Miss China crowned Miss World Pageant 2007 |
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| Chinese beauty Zhang Zilin takes the crown in the final round of contest of the Miss World Pageant1 2007 Saturday in Sanya, a tourist resort of south China's island province Hainan. |
| SANYA, Hainan, Dec. 3 - Chinese beauty Zhang Zilin took the crown in the final round of contest of the Miss World Pageant 2007, which concluded Saturday in Sanya, a tourist resort of south China's island province Hainan.
Miss Micaela from Angola and Miss Carolina from Mexico came in the second and the third place in the Pageant, respectively.
As one of the three most prestigious2 world beauty contests, the57th Miss World Pageant came to China for the fourth time. Beauties from 106 countries and regions took part in this year's contest.
This event was judged by a penal3 chaired by Miss World chairwoman Julia Morley.
Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. After Morley died in2000, his widow, Julia, succeeded him and is now executive chairwoman of the organizing agency.
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pageant
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| n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧 |
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- Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
- The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。
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prestigious
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| adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的 |
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- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
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penal
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| adj.刑罚的；刑法上的 |
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- I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
- He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。
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