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Vancouver Olympics 温哥华冬季奥运

详细资料: 创建于 2010年1月04日; 最后更新于 2024年5月25日; 发布于 2012年3月20日; 作者：Mike Lee; 点击数：293

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British Columbia to showcase first Olympics in Canada since 1988 卑诗省（译注：或译英属哥伦比亚）将推出加拿大自一九八八年以来再次主办的（冬季）奥运（译注：加拿大上次举办冬季奥运是于一九八八年在Calgary）

Nicknamed the Sea to Sky Games, the 2010 Winter Olympics will be hosted by Canada next month. Prepare to be transported, at least in your mind’s eye, to the spectacular settings of coastal Vancouver and mountainous Whistler, British Columbia.

昵称为海连天奥运（译注：因为举办地点从傍海的温哥华一直延伸到依山的惠斯勒，而且还有一条Sea to Sky公路相连）的二０一０年冬季奥运将由主办国加拿大在下个月举行，准备好届时神游卑诗省傍海的温哥华和依山的惠斯勒吧！

Look for the athletes with red maple leafs on their uniforms to exult in their love of all things winter and enjoy the usual home-snow advantages as they go after a record medal haul.

大家尽管期待制服上有红枫叶图案的运动员（译注：指加拿大选手）尽情展现对各种冬季活动的热爱，这些选手可是占尽地主国地利之便，享尽熟悉雪场的优势，蓄势待发地准备囊括创纪录的奖牌。

The other dominant North American team, the United States, will feel comfortable being back on the continent eight years after the Salt Lake City Games. Germany will attempt to lead the medal count for the third consecutive time.

另一支实力看好的北美强队：美国队，也将在继盐湖城奥运之后睽违美洲大陆八年的本届冬奥赛事中，感到如鱼得水。德国队则将连续第三次企图夺得最多奖牌的殊荣。

Vancouver is the most populous city (2.2 million in the metro area) to hold a Winter Games, and the warmest (average February temperature is 40.6 degrees). It also will be the first to hold indoor opening and closing ceremonies, at BC Place Stadium, although there still are questions about ventilation for the flame that will burn for 16 days.

温哥华是冬季奥运历届举办城市中人口最多的一个（都会地区有两百二十万人口），也是气候最温暖的一个（二月平均气温为华氏四十点六度[（译注：相当于摄氏四点七八度左右]），此外，这也是首度尝试在室内举办开幕和闭幕典礼的一届，典礼将在卑诗体育馆举行，虽然对于必须持续燃烧十六天的圣火所需的通风问题仍然存有部份疑虑。

Financial concerns 财务疑虑

The main concern is about the Olympic bills to be paid after the snow melts, the tourists leave and the TV cameras are turned off. Canada won the bid seven years ago, when the economic picture was much brighter. But the Olympic venues have been completed on time and on budget, for $580 million. Security, however, will cost $715 million, five times the original estimate by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The plan to turn the Athletes’ Village into low – and middle – income housing was abandoned, and it will be sold to developers.

但最大的疑虑还是在于积雪融化、游客打道回府、而电视摄影机组也都关机之后，所必须支付的庞大奥运费用问题。加拿大是在七年前、经济局势比现在好很多的时候，赢得了冬奥的主办权。虽然奥运各个场地都已经按照预算如期完工，共耗资五亿八千万美元，不过，安全措施却会花掉七亿一千五百万美元，足足是加拿大皇家骑警最初预估的五倍之多，此外，原定将在奥运闭幕后把选手村改建为中低收入户住宅的计划也泡汤了，将改卖给土地开发商。

Critics say the money could be better spent fighting homeless and drug addiction on Vancouver’s east side, helping native peoples of the First Nations and protecting the environment.

批评者表示，这些钱如果能用来解决温哥华东部无家可归的游民和毒瘾等问题，并用来帮助第一民族的原住民和保护环境，才会花得更有意义。

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exult [ɪgˋzʌlt] v. 狂喜；欢欣鼓舞[（+in/at/over）]

go after something 追求, 追逐, 追踪 to attack or try to hurt something

haul [hɔl]n.【口】一次获得的量

populous [ˋpɑpjələs] adj. 人口众多的，人口稠密的

stadium [ˋstedɪəm] n. 体育场，运动场；球场；竞技场

ventilation [͵vɛnt!ˋeʃən] n. 通风；流通空气 the act of causing fresh air to enter and move around an enclosed space

picture [ˋpɪktʃɚ] n. 局面，状况

mounted [ˋmaʊntɪd] adj.〔士兵或警察〕骑马的; 骑马执行任务的

First Nations 第一民族(常用来指加拿大原住民部落) a term of ethnicity used for many aboriginal groups or communities of Canada

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Positivity reigns 正面乐观至上

Still, the optimism, cheerfulness and practicality that Canadians are known for has dominated the mood as the country prepares to showcase its gem of a western province.

