我們是唯一代表

導(dǎo)言：

在北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)如火如荼地進(jìn)行時(shí)，奧運(yùn)賽場(chǎng)上志愿者們的微笑感動(dòng)著每一個(gè)人，不僅僅是來(lái)自國(guó)內(nèi)，還有更多來(lái)自世界各地、具有奉獻(xiàn)精神的志愿者們。他們很多都是大學(xué)生，經(jīng)過(guò)千挑萬(wàn)選、層層選拔來(lái)到中國(guó)。他們?cè)谥袊?guó)的經(jīng)歷已經(jīng)成為生命中最寶貴的回憶之一。

The Beijing Olympic Games opened on 8 August， the luckiest day in the Chinese calendar. Whilst the timing of the opening ceremony was chosen deliberately， many people hoped that China wouldn't have to rely on luck in order to top the medal tables. Many weeks before， however， any visitor to the capital would have been hard-pressed to avoid the eager groups of blue-shirted Olympic volunteers. Not only， of course， the volunteers from China， but also the volunteers from around the world who came to China to be a part of the Olympic Games.

北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)在8月8號(hào)拉開(kāi)序幕，而這天是中國(guó)日歷上最幸運(yùn)的日子。在精挑細(xì)選奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)幕式時(shí)間的同時(shí)，大家也希望中國(guó)無(wú)需靠運(yùn)氣就可以稱霸金牌榜。然而，幾個(gè)星期前，任何來(lái)到首都的游客們無(wú)不對(duì)身穿藍(lán)色制服的奧運(yùn)志愿者們的熱情留下深刻的印象。當(dāng)然，不僅僅是中國(guó)的志愿者，還有那些來(lái)自世界各地、前來(lái)參加奧運(yùn)的海外志愿者們。

It's not every day that you get to be part of the press team reporting on the biggest sporting event in the world， but that's exactly what happened to a group of students at England's Sheffield Hallam University. Twenty-four of the University's journalism students flew out to China after being selected to work alongside professional journalists in the Beijing Olympic press office during the Games. During their time in Beijing they helped support the various national and international journalists working for the Olympic News Service (ONS)， collecting \"flash quotes\" from competitors and their coaches after each sporting event. The quotes were later incorporated into the copy produced by the professionals and ultimately used in publications all over the world. Although students from Australia and the United States also worked with the ONS， Sheffield Hallam was the only university in the UK to be invited to participate.

并不是每天你都有機(jī)會(huì)加入新聞團(tuán)隊(duì)來(lái)報(bào)道世界上最大的體育盛事，但來(lái)自英國(guó)謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學(xué)的學(xué)生們就獲得此殊榮。該校經(jīng)過(guò)選拔的24名新聞系學(xué)生飛到中國(guó)，在奧運(yùn)期間協(xié)助北京新聞辦公室的專業(yè)記者工作。他們?cè)诒本┢陂g協(xié)助了奧運(yùn)新聞服務(wù)的很多國(guó)內(nèi)外記者，收集參賽者和教練們?cè)诿恳粓?chǎng)賽事后的“精彩言論”。然后這些言論將被專業(yè)人士收集并最終在全世界刊登。盡管來(lái)自澳大利亞和美國(guó)的學(xué)生也同樣為奧運(yùn)新聞服務(wù)工作，謝菲爾德哈勒姆是英國(guó)唯一受邀的大學(xué)。

So what was the application process like? What kind of tests they have to go through? Let's take a look at it together.

那么申請(qǐng)過(guò)程是怎樣的呢？他們需要經(jīng)過(guò)哪些考驗(yàn)？讓我們一起來(lái)看看吧。

How to become an Olympic Volunteer

如何成為北京奧運(yùn)志愿者

The selection process involved a series of rigorous interviews and simulated exercises， designed to test basic journalism skills. Most of the chosen students are undergraduates on the Sheffield Hallam Journalism degree， which was launched two years ago. A small number are studying journalism as an option within the Media Studies， Communication Studies and Public Relations courses.

