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这两天，伦敦忽然万里无云。气温一下子升高了10度，夏天终于来了！

随着天气的变化，奥运的热度也升到了火候，大街小巷，彩旗飘扬，各国记者，运动员也陆续抵达。火炬传递，已经在英伦不大的土地上转了好几圈，我本无心去凑这个人堆里的热闹，但没想到，守株待兔，7月24日的火炬传递竟然是要经过我们的校园，从我的窗前掠过，于是就有了我和奥运火炬的一次偶然的亲密接触。

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我们这一个路段由两个火炬手接力完成，是两个推选出来的学生。一男一女，女的叫 Ainsley  Bell，是个本科应届毕业生，不仅品学兼优，，还一直与自身的癌症作斗争。男的叫 Nick Tiller, 是个博士生，为慈善事业做过很多事。他跑马拉松，曾经自备干粮及其它必备物品，完成了穿越撒哈拉大沙漠的六天马拉松比赛。

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霎时间，火炬已经掠身而过。。。

 【附录】两个学生在被选为火炬手以后所讲的话：

Graduating student Ainsley Bell was nominated by Brunel University as part of Samsung’s Torch Relay scheme for universities.

“I was nominated by Brunel initially because of my academic achievements – I had the highest final degree mark in my academic School, and was picked along with 15 other students who had achieved the highest grades in their Schools. To be selected from this final 16, I had to write a 500 word essay about my community work, a football project that I set up to encourage children to get involved with sport.

It was a major achievement for me to finish my degree at all – when I came back for my final year I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me to defer for a year, but I carried on with my studies while having operations and treatment. I put in double the work and it paid dividends.

It’s a very humbling experience to have been selected. To me, the Torch represents hope. People can experience struggles and can overcome them, and come out on top. I hope I inspire people to overcome their own hurdles.”

PhD student Nick Tiller was nominated to carry the Torch by a friend who was inspired by his charity fundraising.

“I was nominated by a friend and didn’t know anything about it for a month – it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and I didn’t think I would get through to the final shortlist.

I’ve done a lot of charity work and have been involved in ultra marathon running for several years – the most extreme race I’ve done was the Marathon des Sables, a six day race on foot through the Sahara Desert. You have to be self-sufficient and carry all your own food and medical supplies – the organisers just provide tents and water.

I wanted to raise a lot of money for charity – I’m not a celebrity, I’m no one special, so I knew I had to do something a little bit stupid! I raised £5,500 for charity, just from friends and family.

It’s a huge honour to be part of such a historic event.”