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It's been going for just three days and 115 miles but the Olympic Torch Relay has already burnt out, organisers confirmed today. 伦敦奥组委今天证实,刚刚传递了3天、走过了115英里的奥运火炬传递中途熄灭。 Shortly before 10am the torch that was attached to the side of Para-badminton star David Follett's wheelchair went out during his leg of the relay in Great Torrington, Devon. But just up the road in Hatherleigh, an extremely unofficial torch kept burning despite the wind. Back in Great Torrington, a spokeswoman for LOCOG said: 'The flame went out due to a malfunctioning1 burner. 'It is not uncommon2 for a flame to go out and this can happen for a number of reasons, for example, in extreme winds. 'A replacement3 torch was brought out from the convoy4 of vehicles and was lit from the mother flame. 'We keep the mother flame in specially5 designed miners' lanterns so if the flame does go out for some reason on the relay we relight it from the source of the flame,' the spokeswoman added. The torch relay entered its third day today and will see dozens of unsung and hard-working individuals get their moment in the spotlight6 as they carry the torch from Exeter to Taunton. However, some of the Olympic torchbearers have caused a stir after cashing in on their once-in-a-lifetime privilege(特权,优待) by selling their torches on eBay. Before the first day of the relay was completed, the gold torches appeared on the online auction7 site. A torch used during the relay on Saturday is currently attracting bids of more than £30,000. The seller lists the item as: 'An amazing sporting souvenir, be one of the first to have one!' Other torchbearers have pledged to donate the proceeds from the sale to charity. Sarah Milner Simonds, from Burnham-on-Sea, who is selling her torch to raise money for the project she represents, said she had received a bid of more than £150,000. 点击收听单词发音
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