選拔過(guò)程包括一系列專為測(cè)試基本新聞技巧而設(shè)計(jì)的嚴(yán)格面試以及模擬練習(xí)。被選者大多正在謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學(xué)的新聞專業(yè)就讀，這個(gè)專業(yè)兩年前開(kāi)設(shè)。另一小部分來(lái)自媒體研究、通訊研究還有公共關(guān)系專業(yè)，他們選修新聞學(xué)。

The organisers of the scheme were looking for five main traits:

計(jì)劃的組織者需要五種特質(zhì)：

1. An eye for news and a good quote

2. An ability to ask questions

3. The confidence to work efficiently and effectively in a high-pressure environment

4. Team spirit

5. Writing skill

1. 發(fā)現(xiàn)新聞和好言論的“眼睛”

2. 擅于提問(wèn)

3. 有信心高效率工作，并能在高壓環(huán)境下保持同樣的效率

4. 團(tuán)隊(duì)精神

5. 寫(xiě)作技巧

What Was Required Of the Volunteers?

北京奧運(yùn)志愿者的工作要求

Though it was the opportunity of a lifetime， things weren't necessarily always easy for the volunteers. Their roles， duties and their employment at the Games involved:

盡管這是個(gè)千載難逢的好機(jī)會(huì)，但奧運(yùn)志愿者們的工作卻不會(huì)一直輕松。他們?cè)趭W運(yùn)會(huì)的角色、責(zé)任還有工作包括：

#61656;Spending up to seven weeks in China

#61656;Flying out in July for three weeks of training before start of the Games on August 8

#61656;Helping support the various national and international journalists working for the Olympic News Service (ONS)

#61656;Collecting \"flash quotes\" from competitors and their coaches after each sporting event

#61656;Providing articles and interviews for various organizations

在中國(guó)工作7周

7月飛往中國(guó)，在8月8號(hào)奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)始之前受訓(xùn)三周

協(xié)助奧運(yùn)新聞服務(wù)多名國(guó)內(nèi)外新聞?dòng)浾叩墓ぷ?/p>

在每場(chǎng)賽事后收集參賽者和教練們的“精彩言論”

為多家機(jī)構(gòu)提供文章和采訪稿

A small number also stayed behind afterwards to cover the Paralympics， which followed the main Games.

還有一小部分志愿者在奧運(yùn)會(huì)結(jié)束后繼續(xù)報(bào)道殘奧會(huì)。

For most volunteers from other countries， this is their first time in China. So what do they think of the country? What was their impression of the Beijing Olympic Games? How do they feel about their work?

對(duì)于來(lái)自其他國(guó)家的大多數(shù)志愿者來(lái)說(shuō)，這是他們第一次到中國(guó)。那么他們對(duì)中國(guó)的看法如何？北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)給他們留下了什么樣的印象？對(duì)自己的工作又有什么感想？

Beijing Olympic Games in My Eyes

我眼中的北京奧運(yùn)

Charlotte

I'm a student at Sheffield Hallam University in England. When I heard about the opportunity to be come an Olympic Volunteer， I applied straight away. It gave me a chance to practice the skills I had learnt， and also to experience a new country and culture. In order to be selected， we had to pass several examinations and write some sample articles.

我是英國(guó)謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學(xué)的學(xué)生。當(dāng)我第一次聽(tīng)到有機(jī)會(huì)成為奧運(yùn)志愿者時(shí)，我馬上遞交了申請(qǐng)。它為我提供了一個(gè)練習(xí)學(xué)過(guò)的技巧及感受另一個(gè)國(guó)家和文化的好機(jī)會(huì)。為了被選上，我們需要通過(guò)很多測(cè)試、撰寫(xiě)一些范文。

We were told what our assignments would be before we came to China， and I found out I would be a photographer – one of the best jobs for meeting athletes. Because I mostly covered the boxing， I didn't get a chance to see much else. It was a great experience， and a really cool thing to be a part of. I'll not be staying for the Paralympics but I really want to come to China again， to see somewhere other than Beijing.

