奥运火炬传递到达温莎城堡英女王现身助阵

2012-07-16 00:00:00来源：新东方

Olympic torch welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II

　　And the Olympic torch relay continued its trek throughout Great Britain, and on Tuesday the flame received the Royal treatment as the journey came to Windsor Castle. And that included a first meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.

　　The torch bearer 74-year-old Gina Macgregor was caught in a sudden downpour as she came onto the grounds of Windsor castle.

　　Then as the skies cleared the Queen and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinborough, met with several other torch-bearers and officials.

　　She was also given an up close look at how a torch is lit. Day 53 of the relay also included a meeting with LOCOG Chairman Lord Sebastien Coe. It is less than three weeks before the torch is lit in London to signal the start of the 30th Olympiad.

　　WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 10: In this handout image provided by LOCOG, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh look on as Olympic torchbearer 074 Phillip Wells holds the Olympic Flame at Windsor Castle on day 53 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 10, 2012 in Windsor, England. The Olympic Flame is now on day 53 of a 70-day relay involving 8,000 torchbearers covering 8,000 miles.

　　新闻资讯：据英国媒体报道，当地时间10日，伦敦奥运会火炬传递进入第53天。火炬传递进入英国女王的家——温莎城堡，伊丽莎白二世现身助阵。74岁的英国女王冒着大雨进入城堡，在伦敦奥组委主席塞巴斯蒂安·科的陪同下，为奥运火炬传递助阵。女王在城堡内举行了简单而热烈的仪式，欢迎火炬在城堡内交接。

　　点拨：

　　1、 torch relay 火炬接力

　　2. throughout

　　prep.遍及, 贯穿
adv.自始至终, 到处
例句:
It snowed throughout the night.
雪整整下了一夜。
The disease spread throughout the country.
这种疾病蔓延全国。

　　3、Windsor Castle

　　温莎城堡，位于英国英格兰东南部区域伯克郡温莎-梅登黑德皇家自治市镇温莎，是世界上有人居住的城堡中最大的一个。城堡的地板面积约有45,000平方公尺（484,000平方英呎），与伦敦的白金汉宫、爱丁堡的荷里路德宫（Holyrood Palace）一样，温莎城堡也是英国君主主要的行政官邸。现任的英国女王伊丽莎白二世每年有相当多的时间在温莎城堡度过，在这里进行国家或是私人的娱乐活动。

　　4、torch-bearer　火炬接力者

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