新闻出处：新唐人英语新闻
Olympic Games Opens in London
奥林匹克运动会在伦敦开幕
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1. awash: [əˋwɑʃ] 被浪潮冲打的
2. depict : [dɪˋpɪkt] v.描绘
3. vaguely: [ˋveglɪ] adv. 模糊地
4. comically: [ˋkɑmɪklɪ] adv. 诙谐地
5. portray : [porˋtre] v. 描绘
6. skydiving: [ˋskaɪ͵daɪvɪŋ] 空中跳伞
7. tribute : [ˋtrɪbjut] n. 致敬
8. thrilling: [ˋθrɪlɪŋ] adj. 毛骨悚然的; 令人兴奋的
9. odd: [ɑd] adj. 奇特的, 古怪的
10. Arctic : [ˋɑrktɪk] adj. 北极的
London’s Houses of Parliament at Westminster were awash in images Friday night to celebrate the start of the 2012 Olympic Games.
周五晚，以伦敦在西敏寺众议院，被浪潮冲打的形象，庆祝2012年奥林匹克运动会开始了。
Pictures depicting London’s last Olympic Games from 1908 and 1948 were projected onto the buildings giving passers-by a glimpse into the past.
投影在建筑上的图片，是描绘从1908年到1948年，伦敦上二次举办奥林匹克运动会。
“I didn’t know anything about 1908 even though I’m a really old man. I don’t really remember 1948, well only vaguely, I knew it happened. But I thought it was very good and I enjoyed it.”
“即使我真的是一位很老的人，但我也不知道有关1908年的任何事情。我真的不记得1948年，我知道有这么件事，却非常模糊了。但我想这非常好，我很喜爱它。”
The Games opening ceremony was a mix of all things British—from the Queen, who was comically portrayed skydiving into the stadium, to an army of yellow submarines paying tribute to the Beatles.
运动会开幕式是所有英国事物的综合—从女王诙谐地从空而降运动场（译注：skydiving是由飞机跳下时先自由坠落一段时间后，再张开降落伞的特技跳伞），降到黄色潜水艇大军中，向披头士致敬。
Spectators found the event thrilling, if at times a bit strange. “My favourite bit was when the Queen fell out of the helicopter but missed the stadium. That was amazing. Amazing. Incredible show.”
如果有时有点奇怪，那么观众们也有发现很惊悚的。“我最喜爱的是当女王跳出直升机，但却消失在体育场，这真是很惊艳，不可思议的表演。”
“My favourite part—Muhammad Ali, good to see Muhammad Ali. It was quite odd. Arctic Monkeys as well playing was really good. I liked that. And free tickets as well. Danny Boyle did a good job, I think, definitely.”
“我最喜爱的部分—穆罕默德‧阿里，真高兴看到穆罕默德‧阿里。相当奇特。北极猴及其表演真的很不错，我喜欢，还有免费的票。奥运开幕式导演做的很好，我想确实如此。”
The event ended with a massive display of fireworks.
开幕盛会结束在巨大的烟火秀中。
More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries will compete in 26 sports over 17 days of competition.
来自204个国家，超过1万名运动员，将会在26个运动项目中，在超过17天的赛日中展开竞逐。
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