universiade 世界大学生运动会（the World University Games）
Beijing stages torch relay 火炬接力 for 31st FISU Summer World University Games
[ stage vt.上演，演出；主办，举行；使发生；成功做成（某事）]
The torch relay for the 31st FISU Summer World University Games began on June 10. The flame had been transferred from Turin, Italy, where the first such Games were held in 1959, to Beijing, the first stop of the torch relay.
The torch relay of the 31st International University Sports Federation Summer World University Games kicked off on Saturday at the campus of Peking University in Beijing.
[ kick off 开始，发起：用于表示某个活动、项目或事件的开始。]
Thirty-one torchbearers 火炬手 participated in the event, passing the flame along iconic landmarks of the university.
Four torchbearers from four previous summer and winter University Games held in Chinese mainland joined the torch relay, showcasing the inheritance of university sports sprit.
The torch relay will also be held in Harbin of Helongjiang Province, Shenzhen of Guangdong province, Chongqing, Yibin and Chengdu in Sichuan province.
The torch will ignite the main cauldron tower of the games on July 28. 火炬将于7月28日点燃奥运会主火炬塔。
Ding Ning, student representative of PKU and Olympic champion, said she has used her sports spirit in her daily study and work, and also to contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Wang Hanqing, captain of Sichuan University's swimming team, said the passing of the torch is also the transferring of hopes and dreams.
Becoming a torchbearer is an honor and of great significance for her, she said.
"The flame represents inclusiveness, which is how I feel studying and living in Chengdu. By passing the torch, I am also showing the world an inclusive Chengdu," she said.
[inclusive 兼收并蓄的,包容广阔的]
The games will be held from July 28 to Aug 8 after being delayed twice due to COVID-19. Chengdu is the third mainland city to host the biennial 两年一次的 Summer University Games, following Beijing in 2001 and Shenzhen in 2011.
BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The torch relay for the 31st FISU World University Games began here on Saturday, kicking off a 48-day countdown to the Games to be held in Chengdu 开启了为期48天的成都奥运会倒计时, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The flame will then return to Chengdu and light the main cauldron of the Universiade when it officially opens on July 28. 随后，圣火将返回成都，并在7月28日大运会正式开幕时点燃主火炬。
Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, is the third Chinese mainland city to host the biennial Summer University Games, following Beijing in 2001 and Shenzhen in 2011.
Athletes from universities across the globe are expected to compete for 269 gold medals in 18 sports. 来自世界各地大学的运动员预计将在18个项目中争夺269枚金牌。
