One-year countdown to Paralympics marked

时间：2007-09-07 06:08:04

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Beijing holds a grand gala to mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the 2008 Paralympic Games September 6, 2007.

 
BEIJING, Sept. 7 - Beijing organizers unveiled the planned routes for the torch relay of the 2008 Paralympic Games Thursday to mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the Games.

 

The torch relay, which for the first time includes an international itinerary1, will start its journey on Aug. 28, 2008, under the slogan "Light the Passion, Share the Dream" in Beijing, and travel in three routes simultaneously2.

 

Future Paralympic Games host cities (London, Vancouver and Sochi) have been invited to participate in the relay. The three flames will merge3 in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2008 before heading to the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.

 

During a ceremony held Thursday night at the China Millennium4 Monument, BOCOG and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) also formally conveyed invitations to National Paralympic Committees to attend next years' Games. Representatives from more than 90 National Paralympic Committees are currently meeting in Beijing for the Chef de Mission Seminar.

 

"I am truly honored to be here today to represent Paralympic athletes and fans of the Paralympic Movement around the world and mark the beginning of this great countdown," said IPC President Philip Craven.

 

"From this point on, the excitement will mount every single day. Activities and preparations related to the Paralympic Games are in full swing gearing up towards a successful experience in September 2008," he added.

 

The celebrations will be followed by the first Paralympic specific test event of Goalball next week.

 

Meanwhile, Chinese officials promised to make the city "barrier-free" by next September.

 

Beijing is upgrading its subway system, buses, airports and train stations to accommodate the needs of the handicapped, said Tang Xiaoquan, president of the Executive Board of the China Disabled Persons' Federation5 (CDPF).

 

"We have a plan to ensure that people with disabilities will have access to wherever they want to go," Tang told a press conference. "We have already made remarkable6 progress."

 

At the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, approximately 4,000 athletes from 150 countries and regions are expected to compete in20 sports, with rowing making its debut7 at these Paralympic Games.

 



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1 itinerary M3Myu     
n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划
参考例句：
  • The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
  • The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。
2 simultaneously 4iBz1o     
adv.同时发生地，同时进行地
参考例句：
  • The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
  • The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
3 merge qCpxF     
v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体
参考例句：
  • I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
  • The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。
4 millennium x7DzO     
n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世
参考例句：
  • The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
  • We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。
5 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
6 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
参考例句：
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
7 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

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