BBC直播北京奧運會開幕式解說詞

1、BBC直播北京奧運會開幕式解說詞SueBarker:Goodafternoon.IncaseyouarewonderingthathowimportanttheOlympicGamesareandthatwhatitmeanstotheathletesthenthosethree“wisemen”shouldknowsincetheyhavebeentotwelveOlympicGamesbetweenthem.SoletssaywearehereinBeijingandwearenowinthismagnificentninety-onethousandseatsstadium.Itsthe

2、nationalstadium;itsaffectionatelyknownas“theBirdsNest”.Wearepreparingforwhatispromisedtobe,atrulyspectacularopeningceremony.Itwontstartthoughuntil8oclockaspromised,8oclocklocaltimeonthe8thdayofthe8thmonth,2008.Soyouwontmissathing.Butnowformanyyearshavesportandpoliticshadsuchanuneasyunbalance.Thereha

3、sbeenpoliticalconflict;therehavebeeninternationalprotestandenvironmentalfears.Aswell,therehasbeensomuchdebatesincethePeoplesRepublicofChinaandBeijingwereawardedthegamesbackin2001.Huw,theworldiswatchingChinaaroundBeijing,canyouputthesegamesintopoliticalcontextsforusplease?HuwEdwards:Well,Sue,thisisqu

4、itesomething.ThisisbasicallyChinasayingtotheworld:wearrived;wearea21st-centurysuperpower;wecandothebestOlympicsever.Theyspent40billiondollarsonthesegames.Nothingcangowrongasfarastheyareconcerned.SueBarker:Carrie,CanyoutelluswhattheGamesmeanstopeopleinChina?CarrieGracie:Well,asfarasIcansee,peoplehere

5、arereallynotexposedtothenegativemessageswehavebeentalkingabout:theprotest,theenvironmentworries,theheavy-handedsecurity.Mostpeopleareproud.Theyarereadytopartyaftersevenyearsofgettingready.SueBarker:Thereareotherissuesinvolvedhere,Michael.Forexample,PresidentBushisherefortheOpeningCeremonytonight.For

6、thefirsttimetheAmericanpresidentisontheforeignsoilforopeningceremony.WhathasbeenthereactiontothatbackhomeintheUnitedStates?MichaelJohnson(4-timeOlympicchampion(1992-2000):Idontthinkmanypeoplearereallysosurprisedthathedecidedtocomehere,andIthinkhisdecisionislesspolitical.Ithinkheprobablymadetheperson

7、aldecisionthathewantedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitytocomehere,toseethisandtobeapartoftheceremony,regardlessofanyonethinksbackathome.HuwEdwards:ThisishowtheGamesofthe29thOlympiadarebeginning.2008drummersarebeatingthecount-downinawaythathasneverbeenbefore.Thedrummersthemselvesareproducingremarkablee

8、lectrifyingeffect.SueBarker:Thesearethefulldrumscallinguptheancestor4000yearsold,2008ofthem.HuwEdwards:Theyarewaitingforthesignal,forthefinalcount-downthatBeijinghasbeenwaitingforsevenyears.Aminutetogo.HuwEdwards:TheBirdsNeststadiumisfilledbyenergyofthesedrummerswiththeveryprecisemessagecarried.SueB

9、arker:Yes.ThemessageisfromConfuciussayingtwoandhalfthousandyearsold.“Friendscomefromthefar.Howhappyweare!”HuwEdwards:Thisisthebirds-eyeviewacrossthecentreofBeijing.ThefireworksarecreatingburningfootprintsallthewayfromtheTiananmenSquare,upthecentralaxis,totheOlympicGreenandtheneoNationalStadium.SueBa

10、rker:SomuchresonancetotheimperialChinahere.TheConfucius,whoofcoursewastabooduringtheyearsoftherevolution,nowisbackinstyle.SoaretheseimperialaccessesrightthroughtheForbiddenCity,andalltheidentifyingmarksoffivethousandyearsoftheunitedimperialhistory.HuwEdwards:Therewillbetwentythousandfireworksusedfor