不过，随着全加拿大都准备好展现卑诗省这个西部之珠之际，加拿大人著名的乐观、开朗和务实仍不曾稍减。

“There’s a lot of positive anxiety,” John Furlong, CEO of Vancouver’s organizing committee, said at a countdown ceremony last year. “It’s like a dog year. It’s going to feel longer. It’s a year where we get to perfect our craft.”

「的确有浓厚的焦虑情绪弥漫着，但这却是具有正面意义的焦虑，」主办温哥华冬奥的委员会执行长约翰．福隆去年在一场倒数计日的典礼中表示，「这就像狗的一年，一定会感觉时间过得很慢，但这也是我们能把工夫磨练得更完美的一年。」（译注：西方俗话说，狗的一年相当于人的七年。）

The torch relay will travel across the country and over the North Pole – on foot, dogsled and snowmobile. Then the competition will begin: Alpine and Nordic events at Whistler Mountain, sliding events at Blackcomb Mountain, freestyle skiing and snowboarding at Cypress Mountain north of Vancouver, with figure skating, speed skating, hockey and curling in and around the city.

圣火传递路线将跨越加拿大，远至北极点──分别藉由徒步、搭狗拉的雪橇和雪车等方式完成。之后赛事就将展开：高山赛事和北欧式赛事将在惠斯勒山举行，而滑行比赛则在黑梳山展开，自由式滑雪和雪板则在温哥华北边的塞普勒斯山进行，而花式滑冰、竞速滑冰、冰上曲棍球和冰壶（译注：或译冰上滚石）等赛事则在市区内和附近地区举行。

Venues, events and mascots 举办场地、赛事和吉祥物

The signature venue, à la Beijing’s Water Cube or Lillehammer’s Viking Ship, could be the site for long-track speed skating, the Richmond Oval. Hockey will be played on a narrower, NHL-size rink at the home of the Canucks. Curling, very popular in Canada, will be held at the $87 million Vancouver Olympic Centre.

列治文椭圆场馆和北京的水立方或里尔哈梅的维京海盗船一样，也成了明显地标，而长道竞速滑冰比赛可能会在此举行。冰上曲棍球则将在温哥华加人队主场馆（译注：即原名通用汽车体育馆的加拿大曲棍球体育馆）中，较狭窄、符合冰上曲棍球联盟（NHL）标准的溜冰场举行。在加拿大广受欢迎的冰壶赛事，则将在耗资八千七百万美元的温哥华奥林匹克中心举行。

Meet the mascots, creatures inspired by First Nations myths: Miga (a sea bear), Quatchi (a Sasquatch) and Sumi (a combo Orca whale, black bear and Thunderbird).

也别忘了认识一下冬奥的吉祥物，即灵感来自第一民族神话故事的生物：包括了米加（海熊）、夸奇（萨斯科奇族的原始人）和苏米（虎鲸、黑熊和雷鸟的结合体）。

The newest daredevil event in the continuing campaign to appeal to a younger demographic is ski cross or skier cross, a sort of roller derby or motocross on skis. Four skiers on a man-made course with banked turns and jumps race to the finish line. As in snowboard cross, which was a hit in 2006, there is lots of elbowing and crashing.

主办单位为了持续吸引年轻族群，而推出的刺激新赛事，就是滑雪越野赛，有点像是轮式溜冰速度赛或摩托车越野赛，只不过要改用滑雪板来竞速。四名滑雪手在人造的跑道上抢着抵达终点线，而跑道的转弯处有高起的坡道，还有必须跳跃才能跨过的障碍物。这比赛就和二００六年爆红的单板滑雪赛一样，会出现很多推挤、碰撞的动作。

Rejected for the 2010 program were mixed doubles curling, biathlon mixed relay and women’s ski jumping (a group of female jumpers is suing to be included, claiming discrimination).

