Natasha Keller named as German flag bearer at Olympic opening ceremony

 BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Natascha Keller was chosen by the German Olympic Sports Federation¹ (DOSB) as flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London, the DOSB said on Wednesday.

Keller is the fifth woman who will lead the German team at the opening ceremony.

The 35-year-old national player made 401 record caps, furthermore² it is her fifth attendance³ at the Summer Olympics. In 2004 in Athens⁴ she won a gold medal as a member of the German team.

"This is a huge honour for me and a very big Olympic moment. It will be a great motivation for my team and me," Keller said after the DOSB's appointment.

Keller comes from well-known field hockey family with a successful Olympia past. Her grandfather Erwin Keller won silver in 1936 for Germany. Her father Carsten Keller won gold in 1972 in addition to it her brother Andreas and Florian Keller won gold in 1992 and 2008.

At the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, basketball star Dirk Nowitzki led the team into the stadium⁵.

1 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

2 furthermore   

adv.而且，此外

参考例句：

• I don't like her because she is too tall and furthermore she smokes too much.我不喜欢她，因为她太高，另外她抽烟太厉害。
• I don't want to go there,furthermore,I have no time to do so.我不想去那里，而且我也没时间去。

3 attendance   

n.出席，出席人数，护理，照料

参考例句：

• The attendance of this class never dropped off.这个班的出席人数从未下降。
• The young man danced attendance on his rich aunt.这个年轻人小心侍候他有钱的姑妈。

4 Athens   

n.(希腊城市名)雅典

参考例句：

• Athens is often called the queen of the Aegean.雅典时常被人称为爱琴海上的皇后。
• China did very well in the last Olympics in Athens.中国在上届雅典奥运会上取得了优异的成绩。

5 stadium   

n.露天大型运动场

参考例句：

• The new football stadium can hold eighty thousand people.新的足球场可以容纳八万人。
• The stadium is being used for a match.那个露天运动场正在进行一场比赛。