BBC直播北京奥运会开幕式解说词共5页

BBC直播北京奥运会开幕式解说词SueBarker:Goodafternoon.IncaseyouarewonderingthathowimportanttheOlympstartthoughuntil8o'clockaspromised,8o'clocklocaltimeonthe8thdayofthe8thmonth,2019.Soyouwon'tmissathing.icGamesareandthatwhatitmeanstotheathletesthenthosethree“”1wisemen”shouldknowsincetheyhavebeentotwelveOlympicGamesbetweenthem.Solet'ssaywearehereinBeijingandwearenowinthismagnificentninety-onethousandseatsstadium.It'thsenationalstadium;it'asffectionatelyknownas“theBird'Nsest”.Wearepreparingforwhatispromisedtobe,atrulyspectacularopeningceremony.Itwon'tButnowformanyyearshavesportandpoliticshadsuchanuneasyunbalance.Therehasbeenpoliticalconflict;therehavebeeninternationalprotestandenvironmentalfears.Aswell,therehasbeensomuchdebatesincethePeople'RsepublicofChinaandBeijingwereawardedthegamesbackin2019.Huw,theworldiswatchingChinaaroundBeijing,canyouputthesegamesintopoliticalcontextsforusplease?HuwEdwards:Well,Sue,thisisquitesomething.ThisisbasicallyChinasayingtotheworld:wearrived;wearea21st-centurysuperpower;wecandothebestOlympicsever.Theyspent40billiondollarsonthesegames.Nothingcangowrongasfarastheyareconcerned.SueBarker:Carrie,CanyoutelluswhattheGamesmeanstopeopleinChina?CarrieGracie:Well,asfarasIcansee,peopleherearereallynotexposedtothenegativemessageswehavebeentalkingabout:theprotest,theenvironmentworries,theheavy-handedsecurity.Mostpeopleareproud.Theyarereadytopartyaftersevenyearsofgettingready.SueBarker:Thereareotherissuesinvolvedhere,Michael.Forexample,PresidentBushisherefortheOpeningCeremonytonight.ForthefirsttimetheAmericanpresidentisontheforeignsoilforopeningceremony.WhathasbeenthereactiontothatbackhomeintheUnitedStates?MichaelJohnson(4-timeOlympicchampion(1992-2000):Idon'tthinkmanypeoplearereallysosurprisedthathedecidedtocomehere,andIthinkhisdecisionislesspolitical.Ithinkheprobablymadethepersonaldecisionthathewantedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitytocomehere,toseethisandtobeapartoftheceremony,regardlessofanyonethinksbackathome.HuwEdwards:ThisishowtheGamesofthe29thOlympiadarebeginning.2019drummersarebeatingthecount-downinawaythathasneverbeenbefore.Thedrummersthemselvesareproducingremarkableelectrifyingeffect.SueBarker:Thesearethefulldrumscallinguptheancestor4000yearsold,2019ofthem.HuwEdwards:Theyarewaitingforthesignal,forthefinalcount-downthatBeijinghasbeenwaitingforsevenyears.Aminutetogo.HuwEdwards:TheBird'Nseststadiumisfilledbyenergyofthesedrummerswiththeveryprecisemessagecarried.SueBarker:Yes.ThemessageisfromConfuciussayingtwoandhalfthousandyearsold.“Friendscomefromthefar.Howhappyweare!”HuwEdwards:Thisisthebird'-esyeviewacrossthecentreofBeijing.ThefireworksarecreatingburningfootprintsallthewayfromtheTian'anmenSquare,upthecentralaxis,totheOlympicGreenandtheneoNationalStadium.SueBarker:SomuchresonancetotheimperialChinahere.TheConfucius,whoofcoursewastabooduringtheyearsoftherevolution,nowisbackinstyle.SoaretheseimperialaccessesrightthroughtheForbiddenCity,andalltheidentifyingmarksoffivethousandyearsoftheunitedimperialhistory.HuwEdwards:Therewillbetwentythousandfireworksusedfordoingthisopeningceremony,andthedustcreatestheOlympicrings.Fiveringsrepresentthefivecontinents,thesymbolofOlympicunity,unityofmankindinsport.SueBarker:Youcanseetheperformerssuspended,floatingthroughtheairandcomingdownfromthehugewiresattachedtotheroofofthisstadium.Whatisworthmentioningisthisisakindof21st-centurytake-onofBuddhistfiguresyoufindonthewallsofcavesofDunhuang.ThisisthereferencetoChina'shugenorthwesternTangDynastyspreadoftheSilkRoad.HuwEdwards:Therings,whicharemagicallymadeofdust,nowsomehowraiseinthisstadium,indicatingthearrivaloftheOlympicsinChina.CarrieGracie:Thegeniusbehindthisveryoriginalopeningceremony,ZhangYimou,isverymuchbackinnow.Inaway,heisthestoryofcontemporaryChina.Hetoldustheotherdaythathewantedthisceremonytosaytotheworld:romance,family.HuwEdwards:WhathealsosaysisthatChinaisveryproudofits5000yearsofcivilization.Itisnotafraidtomodernize.