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Underrated and overlooked, the Chinese women's field hockey team has made its presence felt big-time at the pinnacle of the sport by upsetting European power Belgium in a dramatic semifinal to advance into its first Olympic final in 16 years.

被低估和忽视的中国女子曲棍球队在运动的巅峰时刻大放异彩，以戏剧性的方式在半决赛中击败欧洲强敌比利时，时隔16年首次进入奥运会决赛。

Entering Wednesday's semis against the world No 3 team, the Chinese squad put up a gutsy fight as resiliently as it has been fighting at these Games, starting strong with a second-quarter goal from Zou Meirong and staying composed after an equalizer scored in the dying minutes by Belgium's Emma Puvrez tied the match 1-1 at the end of regulation.

在该日对阵世界排名第三的球队的半决赛中，中国队展现了顽强的斗志，一如她们在本届奥运会上一直所展现的那样。比赛开始时，邹美蓉在第二节打进一球，强势开场；而当比利时选手艾玛·普弗雷斯在比赛的最后时刻扳平比分时，中国队保持了冷静，最终将比赛以1比1的比分带入了加时赛。

After conceding two goals first in the nerve-wracking shootout, Team China kept its cool to score three back in a row. Goalkeeper Ye Jiao then rose to the high-stakes occasion, denying the Belgians' next three attempts with marvelous saves to secure Team China a final berth for the first time at an overseas Olympic Games.

在紧张刺激的点球大赛中，中国队在先失两球的不利状态下保持了冷静，连续打进三球。随后，门将叶娇在关键时刻挺身而出，以精彩的扑救连续挡下了比利时队的三次射门，为中国队首次在海外奥运会上赢得了决赛资格。

The last time China reached an Olympic final was at Beijing 2008 on home soil.

中国上一次进入奥运会决赛是在2008年北京奥运会主场。

As the lowest-ranked team in the semis at world No 6, Team China will continue fighting for a triumphant sequel to its David-vs-Goliath heroics when it challenges world No 1 the Netherlands in the Friday final at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in western Paris suburbs.

作为世界第6，半决赛中排名最低的队伍，中国队将于8月9日，在巴黎西郊的伊夫·杜·马努瓦尔体育场挑战世界第1的荷兰队，续写以弱胜强的英雄壮举。

Team China's head coach Alyson Annan, an Australian legend in the sport, said her girls will approach the final totally pressure-free.

中国队的主教练是澳大利亚曲棍球届的传奇人物艾利森·安南，她说她的姑娘们将毫无压力的打入半决赛。

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