Chinese families prepare to welcome Special Olympics partici

时间：2007-09-10 09:04:55

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Chinanews, Shanghai, Sept 10 – About 1,877 Chinese families in eleven cities across China received a certificate from the 2007 Special Olympics Organizing Committee last Friday. With the certificates, they are authorized1 to provide accommodation for delegates (athletes) to the Special Olympic Games in China. In Shanghai, these families will work together with the 107 local hotels to make sure that the athletes enjoy a pleasant stay in the city in 2007.

 

Information shows that about 1,877 Chinese families are selected to attend this event. The families are distributed in 11 cities that will host the Games, including Beijing, Xi'an, Dalian, and Shanghai. These families will provide accommodation for athletes and officials from 160 countries and regions who will participate in the Olympic Games.

 

In Shanghai, the families that take part in the event are distributed in 19 regions and districts across the city. They include not only the families of Chinese celebrities2, like Xie Jin (the well-known Chinese film director), Liu Xiang (the Olympic 110-meter hurdle3 race champion), etc, but also many ordinary Shanghai families. The members of these families work in all walks of life. There are government officials, businesspeople, white collars, retired4 workers, mainland residents and people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The people in these families have some special, attractive skills. Some can make very good handiwork; some are ardent5 collectors; some can sing and dance very well; and some can make beautiful paintings.

 

Zhou Fengqi's is one of the many families that will join the event in Shanghai. Zhou lives in the Fengxian district and will accommodate an Indian athlete. In order to welcome the Indian guest, she has made two traditional Chinese brushwork paintings.

 

“As the Special Olympic Games are coming near, I am eager to learn something that will be useful for my accommodation work. I want to learn some English, knowledge about how to deal with foreigners, and knowledge about Indian people's religions, customs, and their living habits. I hope that I can offer my warm welcome to the Indian guest by doing every detail well,” she said.

 
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1 authorized jyLzgx     
a.委任的，许可的
参考例句：
  • An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
2 celebrities d38f03cca59ea1056c17b4467ee0b769     
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
  • He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
  • a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
3 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。
4 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
5 ardent yvjzd     
adj.热情的，热烈的，强烈的，烈性的
参考例句：
  • He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.他是本地足球队的热情支持者。
  • Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。

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