Oh my the Chinese will be a hard act to follow. What a shambles the British effort was, very embarrassing indeed. A
double decker bus, beckham, an xfactor winner, a sweaty aging rock star, dancers with umbrellas throwng newspapers
everywhere. I guess a good symbol of modern day Britain. I fear our efforts will always be second class to China.
This might show new labour off for what they are and what they have done to our once great country
The dancing was a bit straggly in the " London " routine . After seeing all the cyclists taking part,the Chinese
will think "Nobody can afford cars in London "
The British "teaser" was ok, but we were disappointed to see the performer in the wheelchair was not in fact
disabled but was leaping around later in the dance.
Did anyone else this the ’London 8 minutes’ presentation was - dare I say it - rubbish!? Leona sang her heart out
on top of a ladder, on top of a bus whilst 20 contemporary dancers did their stuff way below. It was just so low key
relative to what had gone on before it.
But oh, our offering at the closing ceremony was embarrassing.A red bus,a pop singer, an ageing rocker and an
overpaid ball kicker was awful. Where was our great Island heritage portrayed in all this flummery?
And why can’t Boris button his jacket? Too fat or bad tailoring?
这句话是说他们市长的:为什么Boris上衣的扣子不扣起来?他太胖了还是衣服剪裁不合适?
I’ve just watched the Olympic closing ceremony, and as I feared, Britain’s contribution was embarassing and
totally pathetic - I just hope they manage to do better in 2012. It will obviously be impossible to rival the
spectacular pageant that Beijing provided, but I thought the dancing (if you can call that dancing) and the Leona
Lewis/Jimmy Page effort was just pitiful. Hopefully, we can ditch all this government inspired ’Cool Britannia’
garbage and present something a bit more slick and professional.
I agree that Adrian Childs was poor: he seemed to think that he was on the One Show.
The London Bus routine was pretty much rubbish ... the music was poor and everything smacked of pop culture. Period.
The Games themselves were superbly run. The BBC was teetering on the brink of overblown nationalism, however.
我也觉得Adrian Childs很可怜,他看上去以为自己是在个人秀。。
伦敦巴士的演出特别垃圾,音乐很糟糕,所有一切都带着流行文化时代的味道。
运动会本身搞得非常好,但bbc有过分的民族主义之嫌(是嫌bbc吹捧英国运动员太厉害?)
I’m staying in Singapore and feel embarrassed to go to work tomorrow after that dreadful showing by London 2012
我住在新加坡,在伦敦2012年可怕的表演过后我明天去工作的时候会感觉很尴尬。
I live in Germany and, like the person from Singapore, will be ashamed to meet my friends tomorrow
我住在德国,就像那个住新加坡人说的,明天去见朋友的时候会变的很丢脸。
Jimmy Page and David Beckham have been massive icons of British popular culture. I’m not especially a fan of
either, but they perfectly suited to the ceremony.
Not bothered either way about Leona whatshername, but the chief embarrassment, reducing us instantly to laughing
stock of the world and diminishing at a stroke the achievements of our athletes, was the presence of Boris Bloody
Johnson!!! This man symbolizes everything wrong with Britain - a deeply untalented buffoon, with a thoroughly
sinister interior. Get him off the stage once and for all.
When I heard about the plans for the London presentation, including the "arrangement" of the national anthem and the
rehashed 70s rock music, I thought "it can’t possibly be as bad as I’m imagining it". Well, it wasn’t. It was a
thousand, toe-curlingly hideous times worse. Against the dignity, seriousness and power of the Chinese displays, it
was so far beyond embarrassing, my brain has already almost forgotten it, in a desperate paroxysm of self-defence.
Mind you, from the wretched logo to the vacuous miming chick to David Bloody Beckham, it was all a perfect
reflection of London and England as they now are: cheap, tatty, shallow, and above all laughing enormously at their
own jokes while the rest of the world looks on with contempt. Perfect.
Now, 2012... where can I go to avoid it all? Please can I move to China?
现在,2012--跑到哪里我可以完全的避开它?请问我能搬到中国去吗?
I have been glued to the Olympics constantly and very proud of Team GB but my god what on earth was that 8 minute
section in the closing ceremony.
The chinese put on a fantastic show and we have basically a red bus and a sparkler.
Who ever put this together should be sacked before we are embarressed anymore.