在去中國(guó)之前我們的任務(wù)就已經(jīng)被分配好，我的職責(zé)是一個(gè)攝影師——這可是近距離接觸運(yùn)動(dòng)員的絕佳工作之一。因?yàn)槲业闹饕蝿?wù)是報(bào)道拳擊賽，所以沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)去了解其它項(xiàng)目。這真是個(gè)絕佳的體驗(yàn)，是我生命中最棒的事了。我不會(huì)留下來(lái)繼續(xù)為殘奧會(huì)工作，但我很想再來(lái)中國(guó)，去看看北京以外的城市。

I was fortunate to be here to take part in this big event， and I think that all the volunteers from around the world feel the same. Now I'm looking forward to the 2012 Games in London!.

我非常幸運(yùn)能夠參加這場(chǎng)體育盛事，我相信來(lái)自世界各地的志愿者們都和我有一樣的想法?，F(xiàn)在我期待著2012年的倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)。

David

Hi， everybody. My name's David， and I'm also a student from Sheffield Hallam University. Because I want to be a sports journalist， coming to China give me a good opportunity to practice my skills and pick up some real-work experience. Before we could come out we had to do a lot of tests and read up on some instructional PDFs， and then we came here. 24 students from the University came to cover the Olympics， and each of us was allotted a specific duty. I worked at the main ONS studio and at the football events， interviewing players and coaches after the matches.

大家好。我是大衛(wèi)，也是謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學(xué)的學(xué)生。因?yàn)槲蚁氤蔀橐粋€(gè)體育記者，而來(lái)中國(guó)則給予了我鍛煉技巧以及獲取實(shí)際經(jīng)驗(yàn)的好機(jī)會(huì)。在勝出之前，我們要經(jīng)歷很多考試，鉆研一些PDF指導(dǎo)資料，然后我們才能在這里。共有24個(gè)大學(xué)生來(lái)協(xié)助報(bào)道奧運(yùn)會(huì)，而我們每一個(gè)人都有自己不同的工作。我主要是在奧運(yùn)新聞服務(wù)工作室公族以及負(fù)責(zé)足球，在賽后采訪運(yùn)動(dòng)員和教練。

The Beijing Games have been really impressive so far， but the best thing about them has been the feeling of international community. Everyone is here. Everyone is watching them. This international feeling is a great thing to be around， and I've really enjoyed meeting people from all corners of the globe. I'll be staying on for the Paralympics， and I hope that by the time London 2012 comes around I'll be working there as a professional sports reporter.

北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)給我留下了深刻的印象，而其中最難忘的莫過(guò)于它所洋溢的國(guó)際感。大家齊聚一堂，共觀盛事。這種國(guó)際感妙不可言，我非常高興認(rèn)識(shí)來(lái)自世界各個(gè)角落的朋友。我會(huì)在這里直到殘奧會(huì)結(jié)束，希望在2012年倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)上我會(huì)以一個(gè)專業(yè)體育記者的身份來(lái)為它貢獻(xiàn)自己的力量。

Fay

Hi， I'm Fay. I studied at Sheffield Hallam University in England， majoring in Journalism. My story started when our teacher told us that our university had been given the opportunity to select students for the Beijing Olympic Volunteer Programme. I really wanted to go to China so as soon as I could， I sent in my application. Before coming over， we went through some fairly intensive training， including interviewing our teachers while they pretended to be athletes. When we arrived in Beijing， we were given a lot more training – how to use the computers， what to ask the competitors， and so forth.

嗨，我是菲。我在謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)新聞學(xué)，我的故事要從老師告訴我們學(xué)校將選拔學(xué)生去為北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)工作開(kāi)始。我非常想來(lái)中國(guó)，于是立即提交了申請(qǐng)。在來(lái)之前我們接受了集中訓(xùn)練，其中我們老師還模仿運(yùn)動(dòng)員接受采訪。當(dāng)我們到達(dá)北京后又接受了更多的訓(xùn)練——怎么操作電腦、問(wèn)運(yùn)動(dòng)員哪些問(wèn)題等等。

I really really enjoyed the Games， and thought they were organized very well. I hope London will do just as well as Beijing has. Before I go home I plan to go to Xian and Guilin. I'd never been particularly interested in sports， but after coming out here and experiencing the Olympics first-hand， I’m considering becoming a sports journalist.

