十六歲的Emma Li眼中的里約奧運開幕式

The Olympics opening ceremony of Olympics in Rio de Janeiro marks my last day as a sixteen 16-year -old. In an audience where the middle-aged dominate, I thought I’d offer my pennies two cents on the first Olympics opening ceremony in South America.

作爲一個十六歲的孩子，里約熱內盧奧運會的盛大開幕也意味着與此同時我將告別我的16歲。在這個以中年人爲主的觀衆裏,我覺得我也要在這場第一次在南美洲舉行的奧運會中說出我的心聲。

Draped in sparkles and bright colors, messages of peace and tolerance in society shone through at the opening ceremony. It was definitely cheesy and somewhat cliché, but the message came through to the three billion people watching it around the world.

伴隨着火花和繽紛靚麗的顏色開幕式的帷幕緩緩打開，和平與包容的字眼無處不在地出現開幕典禮中。華麗場面讓人不禁覺得有些陳腐,但是和平與包容的主題卻深深地印在了全世界30億觀衆的腦海中。

Arguably the most colorful part of the show was set to celebrate diversity.

不得不說這屆奧運會的最美的地方就是定義在了爲多元化而吶喊。

A crowd of furry red people showed up and started dancing on the stage. I immediately screamed, “Elmo is here!” I wasn’t sure what the red people were supposed to represent. Maybe they’re flowers as part of the rainforest theme?

一羣披着毛皮的紅衣人出現了，開始在舞臺上跳舞。我立即大喊:”艾蒙來了 ！"我並不知道這些紅衣人代表着什麼。難道他們就是扮演熱帶雨林主題中的鮮花嗎？

Before long, more people dressed in different colors showed up. I joked that they must be the rest of Sesame Street. As the new colors mingled with the red, I realized the performance means meant more than funny pom-poms.

沒過多久，更多穿着不同顏色的人出現了。我開玩笑說，他們一定是芝麻街的其他人物嘍。隨着紅色慢慢混入各種各樣新的顏色，我慢慢明白這場表演想要表達的不僅僅是搞笑的毛絨球。

The narrator explained that this performance was to celebrate diversity. This message made me happy beyond its resemblance to a puppet show. Like many other members of the youth generation, past and present, I care about social justice. This might have been a strange approach to promoting diversity, but it’s a step in the right direction. The fact that Brazil included a clear message for greater diversity in a time of political turmoil around the world gives me a bit more hope for my generation’s future.

現場解說的聲音響起，說這場表演是爲了慶祝世界多元化。聽到這個消息讓我非常的高興，甚至比看到表演如類似木偶戲般的搞笑還要開心。和許多過去現在的年輕一代一樣，我在乎的是社會公正。雖說以這樣方式來宣傳世界多元化有些奇怪，但它的確是向正確的方向邁出了一步。巴西在當今世界各地政治混亂時期依然明確地打出世界多元化的口號，讓我對我們這一代的未來多了些希望。

After all, the Olympics are a place where people from countless different backgrounds gather to learn from each other and gain experiences, right? In the heat of the competition, it’s easy to forget just how much diversity the Olympic Games promote.

畢竟，奧運會是一個來自無數不同背景的人聚在一起互相學習和汲取的經驗的地方，你說不是嗎？在大家把注意力都放在比賽的激烈當中時，人們是很容易忘記奧運會的本質就是最大的世界民族多元化的盛宴呀。

This year’s message is extra powerful with the creation of a new team—the refugee team. It’s ten 10 athletes come from South Sudan, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia. I’ve got to say that, witnessing their entry intoseeing them enter the arena made an issue that seemsed so distance for so many feel actually real, especially for millennials. I’ve been learning about the refugee crisis in my classrooms and conducting research for projects. But seeing the ten 10 athletes walk in under the Olympic flag and hearing everyone around me cheer for the team reminded me that this issue is real, it is happening, and people are affected by it.

今年的吶喊因爲一個新的代表隊而更加強烈 — — 難民代表隊。它是十名來自南蘇丹、 敘利亞、 民主剛果共和國和埃塞俄比亞的運動員組成的。我不得不說，目睹他們走進舞臺的那一刻讓一個離千禧一代遙遠又陌生的議題突然一瞬間變得那麼清晰，那麼真切。之前我只在學校裏瞭解難民危機和進行課題研究。但此時此刻看到十名運動員走在奧林匹克的旗幟下，聽到周圍所有人的歡呼聲，我一遍又一遍地提醒自己，難民議題是真正在當下發生的，真實不虛的事情，關係到人們的生活。

Beyond social issues, the opening ceremony also zoomed focused in on environmentalism, granted thatas nature was a major theme. The giant screens announced facts about global warming and pollution. Before the athletes walked in, the narrator said each athlete will be planting a physical seed in Rio to create a forest. This was extremely cheesy, but hey, as long as it benefits the air we breathe, right?

除了社會議題，開幕式也聚焦在了環保議題上，假定自然是主要主題。巨大的屏幕呈現給大家全球變暖和環境污染的事實。運動員進場前，解說者說道︰ 每個運動員將在里約熱內盧種下一顆樹種打造出一片森林。聽起來挺俗氣的，但是嘿，只要它有利於我們呼吸的空氣不就行了嗎？

But environmentalism and air pollution was only a distant memory by the end of the opening ceremony. The show closed with a full three-minute fireworks show. The booms, swooshes, and sparks left behind dense grey smoke, hovering above the arena. I hate to be a killjoy after the pretty fireworks, but what happened to the whole environment thing?

開幕式很快接近尾聲，環境保護主義和空氣污染的話題也變成了人們腦海中一個遙遠的記憶。整整三分鐘的煙花表演過後開幕式的帷幕也緩緩關上。噼噼啪啦的聲響，嗖嗖聲和絢麗的煙花過後只留下濃濃的灰色煙霧在舞臺上空反覆地飄蕩。看完美麗的煙火過後說實話我真不想壞了大家的興致，但是說好的要提倡環保呢？

I hope the peace and tolerance messages from this opening ceremony last longer.

不過我依然憧憬着開幕式所宣揚的和平和包容的主題能比這短暫的煙火更長久地延續下去。