"We are really in awe of the Chinese players' ability so it is not a negative thing, it's up to us to train harder and to learn from them," said Scotland's Gordon Thomson, 23, a singles player.

“我们确实非常敬佩中国选手的能力，所以那并不是件消极的事情，关键在于我们要加倍刻苦训练并且向他们多加学习。”23岁的苏格兰男单选手戈登·汤姆森说道。

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Second question, a British official said that Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appealed to the Chinese side to give leniency to the British citizen sentenced to death for drug trafficking.

第二个问题，英国官员称，英国首相布朗向中方表示希赦免涉嫌贩毒的英国公民死刑。

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Elinor Gordon, who died last July at the age of 91, was the consummate American dealer/collector of Chinese export porcelain.

Elinor Gordon死于去年七月，享年91岁，作为一个美国瓷器商人（或者说是收藏家），她在收集中国出口的瓷器方面堪称完美。

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But is the Chinese system falling apart at the seams as charlatans like Gordon Chang and James Chanos would have us believe?

FORBES: Thoughts on China

Some commentators at Forbes, like the perennial China bear Gordon Chang, are chomping at the bit for a Chinese hard landing.

FORBES: China's Investment Outlook Changing, But Still Tops U.S. As Money Destination

Chinese officials have also been angered by Britain's prime minister, Gordon Brown.

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