您現在的位置: Language Tips> Audio & Video> China Daily Media News  
 





 
Sun smiles as Olympic torch is lit
[ 2008-03-25 11:53 ]

Download

A "high priestess" in white, basked in bright sunshine, lit the Olympic flame yesterday at the sacred site of ancient Olympia.

The flame for the Beijing Games was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony in front of Hera Temple, raising the curtain on the torch relay - which will span an epic 130-day, 137,000-km journey around the world.

Although dark clouds shadowed the rehearsals in previous days, the sunshine broke out just in time to help Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou, portraying the High Priestess, light the first torch out of a concave mirror at about 11:45 am local time.

Prior to the lighting, Nafpliotou and 20 priestesses - all wearing pleated white dresses and sandals - performed an ancient ritual.

"Today will lead to the opening of the first ever Olympic Games in China, where one-fifth of the world's population is longing for them," said Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, at the ceremony.

"The messengers will be citizens, young or old, able or disabled, athletes and members of the Olympic Movement, who are all eager to promote what each one of us can contribute to a better world," he said.

Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), said at the ceremony: "The flame will travel over mountains and seas across the globe, our common homeland.

"The Olympic flame will radiate light and happiness, peace and friendship, and hopes and dreams to the people of China and the whole world."

At the end of the ceremony, Greek athlete Alexandros Nikolaidis - the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in taekwondo (80kg) - received the flame from Nafpliotou to start this torch relay in Greece.

On the Greek leg, it will pass through 16 prefectures, 43 municipalities, 12 municipal districts and four communities in the hands of 605 torchbearers. En route, a total of 29 ceremonies will be held to celebrate the flame.

On the first day of the relay, nine Chinese torchbearers took part, including Olympic swimming gold medalist Luo Xuejuan and former world table tennis champion Deng Yaping.

The Olympic flame will be handed over to BOCOG at 3 pm local time on March 30 at the Panathenian Stadium in Athens.

The flame will arrive in Beijing on March 31, where a grand welcome ceremony will be held at Tian'anmen Square.

The flame will visit 21 cities outside the Chinese mainland and travel across 113 cities of all 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the mainland until it returns to Beijing on August 6.

Questions:

1. How was the Olympic flame lit?

2. What is the distance the Olympic torch will travel?

3. How many cities will the flame visit outside of China?

Answers:

1.By using a concave mirror.

2.137,000 km.

3.21 cities.

(英語點津  Celene 編輯)

About the broadcaster:

Bernice Chan is a foreign expert at China Daily Website. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Bernice has written for newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong and most recently worked as a broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, producing current affairs shows and documentaries.

 
 
 
相關文章 Related Stories
 

 

 

 
 

本頻道最新推薦

     
  Parsley: Not just another pretty green
  Experts analyze impact of Obama's speech on race
  Clinton says she misspoke about Bosnia trip
  HIV and life for rural women in South Africa
  Education key to longevity

論壇熱貼

     
  "文化名人“該怎么譯
  “網上辦公管理系統”怎么說?
  中端市場
  “牛B”英語怎么翻譯啊?
  一副“你奈何不了我的神態?
  thoughts from my life




主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品香蕉在线观看| hqsexmovie| 八戒网站免费观看视频| 国产国语对白露脸在线观看| 国产免费av一区二区三区| 又粗又硬又黄又爽的免费视频| 人人爽人人爽人人片a免费| 亚洲日韩精品国产一区二区三区 | 国产国语在线播放视频| 午夜精品久久久久久久| 亚洲日韩激情无码一区| 久久精品国产免费观看 | 亚洲s色大片在线观看| 中文字幕在线看日本大片| 99国产精品免费视频观看| a毛看片免费观看视频| 一级一级女人真片| 草莓视频黄色在线观看| 风韵多水的老熟妇| 第一福利视频导航| 最近2019免费中文字幕视频三| 晚上差差差软件下载| 日韩在线a视频免费播放| 好男人社区在线www| 国产明星xxxx视频| 免费在线黄网站| 么公的又大又深又硬想要| 久久精品国产成人| 一本到在线观看视频| 色综合色综合色综合色综合网| 日本黄网站动漫视频免费| 成人黄色免费网站| 男生的肌肌插入女生的肌肌| 最近中文字幕免费版在线3| 好吊日在线观看| 国产另类ts人妖一区二区| 亚洲精品无码高潮喷水在线| 中文字幕成人在线观看| 3p视频在线观看| 粗大的内捧猛烈进出视频一| 日韩精品一区二区三区中文3d |