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       The Symbols of the Olympic Games奥运会的标志

　　The Rings奥运五环

　　The Olympic Rings are five interlocking rings that stand for the five original continents, (Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe) and the athletes from around the world.

　　奥运五环是五个相连的圆环，它们分别代表了开端的五个大洲(非洲，美洲，亚洲，澳洲和欧洲)以及来自世界各地的运动员。

　　The colours of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively. They were chosen because at least one of these colours is found on the flag of every nation.

　　五环的颜色分别是蓝，黄，黑，绿和赤色。之所以选择这些颜色是因为至少每个国家都能在这面旗帜上找到归于自己的颜色。

　　The Flag会旗

　　On the Olympic flag, the rings appear on a white background.

　　在奥运会的会旗上，奥运五环被放在一个白色的布景上。

　　At the Olympic Games, the flag is brought into the stadium during the opening ceremony. After its arrival, the flag is hoisted up the flagpole. It must fly in the stadium during the whole of the Games. When the flag is lowered at the closing ceremony, it signals the end of the Games.

　　会旗在开幕仪式上被带进体育场。出场后，它被悬挂到旗杆顶端。在整个奥运会期间，它会一直在体育场上空飘扬。当闭幕式上人们降下会旗时，就标志着奥运会的结束。

　　Motto格言

　　The motto of the Olympic Games is "Swifter, Higher, Stronger". These three words encourage the athlete to give his or her best during competition, and to view this effort as a victory in itself.

　　奥运会的格言是“更快，更高，更强”。这三个词鼓舞运动员在比赛中展现出他或她的最好的一面，并标明尽力本身就是一种成功。

　　To better understand the motto, we can compare it with the following well-known phrase:

　　为了更好地了解这句话，我们能够拿它和下面这句名言相比较：

　　The most important thing is not to win but to take part!

　　重在参加!

       The Flame奥运圣火

　　The Olympic flame is one of the best-known features of the Games.

　　奥运圣火是奥运会最闻名的特征之一。

　　From the moment the flame is lit to the moment it goes out, a very precise ritual is laid down :

　　从点着圣火到停息圣火，都要阅历一个严肃的仪式：

　　The lighting

　　点着圣火

　　In memory of the Olympic Games’ origins, the flame is lit in Olympia, Greece, some months before the opening of the Games. The Olympic flame can only be lit by the sun’s rays.

　　在奥林匹克运动的来历中，圣火要在奥运会开幕前的几个月，在希腊的奥林匹亚被点着。奥运圣火只能由太阳的光芒点着。

　　The relay route

　　火炬接力路途

　　The torch is carried by relay from Olympia to the host city of the Games.

　　火炬会以接力的方法，从奥林匹亚传递到主办城市。

　　Arrival at the stadium

　　抵达体育场

　　The day of the opening of the Games, the flame enters the stadium. With the lighting of the cauldron by the last relay runner the flame is transferred from the torch to the place where it will continue to burn for the entire length of the Games. The flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games at the closing ceremony.

　　奥运圣火会在奥运会开幕的那天进入体育场。跟着终究一名火炬接力手举着火炬进入体育馆，奥运圣火将会持续焚烧直至比赛结束。在终究一天的闭幕式上，圣火才会被停息。