力荐！打破世界记录的无人机表演
平昌冬奥会开幕式上，孩子们共同放飞和平鸽
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英特尔凭借其独特的技术，打造了又一场惊人的灯光秀表演，不仅点亮了平昌冬奥会的开幕式，同时也创造了“同时放飞数量最多无人机”的吉尼斯世界纪录。
Drone light show is scrapped after logistical challenges at Winter Olympics opening ceremony
USA TODAY
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea— Tech giant Intel says unexpected last-minute[最后一分钟的，紧要关头的] “logistical challenges” forced it to scrap[1] plans to launch hundreds of small drones that were to put on a light show as part of the pageantry[2] at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
[1]scrap
1) [ T ] to decide not to use a plan or system because it is not practical 〔因不切实际而〕放弃，抛弃〔计划、体系〕
We believe that car tax should be scrapped.
我们认为汽车税应该取消。
2) [ T ] to get rid of an old machine, vehicle etc, and use its parts in some other way 把〔旧机器、旧汽车等〕当作废料处理，报废
Two aircraft carriers are being scrapped this year.
今年有两艘航空母舰要报废。
[2]pageantry: impressive ceremonies or events, involving many people wearing special clothes 〔许多人穿着特殊服装的〕盛大庆典，盛况
the pageantry of a military ceremony
军事典礼的盛况
Intel, which received heaps of[大量的；无数的] attention for using their Shooting Star drones to put on a show at the 2017 Super Bowl as part of Lady Gaga’s halftime performance, had been working for several months on the Olympics performance.
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A company spokeswoman confirmed to USA TODAY that it had to scrap the live show, but did not respond to a request for a more detailed explanation of what caused the last-minute challenges. IOC spokesman Mark Adams also confirmed the live drone show was scrapped at the last minute, because of an “impromptu”[无事先准备的] logistical challenge.
Several hours before the start of the ceremony, Intel chief strategy officer Aicha Evans told USA TODAY that they planned to launch 300 drones during the tail-end[3] of the ceremony. The intention is for the drones, hovering about 400 feet off the ground near the stadium, to wow[4] the Olympic Stadium crowd with light-beamed illustrations of Olympic rings, a peace dove and other images.
[3]tail-end: N-SING The tail end of an event, situation, or period of time is the last part of it. 结尾; 收场
Barry had obviously come in on the tail-end of the conversation.
巴里显然是在对话快结束时加入进来的。
[4]wow: to make people admire you a lot 使喝彩，博得…的称赞
The show has wowed audiences all over the country.
这个节目赢得了全国观众的交口称赞。
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“The planning was very intense, and we had to send teams on the ground very early,” Evans told USA TODAY. “We knew we’d need to understand the wind—it’s very windy up here, and we had to understand the impact of the (cold) temperature. So, we practiced.”
In fact, the tech giant launched 1,280 of its drones in December in Pyeongchang and pre-recorded the light show that was to air on NBC’s tape-delayed broadcast in the United States. The pre-recording was shown during the U.S. broadcast of the ceremony Friday evening.
Evans told USA TODAY that the International Olympic Committee requested they scale back[5] the number of drones for the live drone light show, and Intel agreed.
[5]scale back: to reduce or make a reduction in the level of activity, extent, numbers, etc 缩减(活动、范围、数量等的等级)
The company says its launch of 1,280 drones for the pre-recording broke a Guinness World record for “most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously.”.
Each drone weighs about as much as a volleyball and is fitted with LEDs that can beam[6] any shape with 4 billion color combinations.
[6]beam
1) [ I ] to smile very happily 开怀大笑，眉开眼笑
Sherman looked at his sons and beamed proudly.
谢尔曼看着儿子们，自豪地笑着。
[+ with sth] [+ at sb ]
Frances beamed at her friend with undisguised admiration.
弗朗西丝用毫不掩饰的羡慕的神情朝她的朋友们绽开了笑容。
2) [ T always + adv/prep ] to send a radio or television signal through the air, especially to somewhere very distant 发送〔无线电或电视信号〕
the first sports broadcast to be beamed across the Atlantic
首次向大西洋彼岸播送的体育节目
3) [ I,T ] to send out a line of light, heat, energy etc 发（光）发（热）；发射
The sun beamed through the clouds.
阳光穿透了云层。
来源：央视新闻、USA TODAY