第六届亚冬会在吉林省长春市开幕

时间：2007-01-29 06:45:31

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This year's event features all 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for the first time in its history. 15 countries and regions, including Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, will make their debut1 this year

A trio of lasers flashed to ignite the Games' torch after six athletes initiated2 the lighting3 ceremony.

China has dispatched a delegation4 composed of over 260 athletes to compete in all events. Figure skater Zhao Hongbo carried the flag for the team during the opening ceremony.

Japan dispatched the second largest delegation, with over 110 athletes, while South Korea has the third largest team. Host of the next Games, Kazakhstan, ranks fourth in the number of athletes in its delegation.

The weeklong Games, to be co-hosted by Changchun and nearby cities in northeast China's Jilin Province, will give out 369 medals covering five main events, including figure skating, ice hockey and speed skating.

Note:debut  n.初次登场 trio n.三重唱  laser n.激光  initiate v.开始
dispatch v.派遣 give out 产生


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1 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。
2 initiated 9cd5622f36ab9090359c3cf3ca4ddda3     
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
  • He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
  • The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。
3 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
参考例句：
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
4 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • 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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