US Volleyball Team Plays on After Stabbing
美国男排以沉重心情迎战委内瑞拉
With heavy hearts, the U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball team decided to take the court Sunday, one day after the stabbing death in Beijing of a close relative of the head coach.
美国奥林匹克男子排球队在其主教练的亲属在北京遇刺身亡一天之后，怀着沉重的心情决定星期天照常参赛。
The U.S. men had to go a full five sets to defeat Venezuela in their opening Pool A match, 3-2. They won the deciding set 15-10 (full score: 25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 21-25, 15-10).
在小组赛首场比赛中，美国男子排球队整整打了5场，才以3比2的战绩击败委内瑞拉队。他们以15比10拿下了决定性的最后一局。
On Saturday, their head coach, Hugh McCutcheon, left practice as soon as he heard about the stabbing attack against his wife's family at the ancient Drum Tower, a tourist attraction just north of the Forbidden City.
美国排球队主教练休.麦卡琴星期六一听到他妻子的家人遭袭遇刺的消息后，立即离开了训练场。
McCutcheon's father-in-law Todd Bachman was killed and Bachman's wife was hospitalized with serious injuries. Their daughter was not hurt, but their Chinese guide also suffered stab wounds.
Their attacker, a 47-year-old jobless, divorced man from eastern China, jumped from the Tower to his death after the assault. Officials said it appeared to be a random attack.
With coach McCutcheon leaving to be with family members, assistant coach Ron Larson took over on the sidelines for the Venezuela match.
由于麦卡琴教练比赛时与家人在一起，助理教练拉森在美国队与委内瑞拉队的比赛中担任场外指导。
"I think the best way we can honor them at this juncture is the only thing we can do, and that is to go out and compete everyday and play hard everyday and enjoy and love the game of volleyball," he said.
拉森说：“我觉得安慰他们的最好方式就是我们现在唯一能做的事，这就是打好每一天的比赛，享受和热爱排球运动。”
U.S. team player Lloy Ball says they miss their head coach but know they must play on.
美国队员鲍尔说，他们想念主教练，但他们必须打下去。
"You know you can't live in fear or anger about what happened," said Ball. "All you can do is send your prayers and sympathies to the family and try to continue what Hugh would want us to do, and that's try to win a gold medal."
鲍尔说：“总不能因为出了事，就生活在恐惧或愤怒之中。我们能做的就是祈祷和向他们表示同情，同时努力继续执行教练的意图，争取赢得金牌。”
The American men are ranked third in the world behind volleyball powerhouse Brazil and Russia. Their next Olympic match is on Tuesday against Italy.
美国男排世界排名第三，次于排球大国巴西和俄罗斯。美国男排的下一场比赛是星期二迎战意大利队。
