英语听力精选进阶版 7911

The Olympic torch relay¹ is well underway which means that the London games is getting closer by the day!

Thousands of people have lined the streets along the torch route to give their support to the biggest sporting event of the year.

Everyone from school children to pensioners² are waving Union flags and enjoying the party atmosphere.

This weekend, the torch will be travelling through Wales, which is one of the countries which make up the United Kingdom.

The torch will pass through more than 80 towns, villages and cities in Wales from May 25 to May 30.

1 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。

2 pensioners   

n.领取退休、养老金或抚恤金的人( pensioner的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He intends to redistribute income from the middle class to poorer paid employees and pensioners. 他意图把中产阶级到低薪雇员和退休人员的收入做重新分配。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am myself one of the pensioners upon the fund left by our noble benefactor. 我自己就是一个我们的高贵的施主遗留基金的养老金领取者。 来自辞典例句