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Athletes, Fans Getting Tattooed2 in London
The blue, yellow, black, green, and red interlocking rings that make up the symbol of the Olympic Games are getting etched into the skin of Olympic athletes across London, a reminder3 that they competed in one of the world's top sporting events.
These two friends are swimmers on New Zealand's Olympic team.
Steven Kent competed in the men's 4 x 200 freestyle relay. He didn't qualify for the final but says making it to the Games was reason enough to get the rings tattooed on his chest.
“The Olympics means a lot to us," said Kent. "To me, especially. It's something I've always wanted to do and to have a constant reminder every day is pretty special I reckon.”
This parlor4 has the Olympic symbol posted on its wall, to help its artists with the dozens of tattoos5 they're doing.
In the waiting room, a whole swim team from Australia waits their turn. Emily Seebohm won the Olympic silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke.
“If you go to the Olympics you kind of want to show it off," said Seebohm. "It's a big achievement and it takes a lot of time to get there and you put so much effort into it, it's just something you do.”
The athletes may not be your typical patrons of a London tattoo1 parlor. But they've been good sports about the painful procedure, says owner Mo Coppoletta.
“They are barely legal to get a tattoo so I suppose for a lot of them it's their first," said Coppoletta. "They all took it very well and I suppose if you want something that bad you just sit and take it.”
Coppoletta said he would be tattooing6 Olympic rings well into the evening and in the days to come, making sure the Olympians and their fans are marked for life.
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n.纹身,(皮肤上的)刺花纹;vt.刺花纹于 | |
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v.刺青,文身( tattoo的过去式和过去分词 );连续有节奏地敲击;作连续有节奏的敲击 | |
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n.提醒物,纪念品;暗示,提示 | |
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n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅 | |
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n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 );归营鼓;军队夜间表演操;连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青,文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 );连续有节奏地敲击;作连续有节奏的敲击 | |
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n.刺字,文身v.刺青,文身( tattoo的现在分词 );连续有节奏地敲击;作连续有节奏的敲击 | |
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