By the way BBC should be given a gold medal for the coverage, first class.
A beautifully organised Games all around, then Boris appears, jacket undone, looking like a drunk who gatecrashed
the party, what an embarrassment
一个组织有序的美丽的运动会,然后Boris出现了,
衣冠不整
像个酒鬼一样冲进了派对
多么令人羞耻啊!!!!!
I have a Grandson living and working in Beijing and I only hope he stays under cover until the humilation dies down
a little. It certainly will never go away.
In 8 mins we have become the laughing stock of the world.
我有一个孙子生活和工作在北京,我只希望他在这丢人的气氛减小前藏好自己。它肯定永远不会消失。
在这8分钟,我们已成为世界笑柄
I thought it was fine. Are we going to have to look forward to another four years of whingeing about the Olympics?
If so, I’m glad I’m living in China.
(哈哈哈这大哥比较安心)
我觉得不错,是不是我们不得不面对着另外四年关于奥运会的抱怨?如果是的,我很高兴我现在住在中国。
---- Leona! Poor girls must be so nervous!
---- She sounds like a whale mating
I didn’t think it was possibly but this both sucks and blows.
Grow up London 2012 and stop trying to be so ’cool’. This is embarrassing.
---- 利昂娜!可怜的姑娘们很紧张吧!
---- 她听起来像是只正在交配的鲸鱼
我都不忍心这么说,但是这个的确是又SB又NC
成熟点,London 2012,别那么装酷。真丢人
Funny how the Beijing Olympics had absolutely nothing to do with Beijing. They were all about China. But the London
Olympics are apparently all about London.
有趣的是,北京奥运和北京没什么太大关系,而是关于整个中国。但是伦敦奥运很明显只和伦敦有关
Is anyone else finding this all a bit shabby after the chinese dancing etc
大家有没有发现,在中国的舞蹈等等后面出场,他们显得多么寒酸啊
Why don’t my buses look like that?
汗,我坐的公交车怎么不像那个样子
The Chinese did it again the closing was amazing. First class and out of this world. The one negative was the London
Show what in the heck was that. In Athens when the Chinese did there welccome to show it was amazing and you knew
you where going to get something special in Beijing. I hope that London does better than what they showed to-day.
Replicate it, we don’t have a chance it hell. For one thing we’ll be lucky to find 1% of the volunteers from
Beijing. Perhaps all the people claiming on benefits should be forced to volunteer !!!
Forget about the image of Myra Hindley. What about the image of some guy painting graffiti on a wall? What are we
trying to say here? "Come to London, where criminal disfigurement of public property is welcomed and celebrated?!"
Dont know what to laugh more at - the tacky 8 minutes of rubbish the UK put on in Beijing or the smug comments on
here about how "At least we are free.." Last time I looked the UK was the most watched (CCTV) nation on earth and we
have a government that has used fear and hate to strip us of freedoms on a daily basis. The only difference between
the UK and China is that they wasted billions more than we can afford to- but Im sure we’ll waste as much as we
can. But freedom?? Dont make me laugh!
The Chinese people seem to love all things western (David Beckham included by the looks of it) but in return all we
can do is bad mouth them and show no respect. What does that say about us.
There’s an old saying, treat people the same as how you would like to be treated.
Rob, London
中国人似乎喜欢关于西方的所有事情(包括贝克汉姆),但是做为回报我们能做的只是说他们的坏话和不尊重.
有句古语,用你期待别人对待你的方式来对待别人
Oops, I forgot about the fireworks. Weren’t they wonderful!
I was so impressed by how they managed to create the Olympic Rings in the sky - truly amazing.
Thank you China.
[cheesed-off], United Kingdom
哦...我忘说烟花了,太漂亮了,
他们是怎样把五环打在天空的,太不可思议了.
谢谢中国.
In my time I’ve witnessed countless Royal Variety Performances and the opening ceremony of the Dome. This British
fiasco was worse than any of them, and even at only eight minutes seemed interminable. No wonder London mayor Boris
Johnson looked so uncomfortable beforehand. He must have known what was coming.
I have two tips for you, Boris. Keep your hands out of your pockets when attending high-profile events like this,
and secondly fire whoever responsible for this fiasco and hire proper showbiz professionals ? from Las Vegas if
necessary ? to handle the opening and closing ceremonies in 2012. Another toe-curling embarrassment like this
would be unendurable.
