CCTV9英语新闻：大黄鸭要来北京了

Next stop Beijing! A giant rubber duck is set to grace¹ the waters of Beijing between September 6th and October 26th.
 下一站北京！大黄鸭将于9月6日到10月26日期间为北京的水上世界增光添彩。
 
The 18-meter high duck will be a part of the 2013 Beijing Design Week, which begins at the end of September and ends early October. It will float on the lakes of the Beijing Garden Expo Park and Summer Palace.
 这只18米高的大鸭子将作为北京国际设计周的一部分呈现给大家，它将在9月底到10月初之间与大家见面。
 
The giant rubber duck is well traveled, having already been to 14 cities in 11 countries since 2007. It won lots of Chinese fans after being displayed in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in May.
 这只巨大的橡皮鸭子已经游历了很多地方，自2007年起，它曾去过11个国家的14个城市。今年5月，这只大鸭子在香港展出后便拥有了大批的中国粉丝。
 

1 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。