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Soshi olympic flame

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2013/09/130930_witn_olympic_torch.shtml

 

"Dressed in cream-coloured, shoulderless, pleated dresses, 21 high priestesses perform an elaborate dance routine. The actresses were surrounded by the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia - the site of the ancient Olympics.

As they moved in carefully choreographed routines, the torch for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi was lit.

Tall construction cranes still hang over Sochi's Olympic stadium. There are concerns over whether the venues will be ready for February. Despite recent backing from a leading IOC official, locals are split.

By the time the Olympic flame arrives at Sochi's opening ceremony, it will have taken its first ever trip to space and visited nearly 3,000 different places in Russia. But questions remain as to whether it can truly inspire equality for all."

 

The Olympic torch relay for the Winter Games in Sochi has begun. The flame was lit in Greece using the sun's rays. It will travel 65,000 kilometres, including a visit to the International Space Station in November.

The torch means that there is still some humanity. It means that all world are connected. Although there are a  lot of wars or soeting bad in our society like racisme or abuse we can leave it aside and do a beautyfull things. It's a symbol of union. This torch travel to around the world. Every country, evry place, forests, rivers, mountains. The humanity don't have límits. If we put our best effort we can do everything we want. So to sent the torch to the space mean it. We can complit all our dreams .

 

pleated: piece of cloth folded and sewed together

venues:places where events take place

Split:divided by different opinions