Olympic torch to bypass Taiwan

时间：2007-09-24 06:30:16

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Sept. 22 - The torch relay for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will not pass through Taipei, a senior official from the organizing committee (BOCOG) said on Friday night, saying "the Taiwan authorities unilaterally ended the talks and closed the door for discussion".

 

"On Thursday, Tsai Chen-wei, president of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, said in a letter to BOCOG that the committee will not further discuss the issue of the Olympic torch relay passing through Taipei," Jiang Xiaoyu, BOCOG executive vice-president, said.

 

"On the same night, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially told BOCOG the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch will have to go ahead without a stopover in Taiwan," he said.

 

In April, BOCOG unveiled its route for the torch, which will travel 137,000 km and visit 135 cities. It will be the longest relay in Olympic history.

 

According to the original plan, the Olympic flame was to go from Ho Chi Minh City to Taipei before visiting Hong Kong, Macao and dozens of cities on the mainland.

 

But Taiwan authorities and the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee said after the announcement of the route they could not accept it, claiming it "belittles1" Taiwan.

 

"BOCOG expresses its deep regret that the Olympic torch relay will not visit Chinese Taipei. The high expectations of the Taiwan compatriots to pass the Olympic flame will not be realized," Jiang said.

 

"The responsibility for this rests entirely2 with the Taiwan authorities."

 

According to Jiang, after Taiwan's initial rejection3 of the route, BOCOG has had several rounds of talks and exchanges of letters with them, but the Taiwan side breached4 the agreement that the two sides reached before, which covered the following basic points:

 

Both parties are committed to abiding5 by the regulations, resolutions and practice of the IOC and together preserving the purity and sanctity of the Olympic torch relay and Olympic flame.

 

The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee will ensure the torch relay is conducted smoothly6 under its jurisdiction7.

 

When the torch relay is conducted under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, the use of relevant flags, emblems8 and songs should strictly9 follow the relevant regulations of the IOC.

 

The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee is obliged to coordinate10 all concerned parties to ensure that flags, emblems and songs that are inconsistent with IOC regulations are not used during the torch relay.

 

"On September 12, Tsai sent us a letter to reject the consensus11 we reached and that's the main reason for the negotiations12 ending without a result," Jiang said.

 

"The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee broke its promises again and again and created political hurdles13 for the discussion."

 

Jiang also called it a "vile14 precedent15" that violated the Olympic Charter.

 

"The Taiwan authorities violated the Olympic Charter and manipulated the arrangements for the Taiwan stop of the relay for political purposes.

 

"It created a vile precedent by being the first IOC member to refuse the torch relay to pass within its jurisdiction," Jiang said.

 

The relay route will be adjusted and it is possible the torch will go from Ho Chi Minh City direct to Hong Kong, Jiang said.

 

But he said Beijing still welcomes the Chinese Taipei sports delegation16 to participate in the Games.

 

"We will provide first-class facilities and services for them, just as we will for all the delegations," Jiang said.

 
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1 belittles 80cae5e34c1de78eee966efc5b9448a9     
使显得微小，轻视，贬低( belittle的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings. 这座办公楼的规模使周围的建筑物相形见小。
  • The bulk of the warehouse belittles the houses around it. 货栈的庞大使周围的房屋显得矮小了。
2 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
3 rejection FVpxp     
n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃
参考例句：
  • He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
  • The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。
4 breached e3498bf16767cf8f9f8dc58f7275a5a5     
攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反
参考例句：
  • These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
  • Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。
5 abiding uzMzxC     
adj.永久的，持久的，不变的
参考例句：
  • He had an abiding love of the English countryside.他永远热爱英国的乡村。
  • He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft.他对这门手艺有着真挚持久的热爱。
6 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地
参考例句：
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
7 jurisdiction La8zP     
n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权
参考例句：
  • It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
  • Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。
8 emblems db84ab479b9c05c259ade9a2f3414e04     
n.象征，标记( emblem的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His emblems are the spear and the burning torch. 他佩带的徽记是长矛和燃烧着的火炬。 来自辞典例句
  • Crystal prize, Crystal gift, Crystal trophy, Champion cup, Emblems. 水晶奖牌、水晶礼品、水晶纪念品、奖杯、金属奖牌。 来自互联网
9 strictly GtNwe     
adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地
参考例句：
  • His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
  • The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。
10 coordinate oohzt     
adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调
参考例句：
  • You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
  • Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
11 consensus epMzA     
n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识
参考例句：
  • Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
  • What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？
12 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
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  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
13 hurdles ef026c612e29da4e5ffe480a8f65b720     
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛
参考例句：
  • In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
14 vile YLWz0     
adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的
参考例句：
  • Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
  • Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
15 precedent sSlz6     
n.先例，前例；惯例；adj.在前的，在先的
参考例句：
  • Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗？
  • This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。
16 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
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  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

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