北京冬奥速递｜前瞻：关于开幕式，你一定要知道的那些事

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去年夏季奥运会期间，我们开辟了“东京奥运速递”栏目，选编短小精悍的奥运新鲜资讯，以英汉双语形式推送，带领朋友们边看比赛边学英语，受到热烈欢迎。一周后，也就是北京时间2022年2月4日（星期五）晚8点，第24届冬季奥林匹克运动会开幕式将于北京国家体育场（鸟巢）隆重举行——北京冬奥来了，欢迎跟随我们的“北京冬奥速递”继续看奥运学英语！

今天关于北京冬奥会开幕式的介绍摘自 Parade 网站的报道“Everything You Need to Know About the Winter Olympics 2022 Opening Ceremony”。

The 2022 Winter Olympics officially kick off next month with the opening ceremony in Beijing. Chang Yu, director general of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG), has teased that the forthcoming ceremony will be “splendid①.”

2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会将伴随在北京举行的开幕式于下月正式拉开帷幕。北京2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会组织委员会（BOCOG）开闭幕式工作部部长常宇笑称，即将呈现的开幕式将是“精彩绝伦的”。

——Where is the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics being held?

——2022冬奥会开幕式在何地举行？

The event is taking place at Beijing’s National Stadium, which is also known as the Bird’s Nest. The stadium served as the venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony. Fun fact, the Chinese capital is the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

开幕式将在北京国家体育场（即众所周知的“鸟巢”）举行。那里曾是2008年北京奥运会开幕式的举办地。有意思的是，作为中国的首都，北京成为全世界首个既举办过夏奥会又举办冬奥会的“双奥之城”。

——When is the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony 2022?

——2022年冬奥会开幕式何时举行？

The opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4. It’ll take place in the evening 20: 00. NBC and its platforms will broadcast the ceremony live at 6:30 a.m. ET. 

开幕式定于北京时间2月4日星期五晚上8点举行。美国全国广播公司及其各个平台将在美东时间早晨6:30直播这场开幕式。

——Who is directing the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2022?

——2022年冬奥会开幕式导演是谁？

Zhang Yimou, who directed the epic Opening Ceremony that kicked off the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008, is returning for the 2022 ceremony.

张艺谋，他曾执导2008年北京夏季奥运会史诗般的开幕式，如今回归奥运，执导2022年北京冬季奥运会的开幕式。

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——How long will the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony be?

——2022年冬奥会开幕式时长多少？

Xinhua reported that the ceremony will last less than 100 minutes. Yimou told the outlet, “We want to carry out the concept—simple, safe and splendid. So in that context, as well as during the pandemic, I think it will probably not be lavish and will not last that long.” 

据新华社报道，本场开幕式将不超过100分钟。张艺谋告诉媒体：“我们要实践的理念是——简约、安全、精彩。有鉴于此，加之在疫情期间，我想开幕式可能不会太华丽，也不会持续太长时间。”

——Who is performing in the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony?

——参与2022年冬奥会开幕式演出的人是谁？

While Beijing’s 2008 ceremony had 15,000 actors, the 2022 ceremony will have about 3,000 actors, per Xinhua. Yimou pointed out that “being splendid is not necessarily reflected in quantity.”

据新华社报道，北京2008年奥运会开幕式有15000名演员，而2022年开幕式的演员大约为3000名。张艺谋指出，“精彩不一定体现在数量上”。

——Who will light the Olympic Cauldron during the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony?

——2022年冬奥会开幕式由谁点燃奥运主火炬？

The Olympic cauldron will be lit during the Opening Ceremony, but by who remains to be seen! 

奥运主火炬将在开幕式上点燃，但由谁最后点燃，让我们拭目以待! 

——What is the motto of the 2022 Winter Olympics?

——2022年冬奥会的口号是什么？

Out of 79 proposals, “Together for a Shared Future” was picked as the official motto of the 2022 Winter Games. The motto “represents the power of the Games to overcome global challenges as a community, with a shared future for humankind.” 

在79项提案中，“一起向未来”被选为2022年冬奥会的主题口号。这一口号“彰显了奥运会团结世人克服挑战、共创人类未来的力量”。

——Who is the mascot for the 2022 Winter Olympics?

——2022年冬季奥运会的吉祥物是什么？

Bing Dwen Dwen is the new Olympic mascot②. Cao Xue created the panda, who sports a full body “shell” made out of ice.

冰墩墩是新一届奥运会的吉祥物，由设计师曹雪（所率团队）将熊猫形象与富有超能量的冰晶外壳相结合设计而成。

【注释】

① splendid: [ 'splendid ] adj. having great beauty and splendor, distinguished or glorious, as a name, reputation, victory, etc. 灿烂的，辉煌的；（一段时光）令人愉快的 

② mascot: [ˈmæskɑːt] n. a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure. 吉祥物，福神

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