11、doingthisopeningceremony,andthedustcreatestheOlympicrings.Fiveringsrepresentthefivecontinents,thesymbolofOlympicunity,unityofmankindinsport.SueBarker:Youcanseetheperformerssuspended,floatingthroughtheairandcomingdownfromthehugewiresattachedtotheroofofthisstadium.Whatisworthmentioningisthisisakindof2

12、1st-centurytake-onofBuddhistfiguresyoufindonthewallsofcavesofDunhuang.ThisisthereferencetoChinashugenorthwesternTangDynastyspreadoftheSilkRoad.HuwEdwards:Therings,whicharemagicallymadeofdust,nowsomehowraiseinthisstadium,indicatingthearrivaloftheOlympicsinChina.CarrieGracie:Thegeniusbehindthisveryori

13、ginalopeningceremony,ZhangYimou,isverymuchbackinnow.Inaway,heisthestoryofcontemporaryChina.Hetoldustheotherdaythathewantedthisceremonytosaytotheworld:romance,family.HuwEdwards:WhathealsosaysisthatChinaisveryproudofits5000yearsofcivilization.Itisnotafraidtomodernize.(AftertheraisingofChinesenationalf

14、lag)Anotherspectaculardisplayoffireworks,notjustovertheOlympicStadiumbutoverthecity.Theredflagfluttersinsidethenationalstadium.IstheredflagsayingsomethingaboutChinesehistoryaswell,Carrie?CarrieGracie:Well,yes,becausethatsaboutwhatallwearegoingtosayaboutChineseCommunisminthisopeningceremony.Thefivest

15、arsontheflagsignifytheunityofthecountryandtheleadershipofChineseCommunistParty.Butwearegoingtosayaboutalotmoreofthiskindofimages,thetraditional,thecalligraphy,theculture,thesophisticationofancientChina.HuwEdwards:Indeed.WhatsnowgoingtohappenisthatwearegoingtoenjoydifferentphasesofChinesehistory,diff

16、erentaspectsofChineseculture,someofthemquieter,someofthemonaverybigscale.Verycleveristhewaytheyledusfromthelittlefilmintroducingthethemeofthescrolltothisactualscroll,whichisonthefloorofthisarena.Itmeasuresatleast25metersinwidthandthelengthcoverstheentirelengthofthearenaitself,sobelieveme,itisbig.And

17、thiswouldbethecanvasonwhichlotoftableauswillbepainted.CarrieGracie:WearegoingtosaythatthewashpaintingdevelopedinChinaduringtheTangDynasty.Tobegin,artistputsafewdropsofwateroninkstone,grindstheinkincircularmotion,andthenpaintswithabrushmadeofwolfhairorhorsehair.HuwEdwards:Whilethepaintinggoeson,thest

18、reamofculturaliconsofChinesehistoricalprogressflowsonthepaintingscrollitself.Verycleverlydone.CarrieGracie:ThisistheGuchin,theancientseven-stringedinstrumentwehearatthesametime.WearegoingtoseemanyofChineseinstrumentsduringthecourseofthisopeningceremony,andthisisoneofthemostharmonioustoChineseear.And

19、thewholethemeofthisceremonyisharmony.HuwEdwards:TheGuchin,asChinesesay,hasahistoryofthreethousandyears,andtheyclaimitistheoldestpluckinstrumentintheworld.Imsuretherewillbeotherviewsonthat,butthisistheclaimbeingmade.CarrieGracie:ThesearethethreethousanddisciplesofConfucius,whetherhereallyhadthreethou

20、sand,nomatter,butcertainlyhedoesinthisperformance.Whattheychantis“Allthosewithinfourseascanbeconsideredasbrothers”fromTheAnalects,Confuciussmostfamouswork.HuwEdwards:Theyareholdingbambooslips,akindofbookswithscriptscarvedonthestringedbambooslices.Again,theenergycreatedbythesemeninsidethisstadiumisre

21、markable.ThethreethousanddisciplesofConfuciusarecelebratinglearning,celebratingChinesephilosophy,andthatlearningofcoursetakestheformsofbooksandpaper,andofwhatwearegoingtosee-theprintedwords.CarrieGracie:Confuciushadthehabitofspeakingtruthtothepowerwheninandoutoffavor.-Herewehavetheexampleofthefirstmovabletypesystem,whichwascreatedhereinChina,outofceramicblocks,around1041A.D.Itwas