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从2004年11月11日起,第54届世界小姐大赛在海南岛火热登场,120个国家的佳丽们在风光旖旎的三亚掀起风情万种。据悉,本次赛事包括运动小姐、沙滩小姐、才艺小姐、时尚小姐等小组赛,最后的总决赛将于2月4日在三亚的“美丽之冠”举行。
外电报道如下: The 2004 Miss World pageant1 got off to a sizzling start on Sunday with contestants2 from 120 countries. The event started with the Beach Beauty final in which Miss United States, Nancy Randall, took the coveted3 laurels4, fast-tracking her to the finals. The girls paraded on the white sand in the Beach Beauty Final, which was held in Sanya, a picturesque5 tropical city in southern Chinese province of Hainan. Laurel表示“月桂树,桂冠,殊荣”,例如:gain/reap/win one's laurels(赢得声望,获得冠军);look to one's laurels(小心保持桂冠,警惕竞争对手);rest/retire/repose on one's laurels(安于小成,吃老本,满足既得的荣誉)。 据悉,自1951年世界小姐组织机构成立以来,由其组织的"有目的的美丽"慈善活动已经为儿童慈善事业筹集了超过2.5亿美元。 点击收听单词发音
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