Laurel：桂冠

外电报道如下：

The 2004 Miss World pageant got off to a sizzling start on Sunday with contestants from 120 countries.

The event started with the Beach Beauty final in which Miss United States, Nancy Randall, took the coveted laurels, fast-tracking her to the finals.

The girls paraded on the white sand in the Beach Beauty Final, which was held in Sanya, a picturesque tropical city in southern Chinese province of Hainan.

Laurel表示“月桂树，桂冠，殊荣”，例如：gain/reap/win one's laurels（赢得声望，获得冠军）；look to one's laurels（小心保持桂冠，警惕竞争对手）；rest/retire/repose on one's laurels（安于小成，吃老本，满足既得的荣誉）。

据悉，自1951年世界小姐组织机构成立以来，由其组织的"有目的的美丽"慈善活动已经为儿童慈善事业筹集了超过2.5亿美元。