Final hurdle for 2008 Games torch run
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Final hurdle1 for 2008 Games torch run

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A total of 140 candidates attended final interviews yesterday in Shanghai to compete for 70 places as torch bearers in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in the city.

 

Also yesterday, 231 students and teachers competed for 85 education places in the torch relay through Shanghai.

 

Results will be announced this week, and selected candidates will take part in the torch relay in Shanghai on May 20 and 21 next year.

 

By August 20, 2,084 applicants2 had signed up to apply to be a torch bearer, ranging from students to retirees, and local residents to foreigners.

 

"Many of my classmates signed up for the torch relay," said one candidate, Grade Two student Liu Yelun. "If I am selected, I will try my best to finish the task and transfer the torch to the next bearer," Liu said during the interview. His principle is: "Try my best, never say die."

 

Li Weiting, vice3 director of Shanghai Sports Bureau, said the criteria4 to choose torch bearers is to see whether the candidates have the Olympic spirit.

 

According to the committee, one bride who married yesterday also came in for the interview.

 

"All the candidates signed up spontaneously," said Wang Lanjie, vice president of Shanghai Trade Union. "Their participation5 already supports the 2008 Olympics, no matter whether they are selected or not."

 

Torch bearers must be physically6 fit, so all participants spent an average 15 minutes to finish a three-kilometer run in yesterday's drizzle7. The best time was 10 minutes 15 seconds.

 

Meanwhile, BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, kicked off a nationwide Olympics community event series in Shanghai over the weekend.

 

More than 1,200 children in Baoshan District took part in a range of games like football, athletics8 and hockey. The Shanghai events were co-sponsored by Baosteel Group, one of BHP's key customers.

 

The event was the first of up to 10 events that BHP plans to hold across China in the run-up to next year's Games.

 

"We hope to share our success with local communities and bring the upcoming Olympics closer to our Chinese customers, employees and their families," said Clinton Dines, president of BHP Billiton China.

 

Vocabulary:

 

torch bearer: 火炬手



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1 hurdle T5YyU     
n.跳栏,栏架;障碍,困难;vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句:
  • The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍,所以我必须要作好准备。
  • She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。
2 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
3 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。
4 criteria vafyC     
n.标准
参考例句:
  • The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
  • There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。
5 participation KS9zu     
n.参与,参加,分享
参考例句:
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
6 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
7 drizzle Mrdxn     
v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨
参考例句:
  • The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小,最后变成了毛毛雨。
  • Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨,今天果然下起来了。
8 athletics rO8y7     
n.运动,体育,田径运动
参考例句:
  • When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
  • Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中,我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。
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