体坛英语资讯：Flame of Hope for Athens 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games lit under Acropolis hill
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9 -- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Flame">Flame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span>, <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> 2011 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archaeological">archaeological</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pnyx">Pnyx</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Acropolis">Acropolis</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lighting">Lighting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flame">Flame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Sixteen">Sixteen</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="on">on</span> 11:43 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> 23 <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="Iliana">Iliana</span> <span word="Simeonidou">Simeonidou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Priestess">Priestess</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concave">concave</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rays">rays</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Olympia">Olympia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> 23 <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="ago">ago</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="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="priestesses">priestesses</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Priestess">Priestess</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flame">Flame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Joanna">Joanna</span> <span word="Despotopoulou">Despotopoulou</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="torchbearers">torchbearers</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Papadopoulos">Papadopoulos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="Yerakari">Yerakari</span>, <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="Instanbul">Instanbul</span>, <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 25 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Panathinaikon">Panathinaikon</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1896.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> 2011 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 7,000 <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="over">over</span> 130 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> 22 <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="venues">venues</span>.</p>
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