王梁紅／供稿

The design of Fu Niu Lele derives (起源；引申于） its inspiration from the farming cultivation culture of ancient （古代的） Chinese civilization, and bears the following salient features（特征顯著）:

1. Showing the rich concept of the Beijing Paralympic Games. 詮釋出豐富的北京殘奧會(huì)理念和奧林匹克精神。

2. Embodying the harmony between man and nature. 體現(xiàn)人與自然的和諧共處。

3. Carrying rich national style and cultural features. 具有濃郁的民族風(fēng)格和文化特色。

4. Cows are widely accepted internationally. 牛的形象在國(guó)際上具有廣泛認(rèn)同性。

5. Commanding space for future designs and marketing. 具有廣闊的延展設(shè)計(jì)和市場(chǎng)開發(fā)空間。

相對(duì)于“奧運(yùn)會(huì)”，了解“殘奧會(huì)”的人并不多。

“殘奧會(huì)”原是為“脊髓病患者”舉行的運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)，其相應(yīng)的英文表達(dá)是：the Paralympic Games。很明顯，paralympic由詞綴para-(在……一旁，在……旁邊)和-(O)lympic(奧林匹克)合成而來，它延續(xù)了奧林匹克團(tuán)結(jié)友愛、公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的精神，同時(shí)又充分表達(dá)了奧運(yùn)會(huì)和殘奧會(huì)平等共存的關(guān)系。

其次，順便再?gòu)?fù)習(xí)兩個(gè)以前學(xué)過的單詞：countdown(倒計(jì)時(shí))；mascot(吉祥物)。

另外，我們通過一些句子來增強(qiáng)對(duì)奧運(yùn)會(huì)的

了解。

The international Olympic Committee constituted itself on 23rd June, 1894.

The Olympic symbol （標(biāo)志）, the five interlocking rings, represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of the athletes （運(yùn)動(dòng)員） of the world at the Olympic Games.

The official languages （官方語(yǔ)言） of the IOC are French and English.

The Olympic flame is a symbol reminiscent （回憶；緬懷） of the ancient Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games consist of the Games of the Olympiad and the Olympic Winter Games. Both take place every four years.

The Olympic Games shall be proclaimed （宣布） open by the Head of State of the host country.

The delegation parade in alphabetical order according to the language of the host country, except for Greece, which leads the parade, and for the host country which brings up the rear （處在最后的位置）.

2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)已在北京圓滿結(jié)束，9月6日至17日殘奧會(huì)將在北京舉行，讓我們繼續(xù)為奧運(yùn)健兒加油！