After a slow start, where Yao only averaged 3 points in his first six games, he started playing better and better with extra coaching and fitness work to adapt to his new environment.

姚明在他的前六场比赛中场均仅得3分，在缓慢的起步阶段之后，他打得越来越好，额外的指导和体能训练也帮助他适应新的环境。

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He said he considered the match Sunday night one of the best of his career and will use the Olympics as a new start in preparation for the next Asian Games.

他认为17日晚的比赛是他职业生涯中最好的比赛之一，并表示将把奥运会作为一个新的起点，备战下届亚运会。

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The period immediately before the start of a new season, in which athletes undergo intensive training and participate in exhibition games.

旺季前，活跃季节前：紧挨着新赛季开始前的一段时间，此时运动员进行高强度训练并参加表演性比赛。

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At a US games developers' conference last week, some suggested that new start-up studios should make games for mobile phones and handheld consoles, like the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS, instead.

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But this approach is such a radical change from the operation of the old console that games developers will be forced to start from scratch, using a new style of computer programming to produce games for the PlayStation 3.

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All you really want is to get out of the store and start using that shiny new phone to play games, check e-mails, share photos and take advantage of the plethora of fun and functional apps on the market.

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