Chinese experts arrive in Yangon for technical support on SEA Games

 　　YANGON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 24-member Chinese expert group arrived here Saturday to provide a full range of equipment and technical support for opening and closing ceremonies of the Myanmar-host 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA) slated¹ for Dec. 2013.

　　The group led by Sun Xiaohong was dispatched² by the Chinese government for a four-day visit.

　　The group consists of director, song composer, stagecraft and other experts in the field who are the top ones having extensive³ experience in the planning and staging the opening and closing ceremonies of major sporting events.

　　The group's visit to Myanmar covers venue-site field trip to understand, and discuss the specific issues of cooperation between the two sides.

　　In December 2012, 28 Chinese coaches were dispatched to Myanmar to train the country's athletes for a period of 12 months totally at cost covered by the Chinese government while staying in Myanmar.

1 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

2 dispatched   

（常指为了特殊原因或执行特殊任务而迅速地）派遣( dispatch的过去式和过去分词 )； 杀死； （迅速地）发出； 迅速处理

参考例句：

• Troops have been dispatched to the area. 部队已派往那个地区。
• A Chinese trade mission has been dispatched to Japan. 一个中国贸易代表团已被派往日本。

3 extensive   

adj.广泛的，广阔的，广大的

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• The museum offers extensive facilities for study.这个博物馆提供了许多供研究的设备。