Olympic torch bearers to be unveiled by February

时间：2007-12-21 07:53:00

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Dec.21 - The list of the torch bearers who will carry the 2008 Olympics Flame will be announced in the coming weeks, Beijing organizers said on Thursday.

 

Speaking at a national mobilization meeting on the torch relay, Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice1 president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), said that the whole list of candidates for the torch bearers had been submitted by various organizations to BOCOG and it was expected to be unveiled by February.

 

Hundreds of thousands of people chased the 19,400 torchbearer berths2 available for the relay on the Chinese mainland, all keen to join in a historical relay that will see the flame travel an unprecedented3 137,000 kilometers around the world, culminating in an awe-inspiring ascent4 over Mt. Qomolangma. Another 2,480 torchbearers will take part in the relay in overseas cities and Hong Kong, and Macao.

 

The Olympic Torch Relay, called "Journey of Harmony", has as its slogan "Light the Passion Share the Dream". It starts on March 24 and ends on Aug. 8 when the Games open.

 
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1 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 berths c48f4275c061791e8345f3bbf7b5e773     
n.（船、列车等的）卧铺( berth的名词复数 )；（船舶的）停泊位或锚位；差事；船台vt.v.停泊( berth的第三人称单数 )；占铺位
参考例句：
  • Berths on steamships can be booked a long while in advance. 轮船上的床位可以提前多日预订。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Have you got your berths on the ship yet? 你们在船上有舱位了吗？ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
4 ascent TvFzD     
n.(声望或地位)提高；上升，升高；登高
参考例句：
  • His rapid ascent in the social scale was surprising.他的社会地位提高之迅速令人吃惊。
  • Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.伯克按动电钮，电梯开始缓慢上升。

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