The relay of the Olympic Flame is the symbol of the continuity between the ancient and modern Games.

奥运火炬的传递象征着古代和现代奥运的继续。

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The 2008 Olympic flame was ignited on March 24 in ancient Olympia of Greece and was handed over to Beijing on March 31 after a six-day relay in Greece.

2008奥运火炬于3月24日在希腊的奥林匹亚点燃，在希腊传递六天后于3月31日抵达北京。

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The relay will cover 137, 000 kilometers in 130 days before the flame finally arrives at the National Stadium in Beijing on Aug 8, 2008 for the opening ceremony.

奥运圣火将在130天内传递13.7万公里，最终在2008年8月奥运会开幕式时抵达北京国家体育馆。

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The first relay runner to take the flame was Greece's Liverpool-born open water swimming champion Spyros Gianniotis.

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