Laurel: 桂冠 [ 2004-11-15 09:49 ]
从11月11日起,第54届世界小姐大赛在海南岛火热登场,120个国家的佳丽们在风光旖旎的三亚掀起风情万种。据悉,本次赛事包括运动小姐、沙滩小姐、才艺小姐、时尚小姐等小组赛,最后的总决赛将于12月4日在三亚的“美丽之冠”举行。外电报道如下:The 2004 Miss World
pageant got off to a sizzling start on Sunday with contestants
from 120 countries.
The event started with the Beach Beauty final in which Miss United
States, Nancy Randall, took the coveted laurels, fast-tracking her to the
finals.
The girls paraded on the white sand in the Beach Beauty Final, which
was held in Sanya, a picturesque tropical city in southern Chinese
province of Hainan.
Laurel表示“月桂树,桂冠,殊荣”,例如:gain/reap/win one's laurels(赢得声望,获得冠军);look to
one's laurels(小心保持桂冠,警惕竞争对手);rest/retire/repose on one's
laurels(安于小成,吃老本,满足既得的荣誉)。
据悉,自1951年世界小姐组织机构成立以来,由其组织的"有目的的美丽"慈善活动已经为儿童慈善事业筹集了超过2.5亿美元。
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