BBC直播北京奥运会开幕式解说词共5页

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1、BBC直播北京奥运会开幕式解说词SueBarker:Goodafternoon.IncaseyouarewonderingthathowimportanttheOlympstartthoughuntil8oclockaspromised,8oclocklocaltimeonthe8thdayofthe8thmonth,2019.Soyouwontmissathing.icGamesareandthatwhatitmeanstotheathletesthenthosethree“”1wisemen”shouldknowsincetheyhavebeentotwelveOlympicGamesbe

2、tweenthem.SoletssaywearehereinBeijingandwearenowinthismagnificentninety-onethousandseatsstadium.Itthsenationalstadium;itasffectionatelyknownas“theBirdNsest”.Wearepreparingforwhatispromisedtobe,atrulyspectacularopeningceremony.ItwontButnowformanyyearshavesportandpoliticshadsuchanuneasyunbalance.There

3、hasbeenpoliticalconflict;therehavebeeninternationalprotestandenvironmentalfears.Aswell,therehasbeensomuchdebatesincethePeopleRsepublicofChinaandBeijingwereawardedthegamesbackin2019.Huw,theworldiswatchingChinaaroundBeijing,canyouputthesegamesintopoliticalcontextsforusplease?HuwEdwards:Well,Sue,thisis

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

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

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

7、onaldecisionthathewantedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitytocomehere,toseethisandtobeapartoftheceremony,regardlessofanyonethinksbackathome.HuwEdwards:ThisishowtheGamesofthe29thOlympiadarebeginning.2019drummersarebeatingthecount-downinawaythathasneverbeenbefore.Thedrummersthemselvesareproducingremarkabl

8、eelectrifyingeffect.SueBarker:Thesearethefulldrumscallinguptheancestor4000yearsold,2019ofthem.HuwEdwards:Theyarewaitingforthesignal,forthefinalcount-downthatBeijinghasbeenwaitingforsevenyears.Aminutetogo.HuwEdwards:TheBirdNseststadiumisfilledbyenergyofthesedrummerswiththeveryprecisemessagecarried.Su

9、eBarker:Yes.ThemessageisfromConfuciussayingtwoandhalfthousandyearsold.“Friendscomefromthefar.Howhappyweare!”HuwEdwards:Thisisthebird-esyeviewacrossthecentreofBeijing.ThefireworksarecreatingburningfootprintsallthewayfromtheTiananmenSquare,upthecentralaxis,totheOlympicGreenandtheneoNationalStadium.Sue

10、Barker:SomuchresonancetotheimperialChinahere.TheConfucius,whoofcoursewastabooduringtheyearsoftherevolution,nowisbackinstyle.SoaretheseimperialaccessesrightthroughtheForbiddenCity,andalltheidentifyingmarksoffivethousandyearsoftheunitedimperialhistory.HuwEdwards:Therewillbetwentythousandfireworksusedf

11、ordoingthisopeningceremony,andthedustcreatestheOlympicrings.Fiveringsrepresentthefivecontinents,thesymbolofOlympicunity,unityofmankindinsport.SueBarker:Youcanseetheperformerssuspended,floatingthroughtheairandcomingdownfromthehugewiresattachedtotheroofofthisstadium.Whatisworthmentioningisthisisakindo

12、f21st-centurytake-onofBuddhistfiguresyoufindonthewallsofcavesofDunhuang.ThisisthereferencetoChinashugenorthwesternTangDynastyspreadoftheSilkRoad.HuwEdwards:Therings,whicharemagicallymadeofdust,nowsomehowraiseinthisstadium,indicatingthearrivaloftheOlympicsinChina.CarrieGracie:Thegeniusbehindthisveryo

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

14、lflag)Anotherspectaculardisplayoffireworks,notjustovertheOlympicStadiumbutoverthecity.Theredflagfluttersinsidethenationalstadium.IstheredflagsayingsomethingaboutChinesehistoryaswell,Carrie?CarrieGracie:Well,yes,becausethatasboutwhatallwearegoingtosayaboutChineseCommunisminthisopeningceremony.Thefive

