The Rings
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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.
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奥运五环是五个相连的圆环,它们分别代表了最初的五个大洲(非洲,美洲,亚洲,澳洲和欧洲)以及来自世界各地的运动员。
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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. 0 u( s6 d* T" ` j: n
6 @9 a R4 L5 f0 X: J 五环的颜色分别是蓝,黄,黑,绿和红色。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属于自己的颜色。
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7 `% i3 D- Q$ z& k On the Olympic flag, the rings appear on a white background.
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在奥运会的会旗上,奥运五环被放在一个白色的背景上。
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! U2 `! v/ }; d% m+ \ 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.
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' @2 N5 e: c0 r6 C0 s 会旗在开幕仪式上被带进体育场。入场后,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。 |