二０一０年冬奥未入选的比赛，包括了冰壶混合双打、冬季二项混合接力和女性滑雪跳跃赛（一群女性跳雪选手已经提出控诉，声称禁赛有性别歧视之嫌，希望能把这项比赛纳入奥运中）等。

−by Linda Robertson

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reign [ren] n. 統治；支配

mascot [ˋmæskət] n. 吉祥物

cheerfulness [ˋtʃɪrfəlnɪs] n. 欢乐，愉快，爽朗

practicality [͵præktɪˋkælətɪ] n. 实际；实用性；实例

relay [ˋrɪle] n. 接力赛跑；分程传递

dogsled [ˋdɔgslɛd] n. 狗拖的雪橇

alpine [ˋælpaɪn] adj.（像）高山的；高山生长的

curling [ˋkɝlɪŋ] n. 冰壶，冰上溜石游戏 a game played on ice in which flat, round stones are slid toward a mark

signature [ˋsɪgnətʃɚ] n.（人或物的）识别标志，特征

à la 按照…的方式﹐仿照…In the style or manner of

rink [rɪŋk] n. 溜冰场

Sasquatch [ˋsæskwætʃ] n. 萨斯科奇人

combo [ˋkɑmbo] n.【美】【口】结合（物）

daredevil [ˋdɛr͵dɛv!] adj. 蛮勇的；不怕死的

demographic [͵diməˋgræfɪk] n. (尤指特定年龄段的)族群; 特定人口 the quality and characteristics of people, especially in relation to their age and interests

banked [bæŋkt] adj. （路转弯处等）有坡面的

elbow [ˋɛlbo] v. 用肘推，挤进

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The Richmond Oval 列治文椭圆场馆

The Richmond Olympic Oval will host speed skaters from around the world in the 2010 Winter Olympics. The public can skate here now, and gaze in awe at this cavernous but graceful $164-million facility along the Fraser River, the largest new building constructed for these Olympics.

列治文奥运椭圆场馆将在二０一０年冬季奥运迎接来自世界各地的竞速滑冰手，而一般民众现在也可以在此滑冰，并以敬畏的眼神凝望这座菲沙河畔造价一亿六千四百万美元、巨大空旷的优雅建筑，这也是奥运各场馆中规模最大的新建筑。

For many visitors, Richmond is typically a Vancouver suburb to drive through, rather than explore. But the Oval is just the latest on a list of attractions making Richmond a destination in its own right, complete with hundreds of Asian restaurants and shops, a vibrant weekend night market, a historic fishing village, miles of waterfront trails and a spectacular Buddhist temple.

在许多游客眼中，列治文这处温哥华郊区，只适合浮光掠影地坐车经过，但少有人会想深入探索一番。不过，其实列治文作为观光景点也当之无愧，因为椭圆场馆只是许多可看景点中最新的一个而已，其他还有数百家亚洲风味的餐厅和商店、充满活力的周末夜市、历史悠久的渔村、绵延数哩的水岸步道及壮观的佛寺。

The building is winning acclaim for its design, functionality and environmental ethic. The glass north side provides striking views of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains. The arched 6.5-acre roof evokes the wings of a heron, a bird native to the area’s wetlands.

这座建筑以兼具设计感、功能性和符合环保等特色而备受称誉，而透过建筑北侧的大片玻璃，还可以眺望卑诗的海岸山脉。面积六点五英亩的拱形屋顶，令人联想起苍鹭之翼，苍鹭是当地湿地特有的鸟类。

The panels of its wooden ceiling are made from 1 million board feet of timber killed by pine beetles, wood that in the past would have been discarded. Rainwater from the roof is collected to help flush the toilets.

木质天花板的嵌板是由一百万板呎（译注：量测木材的单位）的木材制成，这些木材来自被松小蠹虫（译注：或译松甲虫）蛀蚀而枯死的树木，若是在过去，这类木材往往会被弃之不用。屋顶收集到的雨水则用来为马桶冲水。

All those details, and the dazzling effect of a mega-constellation of ceiling lights reflected on the ice, create an almost surreal experience for the first-time viewer. After the Games, the Oval will be operated as a sports and fitness complex for the city of Richmond, which built and owns it. A variety of exercise classes are already held here.

建筑所有的细部设计，加上天花板灯光营造出的繁星满空（译注：直译为超大星座）眩目效果，再和地上的冰面相互映照，会让初次造访的人尝到如梦似幻的超自然体验。冬奥结束后，这座由列治文建造、拥有的椭圆场馆，将作为该市的运动健身综合场馆，而目前已经有各式各样运动健身课程在馆内进行。

During the Olympics, the Oval will hold 12 medal events over 14 days, all long-track speed skating. Meanwhile, short-track speed skating will take place at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum at Hastings Park, which will also host figure skating.

在冬奥期间，椭圆场馆将在十四天内举行十二个奖牌项目的比赛，而且全部是长道竞速滑冰赛事。在此同时，短道竞速滑冰则将在温哥华喜士定公园的太平洋体育馆举行，而花式滑冰也同时将在此展开。

−by Jack Broom

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