【新唐人2012年8月4日訊】【看新聞學英語】

Olympic Games Opens in London

奧林匹克運動會 在倫敦開幕

文／李德良

【新聞關鍵字】

1. awash [əˋwɑʃ] 被浪潮沖打的

2. depict [dɪˋpɪkt] v.描繪

3. vaguely [ˋveglɪ] adv. 模糊地

4. comically [ˋkɑmɪklɪ] adv. 詼諧地

5. portray [porˋtre] v. 描繪

6. skydiving [ˋskaɪ͵daɪvɪŋ] 空中跳傘

7. tribute [ˋtrɪbjut] n. 致敬

8. thrilling [ˋθrɪlɪŋ] adj. 毛骨悚然的; 令人興奮的

9. odd [ɑd] adj. 奇特的, 古怪的

10. Arctic [ˋɑrktɪk] adj. 北極的

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London’s Houses of Parliament at Westminster were awash in images Friday night to celebrate the start of the 2012 Olympic Games.

週五晚，以倫敦在西敏寺眾議院，被浪潮沖打的形象，慶祝2012年奧林匹克運動會開始了。

Pictures depicting London’s last Olympic Games from 1908 and 1948 were projected onto the buildings giving passers-by a glimpse into the past.

投影在建築上的圖片，是描繪從1908年到1948年，倫敦上二次舉辦奧林匹克運動會。

“I didn’t know anything about 1908 even though I’m a really old man. I don’t really remember 1948, well only vaguely, I knew it happened. But I thought it was very good and I enjoyed it."

「即使我真的是一位很老的人，但我也不知道有關1908年的任何事情。我真的不記得1948年，我知道有這麼件事，卻非常模糊了。但我想這非常好，我很喜愛它。」

The Games opening ceremony was a mix of all things British—from the Queen, who was comically portrayed skydiving into the stadium, to an army of yellow submarines paying tribute to the Beatles.

運動會開幕式是所有英國事物的綜合─從女王詼諧地從空而降運動場（譯註：skydiving是由飛機跳下時先自由墜落一段時間後，再張開降落傘的特技跳傘），降到黃色潛水艇大軍中，向披頭士致敬。

Spectators found the event thrilling, if at times a bit strange. “My favourite bit was when the Queen fell out of the helicopter but missed the stadium. That was amazing. Amazing. Incredible show."

如果有時有點奇怪，那麼觀眾們也有發現很驚悚的。「我最喜愛的是當女王跳出直升機，但卻消失在體育場，這真是很驚豔，不可思議的表演。」

“My favourite part—Muhammad Ali, good to see Muhammad Ali. It was quite odd. Arctic Monkeys as well playing was really good. I liked that. And free tickets as well. Danny Boyle did a good job, I think, definitely."

「我最喜愛的部份─穆罕默德‧阿里，真高興看到穆罕默德‧阿里。相當奇特。北極猴及其表演真的很不錯，我喜歡，還有免費的票。奧運開幕式導演做的很好，我想確實如此。」

The event ended with a massive display of fireworks.

開幕盛會結束在巨大的煙火秀中。

More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries will compete in 26 sports over 17 days of competition.

來自204個國家，超過1萬名運動員，將會在26個運動項目中，在超過17天的賽日中展開競逐。

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