BBC直播北京奥运会开幕式解说词
Sue Barker: Good afternoon. In case you are wondering that how important the Olymp ic Games are and that what it means to the athletes then those three “wise men” sho uld know since they have been to twelve Olympic Games between them. So le t’s say we are here in Beijing and we are now in this magnificent ninety-one thousand seats s tadium. It’s the national stadium; it’s affectionately known as “the Bird’s Nest”. We are preparing for what is promised to be, a truly spectacular opening ceremon y. It won’t start though until 8 o’clock as promised, 8 o’clock local time on the 8th day of the 8th
month, 2008. So you won’t miss a thing.
But now for many years have sport and politics had such an uneasy unbalance. There has been political conflict; there have been international protest and environmental fear s. As well, there has been so much debate since the People’s Republic of China and Be ijing were awarded the games back in 2001. Huw, the world is watching China around Beijing, can you put these games into political contexts for us please?
Huw Edwards: Well, Sue, this is quite something. This is basically China saying to the world: we arrived; we are a 21st-century super power; we can do the best Olympics e ver. They spent 40 billion dollars on these games. Nothing can go wrong as far as the
y are concerned.
Sue Barker: Carrie, Can you tell us what the Games means to people in China?
Carrie Gracie: Well, as far as I can see, people here are really not exposed to the neg ative messages we have been talking about: the protest, the environment worries, the heavy-handed security. Most people are proud. They are ready to party after seven ye
ars of getting ready.
Sue Barker: There are other issues involved here, Michael. For example, President Bus h is here for the Opening Ceremony tonight. For the first time the American president i s on the foreign soil for opening ceremony. What has been the reaction to that back h
ome in the United States?
Michael Johnson (4-time Olympic champion (1992-2000)): I don’t think many people ar e really so surprised that he decided to come here, and I think his decision is less poli tical. I think he probably made the personal decision that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to come here, to see this and to be a part of the ceremony, regard
less of anyone thinks back at home.
Huw Edwards: This is how the Games of the 29th Olympiad are beginning. 2008 drum mers are beating the count-down in a way that has never been before. The drummers themselves are producing remarkable electrifying effect.
Sue Barker: These are the full drums calling up the ancestor 4000 years old, 2008 of t
hem.
