奥运知识—奥运开幕式:哪国代表团第二个入场

The Olympic Games shall be proclaimed open by the Head of State of the host country.

The delegation¹ parade in alphabetical² order according to the language of the the host country, except for Greece, which leads the parade, and for the host country which brings up the rear.

参考译文（来自互联网）

　　奥运会由东道国国家元首宣布开幕。代表团按东道国语言文字的字母顺序入场。希腊和东道国例外，希腊代表团第一个入场，东道国代表团最后一个入场。

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 alphabetical   

adj.字母（表）的，依字母顺序的

参考例句：

• Please arrange these books in alphabetical order.请把这些书按字母顺序整理一下。
• There is no need to maintain a strict alphabetical sequence.不必保持严格的字顺。