London to stage festive celebration for Olympic volunteers

 LONDON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Mayor of London Boris Johnson will host a Carol Concert in Trafalgar Sqaure on Saturday for Olympic volnteers and gold album selling opera duo Jonathan & Charlotte will be singing their popular hits.

The magenta¹ and purple Christmas celebration will be attended by the Team London Ambassadors, Games Makers², Travel Ambassadors and other Olympic volunteers.

An audience of 3,500 volunteers will be treated to a performance by Jonathan & Charlotte, two amazingly accomplished³ 17- year-olds from Essex, who shot to fame when they performed on this year's Britain's Got Talent.

The mayor revealed that, following successful pilots over the autumn half term, his ambassadors and many new volunteers will have a more permanent presence in the life of the capital.

Over this festive⁴ period, ambassadors will be providing a warm welcome to visitors arriving at Gatwick Airport and helping⁵ shoppers in and around tourist hotspot Piccadilly Circus.

The mayor will also be joining forces with organizers of large scale events in London to provide an army of dedicated⁶ and enthusiastic volunteers as an additional resource to welcome spectators and visitors.

As part of the programme, young unemployed⁷ Londoners will also be given the opportunity to volunteer at these events, helping to build their CV's in their search for work.

Johnson said: "Our fantastic volunteers were one of the great success stories of 2012 and proved to be the beating heart of the Games. It was truly remarkable⁸ how people from all walks of life came together to welcome the world to our great city.

"There is no better time to celebrate their contribution with a concert, than in this season of goodwill⁹. I would like to thank all the volunteers and look forward to seeing many of them on London's streets in 2013."

1 magenta   

n..紫红色（的染料）；adj.紫红色的

参考例句：

• In the one photo in which she appeared, Hillary Clinton wore a magenta gown.在其中一张照片中，希拉里身着一件紫红色礼服。
• For the same reason air information is printed in magenta.出于同样的原因，航空资料采用品红色印刷。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

4 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

7 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

8 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

9 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。