| Home | News| Living in China| SMS | About us | Contact us|
   
 Language Tips > Picture story
Updated: 2004-09-29 09:07

Mascots of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games unveiled

Mascots of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games unveiled 

An undated handout image shows the mascots Neve and Gliz for the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games which were unveiled in Rome September 28, 2004. Neve representing a snowball, and Gliz an icecube were unveiled on Tuesday 500 days ahead of the XX Olympic Winter Games taking place in northern Italy in 2006.(Reuters)


Mascots of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games unveiled

Gliza, a mascot for the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games jumps during an unveiling ceremony in Rome September 28, 2004.(Reuters)

Vocabulary:
 

undated : not bearing a date(无限期的)

handout : an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation(新闻稿,分发的印刷品)

mascot: anything that brings good luck; especially, an animal kept by a group, as a sports team, to serve as a symbol and to bring luck(吉祥物)

 
Go to Other Sections
Story Tools
 
Copyright by chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved

版权声明:未经中国日报网站许可,任何人不得复制本栏目内容。如需转载请与本网站联系。
None of this material may be used for any commercial or public use. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.