广州亚运会英语基本介绍

魅力广州之亚运会

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广州，简称穗，别称羊城、穗城、穗垣、仙城、花城；解放前旧称省城。地处中国南方，广东省南部，珠江三角洲的北缘，西江、北江、东江水道在此汇合，濒临南中国海，珠江入海口，毗邻港澳，地理位置优越，广州也是海上丝绸之路的起点，被称为中国的“南大门”。广州是全国著名的华侨之乡，也是全国华侨最多的大城市。2007年，广州市有华侨华人、港澳同胞和归侨、侨港澳眷352.35万人。其中海外华侨华人106.08万人，港澳同胞87.72万人，分布在世界众多国家和地区；市内归侨1.68万人，侨港澳眷属156.87万人,。2010年广州曾举办了第16届亚运会，下面我们来一起欣赏一下广州的魅力！

TheSixteenthAsianGames’

GeneralIntroductionThe16thAsianGamesin2010November12-27inGuangzhou,China,andGuangzhouisthesecondChinesecitytoobtaintherighttohosttheAsianGames.Beijingheldin1990inthe11thAsianGames.GuangzhouAsianGameshave41events,theAsianGamesarethelargestnumberofhistoricaleventsonthenext.GuangzhouhostedtheAsianGamesatTheTenthAsianpeoplewithdisabilities.AsianGames2010TheAsianGamesareheldeveryfouryearsallowingathletesfromalloverAsiatocompete.Ifanathletewinsgold,hisorhernationalanthem（国歌）isplayed.Silverandbronze（铜牌）

medalwinnersarealsohonoredonthepodium（颁奖台）.OfficialEmblemofthe16thAsianGamesThedesignoftheGames’Emblem（徽章）isfromalegendabouttheCityofGuangzhou.

TheOfficialEmblemofthe16thAsianGames,Guangzhou2010GuangzhouisknownastheCityofGoats.TheStatueoftheFiveGoatsinGuangzhouisareminderofthislegendandhas,overtheyears,becomethesymbolofthecityandoneofitsmostwellknownlandmarks.Thevision(理念)ofthe16thAsianGamesisThrillingGames,HarmoniousAsia(激情盛会，和谐亚洲)ThevisionthatGuangzhoubade(申请)tohostAsianGamesisCooperation,competitionanddevelopment(合作、竞赛和发展

).ThesloganofGuangzhouAsianGamesisInvigorateAsia,Sparktheworld!(动感亚洲，感动世界

)

“Thrilling”GamesTheGuangzhouAsianGamescreatedanatmospherewhereathletesfromaroundAsiacanachievetheOlympicidealsof“Faster,Higher,Stronger”.

“Harmonious”AsiaTheGuangzhouAsianGamesupheldtheOlympicvaluesof“Unity,PeaceandFriendship”,bypromotingfriendlyexchangesandaffectionamongtheAsianpeopleandboostthepeacefuldevelopmentoftheentireregion.TheOfficialMascotsofthe16thAsianGamesThedesignsoftheMascotsarestronglyinspiredbyalegendabouttheCityofGuangzhou

AXiang,AHe,ARu,AYiandLeYangyang.

ColorofcoatsarethesamewithOlympicRings.ResultsChina’stotalmedalshasgotthefirstplace,andis184medalsmorethanthesecondone,Korea,inthe16thAsianGames.Withalltheathletes’jointeffort(共同努力),Chinahasgot199goldmedals,119silvermedalsand98bronzemedals.Sowecanfeelthatourmotherlandisgettingstrongerandstrongertroughtheresults.The16thAsianGamesmayberememberedforyearsforfuriousmedalbattles,butwillbecarriedfordecadesthroughpeoplewhoshed(流下)tears,sweat（汗水）orevenbloodinthecompetition.OpeningCeremonyof16thAsianGames

EighthonorguardsofPeople‘sLiberationArmy(中国人民解放军)liftthenationalflagofChinaduringtheOpeningCeremony

Themaincauldron（主火炬台）FireworksduringOpeningCeremony

PerformanceduringtheWelcomeCeremonyattheClosingCeremony

ActorsperformattheClosingCeremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldattheHaixinshaIslandinGuangzhou,SouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceGuangzhouiswell-knownforitsnumerousnational,provincialandmunicipalmonuments,butthebest-knownbothinandoutsideChinaisitscuisine.EatinginCantonhasmadeCabtonesecuisinemostpopularfarandnear.Accordingtoincompletestatistics,thereareabout10000ChineserestaurantsintheU.S.,some4000intheU.K.,over2000inFranceandHollandrespectively,and,andseveralthousandinJapan.Mostoftheserestaurants.TheCantonesecuisine