我非常喜歡這場(chǎng)奧運(yùn)會(huì)，他們組織安排得很完美。我希望倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)可以和北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)一樣出色。在我回家之前我計(jì)劃去西安還有桂林轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)。我以前對(duì)體育并不怎么感興趣，但來(lái)這里之后，親自感受了奧運(yùn)會(huì)，我正在考慮未來(lái)要做個(gè)體育記者。

還有很多志愿者將自己的感想寫(xiě)在博客上和大家分享，無(wú)論是盛大華麗的開(kāi)幕式、激烈緊張的賽事，還是最后圓滿的閉幕式，這一切都給人留下深刻的印象，但對(duì)于親身參加的志愿者們，自己的經(jīng)歷更難以忘懷，其中的收獲更是無(wú)法用言語(yǔ)來(lái)形容。

Jacob

The Opening Ceremony for The Beijing Games

Saturday， August 9， 2008

北京奧運(yùn)開(kāi)幕式

2008年8月9日 星期六

Yesterday was the opening ceremony for the Beijing Games. It was pretty much a public holiday here as the usual tourist sites such as the Great Wall of China and many of the shops were closed for the day. Some of us from Sheffield were required at our venues whilst the majority were not.

昨天是北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)幕式。這簡(jiǎn)直是一個(gè)公眾節(jié)假日，像長(zhǎng)城這樣的旅游景點(diǎn)還有很多商場(chǎng)都在這天休業(yè)。而我們一些來(lái)自謝菲爾德大學(xué)的志愿者們?cè)诖蠹叶夹菹r(shí)都被要求在賽場(chǎng)整裝待命。

It was eerily quite for the majority of the day with fewer people on the streets. It was not quite the party atmosphere that I had been anticipating or hoping for. There was some discussion on where to watch the opening ceremony. Some wanted to head towards the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) whilst others wanted to heed warnings away from the National Stadium and aim for one of the big screens in the city. We found a site nearby to our accommodation near the Lama Temple named Ditan Park.

奇怪的是這一天大街上的人很少。這不是我所預(yù)期或是希望中的節(jié)日氣氛。而關(guān)于觀看開(kāi)幕式的地點(diǎn)也有爭(zhēng)議。一些人想去國(guó)家體育場(chǎng)（鳥(niǎo)巢），而另一些人聽(tīng)從別人建議避開(kāi)鳥(niǎo)巢，前往城市的大屏幕觀看開(kāi)幕式。我們?cè)谒奚岵贿h(yuǎn)處找到了一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的觀看地點(diǎn)——雍和宮附近的地壇公園。

The journey to the screens in the park was again strangely quiet. There were not the crowds on the subway we had anticipated and there were relatively small groups heading towards the big screen in the park. When we arrived at the parks' center there were around 2，000 people in front of the big screens. The space in which people could congregate around the screens was rather small but elaborately decorated with lights and flower beds.

去地壇公園的路上是同樣的寂靜。地鐵里沒(méi)有我們想象中的擁擠人潮，而前往公園大屏幕的人也不多。當(dāng)我們到達(dá)公園中心時(shí)有將近2000多人在大屏幕前。屏幕前供人群聚集的空間很小，但卻被燈光和花卉精心地點(diǎn)綴著。

The ceremony was a breathtaking spectacle. I think everyone was aghast for the first hour. The drummers and martial arts arrested the audience while the gymnastics and dance were traditionally attractive. There wasn't a single person who could deny its quality. However， discussing the ceremony with one or two young Chinese people one or two felt that the ceremony focused too much on traditional Beijing and not enough on the present.

