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Golden triangle: London 2012 chairman Lord Coe holds the three-cornered torch aloft as he unveils the design(dailymail.co.uk) |
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This is the golden torch that will be carried by the 8,000 runners on the London 2012 relay. The Olympic Flame will burn from a curved triangular aluminium tube which has a lace-like mesh complete with 8,000 holes - one to represent each torchbearer. But some critics have taken to the internet to label the design of the torch reminiscent of a 'cheese grater'. The triangular shape of the torch also symbolises the three times that London has staged the Games - 1908, 1948 and 2012. This is a special feat in Olympic history. The torch, which will carry the Olympic Flame to the London 2012 Games opening ceremony, has been created by design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: 'The torch that carries the Olympic Flame during the Olympic Torch Relay is one of the most recognisable and significant symbols of an Olympic Games. 'Members of the public right across the UK are busy nominating inspiring people to be torchbearers and I am thrilled we have a beautifully-designed, engineered and crafted torch for them to carry.” London 2012's Olympic torch relay will start on May 19 in Land's End and travel as far as the outer Hebrides. An average of 110 people a day will take centre stage by carrying the Olympic Flame on its journey around the UK before it arrives at the Olympic Stadium on July 27 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games. London 2012 wants half of the 8,000 torch relay runners to be aged between 12 and 24 and the rest to include people with a story of achievement or contribution to the local community. The public can nominate people for the role. (Read by Nelly Min. Nelly Min is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies)
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倫敦近日公布了2012年夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)的金色火炬，屆時(shí)將有八千名火炬手接力傳遞。 2012年倫敦奧運(yùn)圣火將在火炬內(nèi)的三面錐體鋁管內(nèi)點(diǎn)燃，外層為花邊網(wǎng)狀結(jié)構(gòu)，表面有八千個(gè)圓圈，代表八千名火炬手。 但某些批評(píng)人士在網(wǎng)上指出，這款火炬的設(shè)計(jì)類似于一個(gè)“奶酪刨絲器”。 火炬的三面錐形設(shè)計(jì)還象征著倫敦舉辦的三屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)，分別在1908年、1948年和2012年，堪稱奧運(yùn)歷史上的輝煌成就。 火炬設(shè)計(jì)者為愛德華?巴伯和杰?奧斯格畢。奧運(yùn)火炬將把奧運(yùn)圣火送到倫敦2012年奧運(yùn)會(huì)開幕式。 倫敦奧組委主席科爾勛爵說：“傳遞奧運(yùn)圣火的火炬是奧運(yùn)會(huì)最容易認(rèn)出、也最重要的標(biāo)志之一。” “全英很多民眾都在積極提名卓越人士擔(dān)任火炬手，我們制作出了設(shè)計(jì)美觀、技術(shù)精湛、工藝精美的奧運(yùn)火炬，對(duì)此我十分激動(dòng)?！?/p> 倫敦2012年奧運(yùn)火炬?zhèn)鬟f將于明年5月19日在英國(guó)最西南端的“天涯海角”開始傳遞，沿途將經(jīng)過遠(yuǎn)端的赫布里底群島等地。 火炬在英國(guó)各地傳遞的過程中，每天平均有110名火炬手接力傳遞奧運(yùn)圣火?；鹁鎸⒂诿髂?月27日抵達(dá)奧林匹克體育館，屆時(shí)開幕式上的奧運(yùn)圣火盆將被點(diǎn)燃，這標(biāo)志著2012年奧運(yùn)會(huì)正式開始。 2012年倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)希望八千名火炬手中有一半人的年齡在12歲至24歲之間，其他火炬手將包括對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)做出成就和貢獻(xiàn)的人士。公眾可對(duì)奧運(yùn)火炬手進(jìn)行提名。 相關(guān)閱讀 倫敦奧運(yùn)倒計(jì)時(shí)500天 倒計(jì)時(shí)鐘意外停擺 英國(guó)發(fā)布奧運(yùn)禮節(jié)指南：別擁抱印度人 倫敦奧運(yùn)將展現(xiàn)“草莓奶油”英倫風(fēng) 《貧民富翁》導(dǎo)演將執(zhí)導(dǎo)倫敦奧運(yùn)開幕式 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯： 馮明惠） |
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Vocabulary: torchbearer: 火炬手 duo: two persons commonly associated with each other; couple（搭檔，一對(duì)表演者） Land's End: 英國(guó)最西南端的海角，也稱康沃爾半島蘭茲角 cauldron: 奧運(yùn)圣火盆 |
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