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

LISTEN TO THE NEW WORDS & NEW SENTENCES

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

Please click any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation, meaning and to follow me to read it..

NEW SENTENCES

No.0198: -- 2008絅ヨ24絽ゅゥ
     -- 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130鐚137,000
     -- The torch has begun a 130-day, 137,000km journey since Monday.

No.0200: -- 鐚緇23筝絽鐚
     -- Tens of thousands of torch-bearers will carry the flame on foot through 23 cities on five continents and then throughout China.

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--Shirley Zhang

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