關於專業四八級的英語新聞

英語新聞

第一部分

　　類型：體育——冬奧閉幕

The 2010 Winter Olympics were officially over after a spectacular closing ceremony. Its opening and closing spectacular all took place under a closed roof. A festive crowd of 60,000 jammed into the stadium for the closing ceremony. The Olympic flag was lowered during the event and presented to Sochi(索契) of Russia who will host the next Winter Games in 2014. Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Sochi, received the flag from Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. On the whole, the hosts took the overwhelming first place, winning also seven silver and five bronze medals. They are followed by Germany with 10 gold, 13 silver and 7 bronze awards. Americans are third with 9 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze awards. The US team gained victory by the number of awards-37. Germany has 30 awards and Canada ?

　類型：災難——智利地震

The Chilean government says the death toll of the magnitude-8.8 earthquake has reached 708 and is likely to increase as rescue goes on. The president says food distribution will begin to help the affected people to stand up to the difficulties. Also 10,0 00 troops of the Armed Forces and of the Chilean Police will be deployed in the affected areas to guarantee the security and to collaborate on the aid delivery.