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The Industrial Revolution (工業(yè)革命) also produced terrifying (可怕的) weapons, and Boyle built in a moment of hush to honor those killed in war.

Bahrain (巴林) and Brunei (文萊) featured female flagbearers (旗手) in what has been called the Olympics' Year of the Woman. For the first time at the games, each national delegation includes women, and a record 45 percent of the athletes are women.

"This is a major boost for gender equality," said International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.

"Character counts far more than medals. Reject doping. Respect your opponents. Remember that you are all role models. If you do that, you will inspire a generation," Rogge said.

重點詞匯講解：

Moment of hush/moment of silence

【釋義】沉默時刻（常用于哀悼某人）

【例句】There was a moment of silence to honor the 6-year-old boy killed at the Syrian border.

a record + (數(shù)據(jù))

【釋義】這個數(shù)據(jù)時破紀(jì)錄

【例句】Beijing saw a record 1.7m of rain during the past storm.

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