà
南卡罗来纳
。

United States

Měiguó

美国

college / university

dàxué

大学

women

nǚzǐ

女子

basketball

lánqiú

篮球

national

quánguó

全国

Final Four semifinal

sì qiáng sài

四强赛

tonight

jīn wǎn

今晚

in / at

zài

在

Phoenix

Fēiníkèsī

菲尼克斯

to open / to begin

kāimù

开幕

。

UConn (University of Connecticut)

UConn

to face off against

duìzhèn

对阵

South Carolina

Nán Kǎluólái nà

南卡罗来纳

，

UCLA (University of California Los Angeles)

UCLA

to face off against

duìzhèn

对阵

Texas

Dékèsàsī

得克萨斯

，

four (teams)

sì zhī

四支

team

qiúduì

球队

all / entirely

quánbù

全部

are

shì

是

number one

yī hào

一号

seeded team

zhǒngzǐ duì

种子队

。

April 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM

today

jīntiān

今天

，

United States

Měiguó

美国

college / university

dàxué

大学

women

nǚzǐ

女子

basketball

lánqiú

篮球

national

quánguó

全国

Final Four semifinal

sì qiáng sài

四强赛

in / at

zài

在

state of Arizona

Yàlìsāngnà zhōu

亚利桑那州

Phoenix

Fēiníkèsī

菲尼克斯

to be held / to take place

jǔxíng

举行

。

four (teams/units)

sì zhī

四支

competing / participating

cān sài

参赛

team

duìwu

队伍

are

shì

是

UConn (University of Connecticut)

UConn

、

South Carolina

Nán Kǎluólái nà

南卡罗来纳

、

UCLA (University of California Los Angeles)

UCLA

and

hé

和

Texas

Dékèsàsī

得克萨斯

。

tonight

jīn wǎn

今晚

(possessive particle)

的

the first game

dì yī chǎng

第一场

game / match

bǐsài

比赛

shì

是

UConn

to face off against

duìzhèn

对阵

South Carolina

Nán Kǎluólái nà

南卡罗来纳

。

the second game

dì èr chǎng

第二场

game / match

bǐsài

比赛

shì

是

UCLA

to face off against

duìzhèn

对阵

Texas

Dékèsàsī

得克萨斯

。

four

sì zhī

四支

team

qiúduì

球队

all

dōu

都

are

shì

是

this edition / this year

běn jiè

本届

tournament / championship

jǐnbiāo sài

锦标赛

(possessive particle)

的

number one

yī hào

一号

seeded team

zhǒngzǐ duì

种子队

。

winner

shèngzhě

胜者

will

jiāng

将

zài

在

two days later

liǎng tiān hòu

两天后

to participate in

cānjiā

参加

national

quánguó

全国

championship game

guànjūn sài

冠军赛

。

sports fan

qiúmí

球迷

(plural suffix)

men

们

very / extremely

fēicháng

非常

to look forward to

qīdài

期待

these / this

zhè

这

two games

liǎng chǎng

两场

exciting / spectacular

jīngcǎi

精彩

(possessive particle)

的

game / match

bǐsài

比赛

。

New Words

sì qiáng sài

四强赛

Final Four semifinal

lánqiú

篮球

basketball

quánguó

全国

national

Fēiníkèsī

菲尼克斯

Phoenix

duìzhèn

对阵

to face off

zhǒngzǐ duì

种子队

seeded team

guànjūn sài

冠军赛

championship game

jīngcǎi

精彩

exciting

News in English

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Women Final Four Gets Underway in Phoenix as All Four No. 1 Seeds Face Off

The women basketball Final Four gets underway tonight in Phoenix. UConn faces South Carolina and UCLA takes on Texas, with all four teams entering as No. 1 seeds.

Today, the US college women's basketball National Final Four semifinal is being held in Phoenix, Arizona. Four competing teams are UConn, South Carolina, UCLA, and Texas.

Tonight's first game is UConn versus South Carolina. The second game will be UCLA against Texas.

All four teams are number-one seeds in this tournament.

The winners will participate in the national championship game in two days.

Sports fans are eagerly anticipating these two exciting matches.

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xīnxíng
新型
wearable
kěchuāndài
可穿戴
patch
tiēpiàn
贴片
accelerate
jiāokuài
加快
people
rénmen
人们
enter
jìnrù
进入
deep
shēndù
深度
sleep
shuìmián
睡眠
。

total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
to cross / to pass through
chuānyuè
穿越
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
yǔ
与
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
。