2008北京奥运会闭幕式NBC转播结语中英双语版.docVIP

2008北京奥运会闭幕式NBC转播结语 Well, just as the marathon was one of the concluding events of the Olympic Games, we are now bringing our broadcast marathon to a close. Beyond the competitive drama, every Olympics provides a snapshot of a city and a country at a point in time. This one was more compelling than most, since Chinas rise and its ongoing transformation is the global story, not only of the moment, but likely of the foreseeable future. These Olympics were a milestone in that still unfolding story. 正如马拉松是奥运会的结束项目一样，我们的转播马拉松也要告一段落了。超越这些充满戏剧性的体育比赛之上，奥运会也在同一时刻向全世界展示了一个城市、一个国家的面貌。这一次是更引人注目的，因为不仅在这一刻，也在可以预见的未来，中国的崛起和进行中的转变是一个全球性的话题。在这个还在展开的故事中，这次奥运会是一个里程碑。 And while history will tell us whether or not the Olympics provided China with the confidence to not only build on its considerable strengths, but also to address its considerable problems. This much we know. This is a country so vast, a people with lives so varied and a history so rich and complex that no visitor can fully grasp it. Still, of these Games, no advanced degree in international relations was required to appreciate the genuine warmth of the Chinese people, the honest pride in their country and how seriously Chinese citizens, famous Olympians, to everyday men and women, took this chance to show themselves to the world. 历史会告诉我们，这次奥运会是否为中国提供了信心，不仅是继续发展壮大的信心，也是解决很多重要社会问题的信心。我们知道，这是一个幅员辽阔的国度，人民生活千差万别，而它的历史又是那样悠久而沉重，这些不是一个普通观光者可以完全把握的。但我们不需要一个国际关系的专业知识也可以从这次盛会中感受到中国人民发自内心的的热忱，和他们对祖国的最诚挚的骄傲。每一个中国人，从著名的奥林匹克运动员到每一位公民，都在认认真真地借这一机会向全世界展现自己。 All Olympics are important to the host city. These Games were monumentally important to the host nation, which happens to be home to 1/5 of humanity. All that said, just as these Olympics were significant politically, they were also very significant competitively. And there, Beijing turned out to be among the most memorable Olympics ever. One headline was anticipated before the Games began, and then verified here. For the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall, an ongoing Olymp