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十 索契冬奥会
Music, dance, lights and fireworks...the 2014 Winter Olympics has
officially opened in the Russian resort city of Sochi with plenty of fanfare and
bravado. The opening ceremony of the most expensive Olympics was an opportunity
to dispel the anger, fear and suspicion that has marred the build-up to the
Games.
Just after the sun set over the Caucasus Mountains and along the shore of
the Black Sea just outside the Fisht Olympic Stadium, Russian TV star Yana
Churikova shouted to a crowd still taking their seats: "Welcome to the center of
the universe!"
The official ceremony opened with the Russian alphabet projected on the
stadium floor, as a young girl told the story of her country’s heroes and their
globally renowned achievements. A satellite image of the earth was then
projected on the floor of the stadium as the athletes began the parade of
nations.
But the ceremony did not go off without a glitch as the lighting of the
five Olympic Rings was ruined when only four of them turned on and they all
failed to erupt into white flames as planned.
The nearly three-hour ceremony ended with the lighting of the Olympic
cauldron and a spectacular fireworks display. The honor of lighting the cauldron
went to Russian hockey great Vladislav Tretiak and three-time gold medallist
Irina Rodnina.
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发表于 2016-7-11 17:13:54