体坛英语资讯：Delegations arriving in Greece for Special Olympics Games
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 20-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="delegations">delegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Delegation">Delegation</span> <span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Expo">Expo</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="now">now</span>, 2812 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 58 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delegations">delegations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="delegations">delegations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="departed">departed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span>, <span word="Crete">Crete</span>, <span word="Evia">Evia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ionian">Ionian</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span>.</p><p><span word="Hoteliers">Hoteliers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="delegations">delegations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="delegations">delegations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25,000 <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="Delegations">Delegations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span>, <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p>
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