(AftertheraisingofChinesenationalflag)Anotherspectaculardisplayoffireworks,notjustovertheOlympicStadiumbutoverthecity.Theredflagfluttersinsidethenationalstadium.IstheredflagsayingsomethingaboutChinesehistoryaswell,Carrie?CarrieGracie:Well,yes,becausethat'asboutwhatallwearegoingtosayaboutChineseCommunisminthisopeningceremony.ThefivestarsontheflagsignifytheunityofthecountryandtheleadershipofChineseCommunistParty.Butwearegoingtosayaboutalotmoreofthiskindofimages,thetraditional,thecalligraphy,theculture,thesophisticationofancientChina.HuwEdwards:Indeed.What'snowgoingtohappenisthatwearegoingtoenjoydifferentphasesofChineserentphasesofChinesehistory,differentaspectsofChineseculture,someofthemquieter,someofthemonaverybigscale.CarrieGracie:ThisistheGuchin,theancientseven-stringedinstrumentwehearattheVerycleveristhewaytheyledusfromthelittlefilmintroducingthethemeofthescrolltothisactualscroll,whichisonthefloorofthisarena.Itmeasuresatleast25metersinwidthandthelengthcoverstheentirelengthofthearenaitself,sobelieveme,itisbig.Andthiswouldbethecanvasonwhichlotoftableauswillbepainted.CarrieGracie:heTangDynasty.Tobegin,artistputsafewdropsofwateroninkstone,grindsthenkincircularmotion,andthenpaintswithabrushmadeofwolfhairorhorsehair.HuwEdwards:Whilethepaintinggoeson,thestreamofculturaliconsofChinesehistoWearegoingtosaythatthewashpaintingdevelopedinChinaduringtricalprogressflowsonthepaintingscrollitself.Verycleverlydone.duringthecourseofthisametime.WearegoingtoseemanyofChineseinstrumentssopeningceremony,andthisisoneofthemostharmonioustoChineseear.Andthewholethemeofthisceremonyisharmony.HuwEdwards:TheGuchin,asChinesesay,hasahistoryofthreethousandyears,andtheyclaimitistheoldestpluckinstrumentintheworld.I'msuretherewillbeotherviewsonthat,butthisistheclaimbeingmade.CarrieGracie:Thesearethethreethousanddiscipleso'fConfucius,whetherhereallyhadthreethousand,nomatter,butcertainlyhedoesinthisperformance.Whattheychantis“Allthosewithinfourseascanbeconsideredasbrothers”fromTheAnalects,Confucius'msostfamouswork.HuwEdwards:Theyareholdingbambooslips,akindofbookswithscriptscarvedonthestringedbambooslices.Again,theenergycreatedbythesemeninsidethisstadiumisremarkable.ThethreethousanddisciplesofConfuciusarecelebratinglearning,celebratingChinesephilosophy,andthatlearningofcoursetakestheformsofbooksandpaper,andofwhatwearegoingtosee-theprintedwords.CarrieGracie:Confuciushadthehabitofspeakingtruthtothepowerwheninandoutoffavor.-Herewehavetheexampleofthefirstmovabletypesystem,whichwascreatedhereinChina,outofceramicblocks,around1041A.D.Itwasin1450sforEuropetointroducewhatgenerallyregardedastheindependentinventionofmoveabletype,andthatwascreatedbyGermany'sJohannesGutenberg.Weseeheretheevolutionofonecharacter,onespecialcharacterwhichholdsthecluestoeverythingelsethisevening.Thischaracteris“he”an,ditmeansharmony.MoveabletypebeganintheSuiDynastyinthesixthcentury.BiSheng,intheSongDynasty,improvedthematterbymakingclaytypesandprint.EveryChineseschoolchildistoldthatthemovabletypeisoneofthegreatestinventionsofancientChinesecivilization,alongwiththegunpowder,thepaper,andthecompass.Thereisthemoderncharacter“he”th,eonethatyouwillseewritteninChinatoday.HuwEdwards:Peachblossoms,romanticandenjoyable,demonstratingthesweetness,peaceandloveinChinesepeople.