专题35 杭州亚运会-高中英语【外刊·新闻·热点】素养提升拓展阅读课

Asian Games opening ceremony begins in Hangzhou 第19届亚洲运动会在杭州隆重开幕开幕 Hangzhou Asian Games' opening ceremony begins at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Sept. 23.HANGZHOU, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Hangzhou Asian Games' opening ceremony is underway. The program consists of 15 segments, which include the parade of athletes and the lighting of the cauldron.The opening day of Hangzhou Asian Games aligns with the Autumn Equinox, one of China's 24 solar terms. It symbolizes harvest and reunion in the Chinese culture. 9月23日，杭州亚运会开幕式在杭州奥体中心体育场开幕。杭州，9月23日(新华社)——杭州亚运会开幕式正在进行中。开幕式由15个环节组成，包括运动员列队和点燃奥运圣火。 杭州亚运会开幕日恰逢中国24节气之一的秋分。在中国文化中，它象征着丰收和团聚。 The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, are held every four years in the even years between the Olympic Games. These are the largest sporting event world-wide – with 12,000 athletes competing, whereas the IOC has limited the number of athletes at the Olympic Games to 10,000. The Asian Games are an attention grabber. For starters, they involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say more than 12,000 will be entered when the opening ceremony takes place Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. This is more than the 10,500 expected for next year’s Paris Olympics. 亚运会，也被称为Asiad，每四年在奥运会之间的偶数年举行一次。这是世界上规模最大的体育赛事，有1.2万名运动员参加比赛，而国际奥委会将奥运会的运动员人数限制在1万人。 亚运会吸引了人们的注意力。首先，他们的参与者比夏季奥运会更多。组织者说，星期六在中国东部城市杭州举行的开幕式将有1万2千多人入场。这比明年巴黎奥运会预计的10500人要多。 [CONJ]You use whereas to introduce a comment that contrasts with what is said in the main clause. 而 (引导与主句内容相对比的评论) The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 will be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023. This edition of the Asian Games is positioned as "China's new era, Hangzhou's new Asian Games," with the goal of showcasing "Chinese characteristics, the beauty of Zhejiang, the charm of Hangzhou, and a wonderful and diverse program." The organizing committee adheres to(遵守，坚持) the principles of "green, intelligent, frugal, and civilized" and upholds the principle of "Hangzhou as th