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Updated: 2005-11-04 10:47

Olympic mascot to be revealed Nov 11 

北京奥组委今天召开新闻发布会宣布,北京奥运会吉祥物将在11月11日,也就是2008年奥运会倒计时1000天来临之际,向全世界发布。届时,北京奥组委将举办以"北京欢迎你"为主题的活动,以隆重、新颖、亲和的发布形式,正式推出第29届奥运会吉祥物。  

Olympic mascot to be revealed Nov 11

In Athens, it was mythical ancient gods. In Sydney, it was the wildlife of theoutback.

Anticipation is mounting over the nature of the 2008 Beijing Olympicmascot.

The identity will be revealed soon, as organizers are planning to unveil the long-anticipated mascot on November 11.

The unveiling date also marks the 1,000-daycountdownto the opening ceremony of the Games, which will start at 8:00 pm on August 8, 2008.

Similar to when the slogan of the 2008 Games "One World, One dream" was unveiled, a gala show will be put on at the Workers' Indoor Arena.

An audience of at least 4,000 people, including International Olympic Committee officials, will witness the show.

The organizers refused to disclose any clues about the mascot, but stressed that it will contain many Chinese cultural elements.

"I believe the mascot will satisfy people's anticipation because it is a product of the wisdom of the masses," said Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad, during a news conference

Jiang said the committee received 662eligiblemascot designs during the four-monthsolicitationperiod from August 5, 2004 to December 1.

On November 12, a series of cultural and sports events will be held across the capital to mark the 1,000-day countdown.
 

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:
 

outback: the remote, rural part of a country (内地)

mascot: a person, an animal, or an object believed to bring good luck, especially one kept as the symbol of an organization such as a sports team (福神;吉祥物)

countdown: the counting backward aloud from an arbitrary starting number to indicate the time remaining before an event or operation, such as the launching of a missile or space vehicle (倒计时)

eligible: qualified or entitled to be chosen(符合条件的)

solicitation: (征集)

 
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