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The 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will run until August 8, 2008, prior to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Plans for the relay were announced on April 26, 2007, in Beijing, China.
2008年的北京奥运会火炬传递将会在2008年的8月8号截止,火炬的传递计划将由北京方面在2007年的4月26日揭晓.
The relay, with the theme "Journey of Harmony", will last 130 days and carry the torch 137,000 km. (85,100 mi.) — the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay.
这次火炬传递的主题是“和谐之旅”,将会持续130余天,并且传递超过137000公里,这是奥运会历史上最长距离的传递路程。
By comparison, when this globe-trotting ritual was first introduced to promote the 1936 Games, the Olympic flame only travelled 3,422 km from Athens to Berlin.
相比之下,当1936年火炬传递第一次正式成为奥运会的仪式时,奥林匹克圣火只不过传递了从雅典到柏林的区区3422公里。
In 2008, after being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch traveled to the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, and then to Beijing, arriving on March 31.
2008年,当圣火在希腊的奥林匹亚被点燃后,被传递到了雅典的帕那辛那伊科体育场,然后在3月31日抵达了北京。
From Beijing, the torch is following a route passing through six continents. The torch will visit cities on the Silk Road, symbolizing ancient links between China and the rest of the world. The relay will also include an attempt to carry the flame to the top of Mount Everest (Mt. Qomolangma).
从北京开始,圣火沿着穿越六大洲的路线开始传递。圣火将会经过丝绸之路的沿线国家,象征着中国与世界的渊源联系。圣火的传递还将包括登顶珠穆朗马峰。
The 2008 torch relay has been controversial, being marked on multiple occasions by protests regarding China's human rights record, and in particular the ongoing unrest in Tibet.
2008年的火炬传递充满了争议,在各种场合里都被质疑中国人权,特别是西藏动乱的反对派们抵制和反对。
The path of the torch has been changed on several occasions, with the torch being extinguished by the organisers several times during the Paris leg.
火炬的传递路线被多次的修改,在巴黎的传递过程中甚至不得不被传递官员多次强制熄灭。 |
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