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Football star Drogba joins Olympic torch relay¹

      Didier Drogba, fresh from Chelsea's European Cup triumph², ran with the Olympic torch on Wednesday as it continued its journey around the UK. Thousands cheering for Didier Drogba have mobbed the Olympic torch relay route in southwest England, hoping to get a glimpse³ of the Cote d'Ivoire striker as he carried the flame.

　　Dressed all in white, the 34-year-old striker waved as he trotted⁴ along with the torch.

　　Chelsea soccer player Didier Drogba carries the London 2012

　　Olympic torch during the route through Swindon, England May 23,

　　2012.

　　Many fans, some wearing Chelsea blue jerseys⁵, cheered as their hero ran through the center of Swindon. Drogba jogged for 300 metres along the route before handing over the torch to the next bearer.

　　He has announced he was quitting Chelsea just days after they won over Bayern Munich last Saturday.

　　Former Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba runs with the 2012 Olympic torch in

　　Swindon, west of London.

 

　　Olympic torchbearers exchange the flame on their way through Newquay in Cornwall,

　　southwest England, on May 19.

　　This photograph made available by LOCOG shows Didier Drogba carrying the Olympic

　　Flame on the leg between Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon, south west England,

　　Wednesday May 23, 2012.

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 triumph   

n.胜利，成功；vi.获胜，成功；击败

参考例句：

• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。
• I could detect no triumph in his eye.我不能在他的眼里看出胜利的喜悦。

3 glimpse   

vt.瞥见；n.一瞥，一看

参考例句：

• One glimpse at himself in the mirror was enough.让他照着镜子看自己一眼就够了。
• She catches a glimpse of a car in the distance.她一眼就瞥见了远处的汽车。

4 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

5 jerseys   

n.运动衫( jersey的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The maximum quantity of cotton jerseys this year is about DM25,000. 平方米的羊毛地毯超过了以往的订货。 来自口语例句
• The NBA is mulling the prospect of stitching advertising logos onto jerseys. 大意：NBA官方正在酝酿一个大煞风景的计划——把广告标志绣上球服！ 来自互联网