Laurel: 桂冠 [ 2004-11-15 09:49 ]
從11月11日起,第54屆世界小姐大賽在海南島火熱登場,120個國家的佳麗們在風光旖旎的三亞掀起風情萬種。據悉,本次賽事包括運動小姐、沙灘小姐、才藝小姐、時尚小姐等小組賽,最后的總決賽將于12月4日在三亞的“美麗之冠”舉行。外電報道如下: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“月桂樹,桂冠,殊榮”,例如:gain/reap/win one's laurels(贏得聲望,獲得冠軍);look to
one's laurels(小心保持桂冠,警惕競爭對手);rest/retire/repose on one's
laurels(安于小成,吃老本,滿足既得的榮譽)。
據悉,自1951年世界小姐組織機構成立以來,由其組織的"有目的的美麗"慈善活動已經為兒童慈善事業籌集了超過2.5億美元。
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