開(kāi)幕式非常壯觀。我覺(jué)得大家在最開(kāi)始就受到巨大的震撼。體操和舞蹈具有傳統(tǒng)的吸引力，同時(shí)鼓手和武術(shù)也抓住了觀眾的視線。沒(méi)有一個(gè)人不被開(kāi)幕式的精彩表演所折服。然而和一兩個(gè)中國(guó)年輕人討論時(shí)，他們認(rèn)為開(kāi)幕式太過(guò)專注傳統(tǒng)北京而忽略了現(xiàn)代生活。

After the ceremony the majority returned relatively soberly to their homes. Again I thought this rather unusual after witnessing an event of national triumph. I expected crowds gathered in the street people， drinking， singing and people pouring into bars and restaurants. With the exception of a busy restaurant outside of the park this was not the case. With London 2012 on the mind， I couldn't help thinking the streets of London at this time would be a very different place.

在開(kāi)幕式結(jié)束后大多數(shù)人都很冷靜地回家了。我覺(jué)得這對(duì)于剛剛目睹了一場(chǎng)國(guó)家盛世有點(diǎn)不搭調(diào)。我以為街上會(huì)人頭攢動(dòng)，大家都在喝酒、唱歌，人們穿梭于酒吧和飯館間。當(dāng)然公園外一家飯店還比較熱鬧。我禁不住想象2012年的倫敦在此刻應(yīng)該是一種完全不同的景象。

Quality quotes from the Workers' Stadium

Saturday， August 16， 2008

工人體育場(chǎng)采訪回顧

2008年8月16日 星期六

The events we have had at the Workers Stadium have come and gone really quickly.

我們?cè)诠と梭w育場(chǎng)所經(jīng)歷的一切來(lái)去匆匆。

I am proud to boast I have interviewed some recognizable athletes here at the tournaments that compete in England. The most famous players I have interviewed have been Victor Anichebe， Javier Mascherano and Gianfranco Zola.

我為采訪了眾多英國(guó)知名運(yùn)動(dòng)員而感到驕傲。其中最著名的運(yùn)動(dòng)員有維克托#8226;阿尼什貝、杰維爾#8226;馬斯切拉諾和吉安弗蘭科#8226;佐拉。

There are a number of criterions that needs to be filled for me to interview a player and for the quotes to be used. The players need to:

在采訪運(yùn)動(dòng)員以及選取言論時(shí)必須遵守一些規(guī)則。采訪運(yùn)動(dòng)員要注意以下幾點(diǎn)：

Say something important about the game or the next game

Be a well known important player/coach of the team

Have a big influence on the game such as those who have scored， been sent off or injured

The player needs to speak English (on a number of occasions it has prevented me from speaking to a player.)

關(guān)于本場(chǎng)或下場(chǎng)比賽的感想

需是隊(duì)里重要知名的運(yùn)動(dòng)員和教練

需是對(duì)比賽有重要影響：比如得分、下場(chǎng)或受傷

運(yùn)動(dòng)員會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)（在很多情況下語(yǔ)言障礙使得我無(wú)法和運(yùn)動(dòng)員交流。）

On reflection the best quote I obtained was from the USA's 1-2 defeat to Nigeria， which meant they couldn't progress to the quarterfinals. The ONS team were keen on interviewing the Nigeria players as the quotes from the winners of the game are the most newsworthy， but the quote that I got was from Freddy Adu the USA striker. I had not planned to interview Adu because he was suspended for the game. However， I was listening to Adu amongst the other US reporters who were asking him questions and I was lucky to get an excellent quote that showed some great emotion. He said that being suspended for the game and not being able to support his team mates was the worst experience of his professional career. The quote was used in the China Daily (the Beijing English Language Newspaper) and on various websites such as the Washington Times， New York Daily News and ussoccer.com .

