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LONDON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- It landed at Lands End on the extreme south-west coast of England 69 days ago and after making its way around the British Isles1, the Olympic Torch finally reaches the Olympic stadium on Friday.
When it reaches the end of its travels, the torch, which is made of gold colored aluminum2 alloy3, will have been carried by 8,000 'inspirational' people, some of them famous, some of them not so famous, but all of them proud of carrying the flame and the work they did to earn the honor.
It will have been carried along streets lined with cheering people: it will have climbed mountains, sailed down rapids, been lowered from a helicopter, suspended in a cable car, carried on a mountain bike, flown to the Channel Islands and travelled beneath the streets on the London Underground.
In a route which has taken it as close as possible to as many people in Britain, the torch has made a journey through the ages: from the ancient ruins of Stonehenge to the high-tech4 buildings of London.
The Flame passed through esteemed5 centers of learning and tradition, such as Oxford6 and Cambridge Universities, it visited the home of William Shakespeare and Sherwood Forest - the abode7 of the legendary8 Robin9 Hood10 as well as passing by the emblematic11 sculpture 'The Angel of the North.'
It has withstood the British weather, being carried through the wettest month of June in over 150 years, battered12 by strong winds and surrounded by mist, before enjoying the sunshine of the past few days. But still the British have cheered its progress.
By the time the torch had completed half of its circuit of Britain, it had been seen by 4 million people, while an estimated 500,000 went to see it pass by on the first day it passed through the capital.
It is a journey that has been at times fast, normally slow and not without mishaps13 (taking it to the White Water center was not a good idea as the water momentarily extinguished the flame, which had to be relit by the 'mother flame,' which is also making the journey). But the voyage has served to highlight the imminent14 arrival of the Olympic Games, while also promoting the beauty and spectacle of the British Isles.
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1 isles | |
岛( isle的名词复数 ) | |
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n.合金,(金属的)成色 | |
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n.牛津(英国城市) | |
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adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学) | |
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n.知更鸟,红襟鸟 | |
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10 hood | |
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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11 emblematic | |
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adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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