奥运会开幕式落下帷幕

    The Greek press is in raptures¹ after the opening ceremony for the Athens Olympics.
    Many papers splash the event right across their front page, crowning their photos with a single, simple headline.
    But for a few, the doping controversy² which has engulfed³ the country's two brightest sprinting⁴ stars is proving hard to shake off.
    For the leftist Eleftherotypia, the ceremony was "a hymn⁵ to beauty and the variety of human existence".
    What Greece gave the world on Friday, it says, was "magic moments, dream-like moments and unique images".
    And so "the first gold medal of the Games", it insists, must go to the ceremony's artistic⁶ director, Dhimitris Papaioannou.
    The independent daily I Kathimerini says it was "all wonderful".
    "The opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium was a super-spectacle of high aesthetics," according to the paper.
    For the centre-left Ta Nea too, the event was an unquestionable success.
    "We entranced, we taught , we stirred emotions. WE DID IT!" the paper says. "The flaming circles entranced them all!"But Rizospastis, journal of the Greek Communist Party, found the whole affair rather too patrician⁷ in tone.
    "The ceremony echoed the view the ruling class takes of Greek history," it complains.
    As a result, it adds, the role ordinary Greeks played in shaping their nation was ignored.
    For other papers, politics entered the proceedings⁸ as the national teams paraded through the stadium.
    "The Americans passed unnoticed," points out Eleftherotypia. But there were "cheers for the children of wars", as the Iraqi and Palestinian teams were given a warm reception.
    雅典奥运会开幕式结束后，希腊媒体为之欣喜若狂。
    很多报纸都在头版大篇幅刊登奥运会开幕式的相关报道，并在图片上方单独附上简洁的标题。
    但是，有关希腊两名最著名的短跑运动员涉嫌兴奋剂违纪的争端，至今仍令一些人耿耿于怀。
    据希腊左翼报纸《自由新闻报》报道，这次开幕式就像是“一曲歌颂人类美好而丰富多彩的生活的赞美诗”。
    文章这样写道：星期五，希腊带给全世界的是“神奇的时刻、梦幻般的时刻、和独特的印象。”
    为此《自由新闻报》坚持认为，本届奥运会的第一块金牌应该授予开幕式的艺术总监迪米斯·琶琶奥奴。
    独立日报《每日新闻报》称赞开幕式“太棒了”。
    该报认为：“在奥林匹克体育场举行的盛大的开幕式具有很高的审美水准。”
    中左翼报纸《塔尼》也认为这次开幕式毫无疑问是一次巨大的成功。
    报道是这样写的：“我们欢腾，我们宣扬，我们情绪高昂。我们成功了！熊熊燃烧的奥运五环让所有的人都欣喜若狂！”
    但是，希腊共产党党刊Rizospastis却认为整个仪式的风格太贵族化了。
    文章指责“开幕式表现的完全是统治阶级对希腊历史的看法。”
    文章补充说，因此，广大希腊民众在国家建设中的作用被忽视了。
    据其它报纸报道，当各国代表队进入会场时，（观众的反映）带有一定的政治色彩。
    《自由新闻报》指出，“美国代表队走进会场时观众的反应不是很大。”但是当伊拉克和巴勒斯坦代表队进入会场时，却受到了热情的欢迎，（人们）为饱受战争灾难的“孩子们”欢呼喝彩。

1 raptures   

极度欢喜( rapture的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her heart melted away in secret raptures. 她暗自高兴得心花怒放。
• The mere thought of his bride moves Pinkerton to raptures. 一想起新娘，平克顿不禁心花怒放。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 sprinting   

v.短距离疾跑( sprint的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Stride length and frequency are the most important elements of sprinting. 步长和步频是短跑最重要的因素。 来自互联网
• Xiaoming won the gold medal for sprinting in the school sports meeting. 小明在学校运动会上夺得了短跑金牌。 来自互联网

5 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。

6 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

7 patrician   

adj.贵族的，显贵的；n.贵族；有教养的人；罗马帝国的地方官

参考例句：

• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
• Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham.它的贵族的尊严只是一套华丽的伪装。

8 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