Special Olympics open in Pyeongchang
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SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 Special Olympic World Winter Games kicked off in the alpine 1 town of Pyeongchang, located northeast of Seoul, on Tuesday with a grand opening ceremony.
About 3,300 intellectually disabled athletes from 110 countries will compete in seven sporting events, such as snowboarding, alpine skiing and figure skating, and one demonstration 2 sport, floorball.
Myanmar's opposition 3 leader Aung San Suu Kyi is among world leaders attending the opening ceremony to celebrate the theme of this year's event, "Together, We can."
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Special Olympics International Chairman Timothy Shriver jointly 4 declared the opening of the World Winter Games.
The Special Olympics will run until Feb. 5.
adj.高山的；n.高山植物
- Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
- Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
n.反对，敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
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