時事新聞:倫敦奧運火炬揭曉 遭網民譏諷

This is the golden torch that will be carried by the 8,000 runners on the London 2012 relay.

倫敦近日公佈了2012年夏季奧運會的金色火炬，屆時將有八千名火炬手接力傳遞。

The Olympic Flame will burn from a curved triangular aluminium tube which has a lace-like mesh complete with 8,000 holes - one to represent each torchbearer.

2012年倫敦奧運聖火將在火炬內的三面錐體鋁管內點燃，外層爲花邊網狀結構，表面有八千個圓圈，代表八千名火炬手。

But some critics have taken to the internet to label the design of the torch reminiscent of a 'cheese grater'.

但某些批評人士在網上指出，這款火炬的設計類似於一個“奶酪刨絲器”。

The triangular shape of the torch also symbolises the three times that London has staged the Games - 1908, 1948 and 2012. This is a special feat in Olympic history.

火炬的三面錐形設計還象徵着倫敦舉辦的三屆奧運會，分別在1908年、1948年和2012年，堪稱奧運歷史上的輝煌成就。