15、starsontheflagsignifytheunityofthecountryandtheleadershipofChineseCommunistParty.Butwearegoingtosayaboutalotmoreofthiskindofimages,thetraditional,thecalligraphy,theculture,thesophisticationofancientChina.HuwEdwards:Indeed.WhatsnowgoingtohappenisthatwearegoingtoenjoydifferentphasesofChineserentphases

16、ofChinesehistory,differentaspectsofChineseculture,someofthemquieter,someofthemonaverybigscale.CarrieGracie:ThisistheGuchin,theancientseven-stringedinstrumentwehearattheVerycleveristhewaytheyledusfromthelittlefilmintroducingthethemeofthescrolltothisactualscroll,whichisonthefloorofthisarena.Itmeasures

17、atleast25metersinwidthandthelengthcoverstheentirelengthofthearenaitself,sobelieveme,itisbig.Andthiswouldbethecanvasonwhichlotoftableauswillbepainted.CarrieGracie:heTangDynasty.Tobegin,artistputsafewdropsofwateroninkstone,grindsthenkincircularmotion,andthenpaintswithabrushmadeofwolfhairorhorsehair.Hu

18、wEdwards:Whilethepaintinggoeson,thestreamofculturaliconsofChinesehistoWearegoingtosaythatthewashpaintingdevelopedinChinaduringtricalprogressflowsonthepaintingscrollitself.Verycleverlydone.duringthecourseofthisametime.WearegoingtoseemanyofChineseinstrumentssopeningceremony,andthisisoneofthemostharmon

19、ioustoChineseear.Andthewholethemeofthisceremonyisharmony.HuwEdwards:TheGuchin,asChinesesay,hasahistoryofthreethousandyears,andtheyclaimitistheoldestpluckinstrumentintheworld.Imsuretherewillbeotherviewsonthat,butthisistheclaimbeingmade.CarrieGracie:ThesearethethreethousanddisciplesofConfucius,whether

20、hereallyhadthreethousand,nomatter,butcertainlyhedoesinthisperformance.Whattheychantis“Allthosewithinfourseascanbeconsideredasbrothers”fromTheAnalects,Confuciusmsostfamouswork.HuwEdwards:Theyareholdingbambooslips,akindofbookswithscriptscarvedonthestringedbambooslices.Again,theenergycreatedbythesemeni

21、nsidethisstadiumisremarkable.ThethreethousanddisciplesofConfuciusarecelebratinglearning,celebratingChinesephilosophy,andthatlearningofcoursetakestheformsofbooksandpaper,andofwhatwearegoingtosee-theprintedwords.CarrieGracie:Confuciushadthehabitofspeakingtruthtothepowerwheninandoutoffavor.-Herewehavet

22、heexampleofthefirstmovabletypesystem,whichwascreatedhereinChina,outofceramicblocks,around1041A.D.Itwasin1450sforEuropetointroducewhatgenerallyregardedastheindependentinventionofmoveabletype,andthatwascreatedbyGermanysJohannesGutenberg.Weseeheretheevolutionofonecharacter,onespecialcharacterwhichholds

23、thecluestoeverythingelsethisevening.Thischaracteris“he”an,ditmeansharmony.MoveabletypebeganintheSuiDynastyinthesixthcentury.BiSheng,intheSongDynasty,improvedthematterbymakingclaytypesandprint.EveryChineseschoolchildistoldthatthemovabletypeisoneofthegreatestinventionsofancientChinesecivilization,alongwiththegunpowder,thepaper,andthecompass.Thereisthemoderncharacter“he”th,eonethatyouwillseewritteninChinatoday.HuwEdwards:Peachblossoms,romanticandenjoyable,demonstratingthesweetness,peaceandloveinChinesepeople.