再三思索我所得來(lái)的最好的言論報(bào)道是來(lái)自尼日利亞以2比1戰(zhàn)勝美國(guó)的那場(chǎng)比賽，這意味著美國(guó)不能進(jìn)入四分之一決賽。奧運(yùn)新聞服務(wù)小組很關(guān)注尼日利亞隊(duì)員，認(rèn)為勝者的言論更有新聞價(jià)值，但我卻收集了來(lái)自美國(guó)隊(duì)未上場(chǎng)的球員弗瑞德#8226;阿杜的言論。本來(lái)我沒(méi)有計(jì)劃采訪阿杜，因?yàn)樗麤](méi)上場(chǎng)。但是我卻聆聽(tīng)了其他美國(guó)記者對(duì)他的提問(wèn)，并且非常幸運(yùn)得到了附帶了個(gè)人感情色彩的精彩言論。他說(shuō)沒(méi)有參加比賽，也就沒(méi)法和他的隊(duì)友們一起并肩作戰(zhàn)，這是他職業(yè)生涯中最糟糕的經(jīng)歷。而這些言論被《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)》（北京英文報(bào)紙）還有其很多網(wǎng)站像：《華盛頓時(shí)報(bào)》、《紐約日?qǐng)?bào)》和ussoccer.com所引用。

Olympic Water Polo Referee from Britain

來(lái)自英國(guó)的奧運(yùn)水球裁判

Brian Littlejohn， a research funding co-ordinator at Sheffield Hallam University， is the only water polo referee from the UK to go to China. He has previously refereed at a number of international tournaments， including the World Championships in 2003， but this is his first Olympics. He is also a member of Sheffield Water Polo Club， has represented both Scotland and Great Britain in tournaments and has been refereeing internationally since 1997. With 12 men's and 8 women's teams competing in the Olympics it is a full schedule of matches. From over 200 qualified referees worldwide， only 24 have been invited to officiate at the Olympic Games.

Brian Littlejohn是謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學(xué)的研究工作者，也是英國(guó)唯一受邀前來(lái)中國(guó)參加奧運(yùn)的水球裁判。之前他就在很多國(guó)際比賽中擔(dān)任裁判，包括2003年的世界錦標(biāo)賽，但這是他首次參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)。他還是謝菲爾德水球俱樂(lè)部的會(huì)員，在錦標(biāo)賽中代表蘇格蘭和英國(guó)，并且自1997年開(kāi)始就在國(guó)際性比賽中擔(dān)任裁判。奧運(yùn)會(huì)上12組男子和8組女子賽可是個(gè)緊湊的計(jì)劃安排。而全世界200專業(yè)資格裁判，只有24名受邀前來(lái)參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)。

In high school I began to play water polo， and then I fell in love with the sport and devoted my whole life to it. Aside from swimming skills， co-operations is the most important thing in water polo. You must have a good sense of team spirit. Water polo is not very popular in China， but I think that the Chinese women's team will do a good job in this year's Olympic Games.

在高中時(shí)我開(kāi)始接觸水球，并且愛(ài)上了這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，隨后將一生都奉獻(xiàn)給它。除了游泳技巧外，合作是水球中最至關(guān)重要的。你必須有強(qiáng)烈的團(tuán)隊(duì)意識(shí)?，F(xiàn)在水球運(yùn)動(dòng)在中國(guó)還不是很風(fēng)行，但我相信中國(guó)女子隊(duì)在這屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)上會(huì)取得一個(gè)好成績(jī)。

When I heard that I was going to the Beijing Olympic Games， I was very excited. Because of water polo， I met my wife Charlotte Miller， who is a very good water polo player and began to play it 15 years ago. She was possibly even more excited than me to hear that I would be the only water polo referee from the UK to go to China. It is a big honour to be here. When she watched my first competition of the Olympic Games she tried to take photos， but couldn't because her hands were shaking so much!

當(dāng)我得知自己要來(lái)參加北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)時(shí)，我非常激動(dòng)。因?yàn)樗蛭艺J(rèn)識(shí)了我的妻子Charlotte Miller，她是個(gè)優(yōu)秀的水球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，在15年前就投入這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。當(dāng)她知道我是英國(guó)唯一受邀來(lái)中國(guó)參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)的水球裁判時(shí)，她比我還要激動(dòng)。來(lái)這里是個(gè)巨大的榮耀。當(dāng)她觀看我在奧運(yùn)會(huì)的第一場(chǎng)比賽時(shí)，她試圖拍照留念，但卻因?yàn)殡p手卻抖得厲害而無(wú)法拍照。

I though that the Beijing Olympic Games were very good， and really helped to show a different aspect of China to the world. I hope London can improve and make it better. The British team did really well， and now we'll be on home turf in 2012.

