体坛英语资讯：PyeongChang 2018 Olympic flame starts journey from Games birthplace
<p><span word="ANCIENT">ANCIENT</span> <span word="OLYMPIA">OLYMPIA</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Flame">Flame</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="PyeongChang">PyeongChang</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Olympia">Olympia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloudy">cloudy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="Katerina">Katerina</span> <span word="Lehou">Lehou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Priestess">Priestess</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2,500-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hera">Hera</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concave">concave</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignite">ignite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rays">rays</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12:33 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="urn">urn</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sacred">Sacred</span> <span word="Flame">Flame</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kept">kept</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rays">rays</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sacred">Sacred</span> <span word="Light">Light</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urn">urn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slope">slope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> 25 <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Priestess">Priestess</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="torchbearer">torchbearer</span>, <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="skier">skier</span> <span word="Apostolos">Apostolos</span> <span word="Angelis">Angelis</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="branch">branch</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="pigeon">pigeon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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