3月13日，北京奥运会圣火采集仪式最高女祭司玛利亚·娜芙普利都（左一）、仪式编导阿特密斯·伊格娜迪欧（左二）、第一火炬手、希腊跆拳道运动员、雅典奥运会跆拳道80公斤级银牌得主亚历山大·尼克拉泽斯（右一）、最后一名火炬手、雅典奥运会三级跳远银牌得主皮吉·德维茨出席希腊奥委会举行的新闻发布会。按计划，北京奥运会圣火将于3月24日在奥林匹亚采集。

The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced on Thursday the program of the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on March 24 in Ancient Olympia.(Xinhua Photo)

The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced here on Thursday the program of the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on March 24 in Ancient Olympia.

According to HOC, on March 24, the ceremony will start at 12 o'clock at noon. Then the Olympic Anthem, the National Anthem of China, the National Anthem of Greece will be played and the Olympic Flag, the Chinese Flag and the Greek Flag will be hoisted.

The speeches will be given by the Mayor of Ancient Olympia Mr. Georgios Aidonis, President of the International Olympic Committee Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Mr.Minos Kyriakou, as well as the President of the Organizing Committee for Beijing 2008 Mr. Liu Qi.

The Ritual of the Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Hera will start at 12:25 p.m and then the High Priestess and Priestess enter the Ancient Stadium with Olympic Flame.

The High Priestess will hand over the Flame to the first Torchbearer who will depart via Pierre de Coubertin's Grove and starts the Olympic Torch Relay in Greece.

(Xinhua)

Vocabulary:

Lighting Ceremony: 圣火采集仪式

National Anthem: 国歌

Priestess: 女祭司

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