我認(rèn)為北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)非常成功，它向全世界展現(xiàn)了中國(guó)的另一面。我希望倫敦能夠不斷學(xué)習(xí)改進(jìn)，將奧運(yùn)會(huì)辦得更好。英國(guó)隊(duì)在奧運(yùn)會(huì)表現(xiàn)非常好，而現(xiàn)在到2012年我們就是奧運(yùn)主場(chǎng)了。

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What is Water Polo?

什么是水球？

Water polo is a team water sport. A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Water polo incorporates elements of many diverse sports: swimming， team handball， basketball and wrestling， among others.

水球是一項(xiàng)團(tuán)隊(duì)水上運(yùn)動(dòng)。每隊(duì)六個(gè)球員、一個(gè)守門(mén)員。得分多的隊(duì)為勝。水球囊括了多種不同的運(yùn)動(dòng)：游泳、手球、籃球、摔跤等等。

水球是新興的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目，一種在水中進(jìn)行的球類活動(dòng)。它起源于19世紀(jì)中葉的英國(guó)。最初是人們游泳時(shí)在水中傳擲足球的一種娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)，故有“水上足球”之稱，后逐漸形成兩隊(duì)之間的競(jìng)技水球運(yùn)動(dòng)。1869年英國(guó)出現(xiàn)用小旗標(biāo)定邊線和球門(mén)的水球比賽。1877年英格蘭伯頓俱樂(lè)部聘請(qǐng)威爾森制定了世界上第一部水球競(jìng)賽規(guī)則。1879年出現(xiàn)了有球門(mén)的水球比賽。1885年英國(guó)游泳協(xié)會(huì)將水球列為單獨(dú)比賽項(xiàng)目。1890年首先傳入美國(guó)，后又逐漸在德國(guó)、奧地利、匈牙利等國(guó)家廣泛開(kāi)展。在1900年第5屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)上，水球被列為正式比賽項(xiàng)目。水球運(yùn)動(dòng)從1973年開(kāi)始舉辦世界水球錦標(biāo)賽，1979年國(guó)際業(yè)余游泳聯(lián)合會(huì)舉辦了第1屆女子水球世界杯賽。1986年舉行的第5屆世界游泳錦標(biāo)賽將女子水球列為正式比賽項(xiàng)目。

水球運(yùn)動(dòng)在20世紀(jì)20年代傳入中國(guó)的香港至廣東一帶。目前加拿大、荷蘭、美國(guó)、澳大利亞、德國(guó)等國(guó)家開(kāi)展得比較好，水平較高。中國(guó)水球隊(duì)曾在第8、9、10屆亞運(yùn)會(huì)上連續(xù)獲得冠軍，在第23屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)上獲得了第9名。

編者手記：

在我們第一次見(jiàn)到這些來(lái)自英倫的年輕志愿者們時(shí)，就被他們的熱情所感染，奧運(yùn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)精神在他們身上體現(xiàn)得淋漓盡致。他們大多是謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學(xué)大一大二的新聞系學(xué)生，帶著自我鍛煉和對(duì)奧運(yùn)的向往之情來(lái)到中國(guó)。很多人都是第一次來(lái)到北京，無(wú)論是古老悠久的文化建筑、別具特色的風(fēng)味小吃，還是車水馬龍的現(xiàn)代化街道，一切都給他們展現(xiàn)了一個(gè)完全不同的、具有深厚文化底蘊(yùn)的現(xiàn)代化大都市。而在中國(guó)留下第一次奧運(yùn)裁判經(jīng)歷的水球教練更是對(duì)北京這個(gè)城市情有獨(dú)鐘。我們也邀請(qǐng)了其中的三名志愿者來(lái)到我們雜志社的錄音棚，和大家一起聊聊他們的特殊經(jīng)歷。奧運(yùn)雖然已經(jīng)結(jié)束，但擁有過(guò)的記憶不會(huì)隨著時(shí)間的消逝而不見(jiàn)，期待著他們能夠再次來(lái)到中國(guó)。