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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。
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n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧 | |
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2 contestants | |
n.竞争者,参赛者( contestant的名词复数 ) | |
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3 coveted | |
adj.令人垂涎的;垂涎的,梦寐以求的v.贪求,觊觎(covet的过去分词);垂涎;贪图 | |
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n.桂冠,荣誉 | |
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5 picturesque | |
adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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