体坛英语资讯：29th Southeast Asian Games kicks off in Malaysia
<p><span word="KUALA">KUALA</span> <span word="LUMPUR">LUMPUR</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 19-- <span word="The">The</span> 29<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> (<span word="SEA">SEA</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>) <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> 404 <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> 38 <span word="sports">sports</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kuala">Kuala</span> <span word="Lumpur">Lumpur</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biennial">biennial</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="after">after</span> 1965, 1971, 1977, 1989 <span word="and">and</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 4,700 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>), <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Brunie">Brunie</span>, <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span>, <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="Laos">Laos</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>, <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Timor">Timor</span> <span word="Leste">Leste</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 31.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="Rising">Rising</span> <span word="Together">Together</span>", <span word="signifying">signifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span> <span word="Khairy">Khairy</span> <span word="Jamaluddin">Jamaluddin</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Bakar">Bakar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="SEA">SEA</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shaping">shaping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="together">together</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Khairy">Khairy</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polo">polo</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="swimmer">swimmer</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Schooling">Schooling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="Hoang">Hoang</span> <span word="Xuan">Xuan</span> <span word="Vinh">Vinh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medalists">medalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="keirin">keirin</span> <span word="cyclist">cyclist</span> <span word="Azizulhasni">Azizulhasni</span> <span word="Awang">Awang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Cheong">Cheong</span> <span word="Jun">Jun</span> <span word="Hoong">Hoong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pandelela">Pandelela</span> <span word="Rinong">Rinong</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span>.</p>
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