| 单词 | torch race |
| 例句 | “Ironically, considering its repellent origins, the torch race has come to symbolize international brotherhood today, and remains a centerpiece of our own pomp-filled Olympic opening ceremonies,” Perrottet wrote. Olympic torch relay began in 1936 at Hitler’s Berlin Games 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z If the latter view is correct, the torch race would be closely akin to the Lemnian fire-ritual which has been mentioned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Fragment of a votive relief dedicated by a victor in a torch race. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z His festival fell on the 23d of August, when the young men of Athens ran torch races in his honor. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly One of these races was called the torch race, for each runner carried a lighted torch in her hand. The Story of the Greeks Like the runners in the torch race many would have prepared the way for victory; but it was to him and his friends that the glory of the final triumph would belong. The Loom of Youth The “torch race” is a simile for the pursuit of knowledge and truth. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn A gymnastic contest and a torch race formed a portion of the display. History of Phoenicia |
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