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【题目】奥运会惊艳闭幕，双层大巴驶进鸟巢
【媒体】纽约时报
【链接】http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/25beijing.php
【译者】84年出生
【作者】David Barboza.
原文：
BEIJING: With another dramatic fireworks display Sunday evening at the National Stadium here, the Beijing Olympics came to a dazzling close, ending two weeks of spectacular athletic performances during an Olympic competition that was surprising free of protests or the disruptions that some, including Beijing, had anticipated.
In addition to fireworks, there were acrobats clinging to a large "memory tower" at the center of the stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, precision drummers, bicyclists and performers representing 56 ethnic groups singing, "Please Stay, Guests From Afar."
And unlike in the opening ceremony, with its orderly parade of countries and their athletes, the closing ceremony brought flag bearers congregating in the middle, and athletes filing in somewhat haphazardly and many dressed less formally.
In the handover ceremony for the 2012 London Games, a red double-decker bus entered the stadium just after 9 p.m., followed by three cyclists. The bus then opened into a stage with Jimmy Page, the Led Zeppelin guitarist, perfoming "Whole Lotta Love" with the British singer Leona Lewis, and David Beckham, the soccer star, taking a soccer ball from a young Chinese girl, handing the games off to London.
Beijing had staked everything on the Games, galvanizing the nation, spending billions to rebuild the ancient capital, erecting fantastic stadiums and producing the kind of opening and closing ceremonies that can only be created in China, with tens of thousands of performers dazzling a global television audience the vibrant displays of color and mass synchronization.
Leadind up to the closing ceremony, the United States basketball team, the self-named "Redeem Team," defeated Spain to recapture the gold medal. The American men's volleyball team, disoriented after the head coach's father-in-law had been murdered while touring Beijing, also captured a gold medal, defeating a powerful Brazilian team. A Kenyan runner won the men's marathon, and a Cuban was banned for kicking a referee.
The 29th Olympiad was supposed to be China's coming out party, a show of its rising economic and political power and its reemergence as a global power. And in many ways it was. But the Games also turned into a dramatic show of this country's athletic power, with China hauling in 51 gold medals, enough to top the gold medal tables and unseat the United States, which won 36.
The United States led the overall medal count with 110 medals to China's 100. But rarely has a country won more than 50 gold medals. The last time was 1988, during the Seoul Olympics, when the former Soviet Union won 55. About 38 world records were set.
With Chinese fans chanting "Zhongguo Jiayou!" or "Go China!," and hundreds of millions of people tuning in everyday by television, some of the biggest audiences in television history, the games served to strengthen pride in the country at a time of rising nationalism.
Liu Xiang, this country'shurdling champion, was injured and unable to defend his title in the 110-meter hurdles, but China dominated in diving, gymnastics weightlifting, shooting and a host of other sports.
There were stories of incredible athletic accomplishments: American swimmer Michael Phelps winning a record eight gold medals and the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt being crowned the world's fastest man.
India, a country of one billion, won its first gold medal. And Togo, a West African nation of 6 million people, won its very first Olympic medal, a bronze in the kayak.
Grave concerns about pollution and athletes donning masks disappeared after the fifth day, after heavy rains cleansed the skies and sun broke through for the opening of the track and field events. Whether China's weather tamperers really seeded clouds and created rains that were perfectly timed to clear up the weather is still unclear.
But Beijing did take draconian measures to ensure a successful Olympics, limiting cars on the roads, forcing the closure and removal of factories from around Beijing, and essentially ordered large parts of the nation to do everything possible to make these games a success.
Some political analysts say Beijing placed too much importance on the Games, and others said the country failed to live up to its promises to open up and undertake political changes that would improve the country's human rights record. But this afternoon, Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympics Committee, which awarded the games to Beijing in 2001, said: "The world has learned about China, and China has learned about the world, and I believe this is something that will have positive effects for the long term."
John Branch contributed reporting from Beijing.
