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Chinese in Current Affairs -0031(Sentences:198 - 200): How to Say "The Flame for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is lit"

 

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On Monday the torch for the 2008 Olympic Games was lit successfully in ancient Olympia, Greece and it has now started its long journey to Beijing. As with all Chinese people, I am really happy and excited about it.

I would like to present you with some new sentences about this topic and hope it will be a little help to you in learning Chinese.

NEW WORDS AND PRONUNCIATION

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NEW SENTENCES

No.0198: -- 2008篋絅ヨg24ュ絽ゅゥ剛合
     -- The flame for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has been lit successfully in ancient Olympia, Greece on March 24鐚2008.

No.0199: -- 絅ヨ綣紮筝堺130紊鐚137,000
     -- The torch has begun a 130-day, 137,000km journey since Monday.

No.0200: -- 遺絨g鐚緇罩ョ粋篋紊ф寛23筝絽鐚九笈松筝純
     -- Tens of thousands of torch-bearers will carry the flame on foot through 23 cities on five continents and then throughout China.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you are welcome to write to shirley@ebridge.cn, or shirleyz004@yahoo.com.

--Shirley Zhang

Written, Edited and Recorded On Sun, March 30, 2008