Following half a month of sporting action, the curtain came down on the Hangzhou Asian Games last Sunday with a grand closing ceremony. Taiwan's flag-bearer was karate star Gu Shiau-shuang, who won the nation's final gold medal in the games and brought Taiwan's total medal count to 67.

為期半個月的杭州亞運周日舉行盛大的閉幕典禮，台灣隊的掌旗官，由奪下第19面金牌讓台灣得牌數高達67的空手道選手谷筱霜擔任。

Asian Games：（n.）亞洲運動會
亞洲運動會前身是遠東運動會和西亞運動會。目前為國際奧委會承認的地區性大型綜合運動會，由亞洲奧林匹克理事會主辦，每4年一屆，目前共舉辦19屆，本屆主辦方為中國，地點在杭州。
closing ceremony：（n.）閉幕典禮
flag-bearer：（n.）掌旗官
karate：（n.）空手道

Taiwan won 19 gold medals in all, matching the record set during the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok where they won 77 medals, including 17 silvers and 41 bronzes.

這屆比賽台灣代表隊拿下了19金，追平1998年曼谷亞運的最多金紀錄，金牌數也與1998年曼谷奧運會上台灣隊的表現相當，當時台灣隊贏得了77枚獎牌，其中包括17枚銀牌和41枚銅牌。

match：（v.）匹配，此為旗鼓相當，金牌數相等。
silver：（n.）銀牌
bronze：（n.）銅牌

The 19 gold medals Taiwan won at the Games smashed the 10-gold goal set by the Sports Administration for the competition. Taiwan also won an all-time high of 20 silvers and 28 bronzes, to rank sixth on the medal table.
台灣隊在本屆奧運會上獲得的19枚金牌，打破了體育署原定於去年舉行的比賽所訂下的10枚金牌的目標。台灣獲20面銀牌也締造史上最多紀錄，另外還有28面銅牌，獎牌榜排名第6。

smash：（v.）刷新
the Sports Administration：（n.）體育署
competition：（n.）競爭
all-time high：（n.）歷史新高
rank：（v.）排名
table：（n.）表格

A large portion of the gold-medal haul was won by Taiwanese roller skaters. Theywon seven golds along with two silvers and four bronzes.At this year's Games, Taiwan took first place for the first time in judo, canoe slalom, 3x3 basketball and go.
大部分金牌都由台灣輪滑選手奪得，他們獲得了七枚金牌、兩枚銀牌和四枚銅牌。本屆運動會，台灣隊在柔道、獨木舟激流迴旋、三人籃球、圍棋等多個項目上首次奪冠。

portion：（n.）比例
bag：（v.）
first place：（n.）第一名

Based on Taiwanese athletes' achievements at this year's Asian Games,a total of NT$335.3 million in awards is to be issued, said the Sports Administration. Taiwan's roller skating team and their coaches have also accumulated the highest amount of the nation's athletics awards, totaling NT$45.6 million.

體育局表示，根據台灣運動員在今年亞運的成績，共頒發新台幣3.353億元的獎金。台灣輪滑隊及其教練也獲得了全國最高的田徑獎項，總計4,560萬新台幣。

athlete：（n.）運動員
achievement：（n.）成就
award：（n.）獎金
issue：（v.）核發
accumulate：（v.）累積