Olympic Idioms  奧林匹克慣用語

pass the torch
傳聖火；薪傳

Explanation : Before each Olympic games, the torch with the Olympic flame is passed from runner to runner as it travels from Athens, Greece to the site of the next Olympics.  Runners 'pass the torch' in a relay, and in conversational English you may say that you 'pass the torch' when a project or idea is handed on to another person.

e.g.   He is passing the torch of leadership to the next president.
        他將領導權傳遞給下一任董事長。