伦敦即将举行奥运会开幕式_体育新闻

伦敦即将举行奥运会开幕式

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-07-27 07:14 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is due to take place later after seven years of preparations.

历经七年准备，伦敦奥运会开幕式即将拉开帷幕。

The three-hour spectacle in the Olympic Stadium is expected to be viewed by a global TV audience of a billion people.

The Olympic flame is heading along the Thames on the Queen's row barge¹ Gloriana on the final day of the torch relay.

A mass bell-ringing took place for three minutes from 08:12 BST to mark the Cultural Olympiad. Big Ben chimed 40 times during the period.

Organisers have released a video clip giving a sneak² preview of Oscar winner Danny Boyle's opening ceremony, featuring groups in colourful stage outfits³ dancing to Tiger Feet by 1970s rock group Mud and cyclists with wings pedalling along to Come Together by the Beatles.

In other developments:

London taxi drivers who were to protest at Hyde Park Corner over their ban from using Olympic traffic lanes have been banned by the Metropolitan⁴ Police.

About 60,000 people gathered in Hyde Park on Thursday night to see the final torchbearer light a cauldron in front of 60,000 people as London Mayor Boris Johnson wished the crowds a wonderful Olympics, and thanked them for their support

The mayor of London has hit out at US presidential candidate Mitt⁵ Romney for comments suggesting Britain is not ready to stage the Olympic Games

Europe's largest bell will ring inside the Olympic stadium at 21:00 BST at the start of the £27m extravaganza, featuring a cast of 10,000 volunteers and said to be a quirky take on British life.

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1 barge
n.平底载货船，驳船
参考例句：
The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。 Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。

2 sneak
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行
参考例句：
He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。 I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

3 outfits
n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。来自辞典例句 Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。来自辞典例句

4 metropolitan
adj.大城市的，大都会的
参考例句：
Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。 Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

5 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。