译文：
奥运会惊艳闭幕，双层大巴驶进鸟巢
【纽约时报2008年8月24日报道】北京——周日晚上，伴随着国家体育场另一场烟火盛宴， 北京奥运会耀眼闭幕，为两周的奥运比赛壮观的体育演出划上了句号。期间，并没有像有些人，包括北京预计的那样，发生抗议或分裂活动，整个奥运会出奇的和平。
除了烟花，国家体育场（也叫鸟巢）的中心矗立着一个巨大的“记忆塔”，杂技演员依附其上，精良的鼓手，骑自行车者，象征着56个民族的演员放声歌唱：《远方的客人请你留下来》。
不像开幕式那样，各国运动员列队有序入场游行，在闭幕式上，各国旗手聚集在中间，运动员很多穿着休闲，入场也随意率性。
在2012年伦敦奥运会交接仪式上，一辆红色的双层巴士，伴随三名自行车队队员，就在九点过后驶进鸟巢。然后巴士打开车门，成为一个舞台，Led Zeppelin弹着吉他，与英国歌手丽安娜•路易斯一起献上了一曲“Whole Lotta Love”，足球明星贝克汉姆一个中国小女孩手中接过足球，象征着把奥运接到伦敦。
北京把为奥运下了大赌注，整个国家装饰一新，花费数十亿重修古老的首都，建造奇异的鸟巢，并举办了只有中国才能创造出来的开幕式和闭幕式：变幻的色彩，庞大的阵型，成千上万的表演者让坐在电视前的全球观众眼花缭乱。
在闭幕式之前，自称为“复兴之队”的美国篮球队打败了西班牙，再次夺冠。美国男子排球队主教练的岳父在北京旅游时被杀，这使男排一时茫然，但最终战胜强劲对手巴西队，摘取金牌。肯尼亚运动员夺取马拉松桂冠，古巴一名跆拳道运动员脚踢裁判，被取消资格。
四年一度的第29届奥运会是中国自我展示的派对，显示了经济的腾飞和政治力量，再度以全球强国的姿态出现在世人面前。在很多方面，中国确实如此。比赛本身也戏剧性的展示了中国的体育竞争力，获得51枚金牌，取代获得36枚金牌的美国，位居金牌榜榜首。
美国共获得110枚奖牌，中国是100枚。极少国家能获得超过50枚金牌。这种情况上次发生在1988年，在汉城奥运会上，前苏联获取55枚金牌。刷新了大概38项世界记录。
中国迷高喊着“中国加油！”“Go China!”，数亿人每天守在电视机旁，创造了电视收视历史上观众最多的记录，比赛成功的加强了国家的自豪感，提升了民族热情。
刘翔，中国的跨栏赛跑冠军因受伤未能在110米跨栏中卫冕，但中国在跳水、体操、举重、射击和其他项目中具有统领地位。
这里同样演绎了不可思议的体育造诣：美国游泳运动员迈克尔•菲尔普斯打破记录，获取8枚金牌，牙买加赛跑选手尤塞恩•博尔特被冠为世界上跑的最快的人。
拥有十亿人口的印度，在个人项目上获得国家第一枚金牌。而多哥，这个位于东非，人口600万的国家也在皮船项目上获得一枚铜牌，这是该国的第一枚奥运会奖牌。
比赛的第五天，对污染的担心和运动员的面具都消失了。一场大雨清洗了天空，阳光照耀在拉开号角的田径赛场上。不管中国的气象填炮眼工是否真的播下了云朵，造出雨水，这都是一个清洗不清澈的天空绝佳的时机。
但是，北京采取严厉的措施确保奥运会的成功，限制街道汽车数量，命令北京周边工厂关闭或迁移，下令大半个国家做任何可能有助于成功举办奥运的工作。
有些政治分析家表示，北京把奥运会看的太重要了，还有些认为中国并没有履行诺言，开放和采取政治改革以提高人权。但是，今天下午，2001年把奥运会交给北京的国际奥委会主席雅克•罗格说，“世界更多地了解了中国，中国也更多地了解了世界，我相信这将在长期内发挥积极影响。”
（John Branch在北京报道）
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