The closing ceremony was, as expected, spectacular and beautiful.
闭幕式就像想象中的那样壮观和美丽
I have just finished watching the Closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. I must say that it was an incredible
show from the beginning to the end. The whole event went on very smoothly. I agree with the IOC chairman that these
games have opened China to the world and the world to China.
Thank you family of China. Thank you Beijing 2008.
We are all Children of the World and China have proved that to us.
All of the Olympians deserve credit for all the dedication and effort. It is the Greatest Show on Earth. With the
best of the best. 2012 will be a great test for GB and as one Nation what a great challenge for us.
谢谢你中国,谢谢你北京2008
我们都是世界之子,中国向我们证明了这个道理。
所有选手的努力都是值得的。这是地球上最伟大的盛会。最中之最。2012对英国来说是一个考研和挑战。
Well done China on a fantastic organisation of the games which was flawless and Team GB for their medal haul. Thank
you China for putting the U.S into second place.
Well done, China! You have given the world a magnificent Olympics despite the efforts of the chattering classes in
the Western media to portray you as some Stalinist state.
The female who hugged Yao Ming was Lauren Jackson, an Australia basketball player playing in WNBA. After Yao entered
NBA, there was rumor she had a crush on Yao, but Yao turned her down. There were many gossip about them.
So, seeing them hugging at the closing ceremony really really made me laugh, because 4 years ago, at the closing
ceremony of Athens Olympic, Yao and his girlfriend ’Ye Li’ came out together and that was the first time their
relationship went public
What was that red bus /umbrella garbage all about? What an embarrassment for UK. It was not so much the pathetic
handover performance that upset me, but the arrogant, rude and disgraceful behavior of London’s mayor Boris Johnson
when attending the handover party in Bejing. Show some respect Mr BJ ! Beijing was a gracious host and deserves some
praise at the handover.
Robert, Windsor
TMD 红色巴士和垃圾雨伞到底是虾米啊??!!真是给英国丢脸啊。从来没有比这次可怜的交接仪式更雷到我的了。而那个伦敦市长
Boris Johnson 在北京闭幕式的交接仪式上无知、粗鲁和毫无尊重的表现更是丢人。给北京一点尊重吧!北京是个热情和蔼的主人,
在交接仪式上值得尊重!!
Production of Global sporting superstars at the 2008 Beijing Games is correct and will remain memorable. Yet, some
of us tend to place focus on matters of less importance and one wonders what is their ulterior motives. All
countries with high crime rates should learn from these recently concluded games, and note that it is of high
importance to develop the youths sporting potential from a tender age, so that their high energy can be burnt in the
right direction and not in criminal activities.
8 minutes of total rubbish , What the hell are we playing at , That whole bus thing and crazy people was a total
sham , And as for the indian girl representing the children of England well I have seen it all now . What a mess ,
2012 wont be a patch on this olympics.
Well done China, well presented games, Boris came across well, showed we have a good mayor, who knows what London
has to do to ensure we put on a good show, advice from those of us who are still British is dump most of the things
in the 8 minutes as they are not in tune with London/British values or what people know us for, increase the use of
the union flag as the useless logo looks half useful in that guise! Boris has clearly been saddled with Livingston’
s leftie leftovers, dump them be bold!
[GlobalTemplar], Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
It has been a long time that I felt embarrassed for 8 long minutes. I really hope the organizers get there act
together for the 2012 Olympics in London, because whether we like it or not the Chinese did a wonderful job from
beginning to end. Whether true or false, let us hope the Red Arrows will do a fly past at the opening ceremony in
London because that will be something worth watching, unless of course Boris has something up his sleeve to surprise
us all.
Rose, Bicester
很长一段时间内,我都为我们的8分钟感到丢脸,我真心希望那些组织者去为了我们的2012年伦敦奥运会,一起去那里(北京)看看
,因为不管我们喜欢与否,中国人从头到尾都做得非常棒。无论正确与否,让我们希望在伦敦开幕式前the Red Arrows(英国红箭飞
行表演队,在BBC开幕式的评论上就有英国人提到我们不会又上红箭吧,看来英国果然只有红箭啊-_-)能够腾飞起来,只有那样,说
不定才有点看头,除非Boris又把他的手揣在兜里,来给我们所有人一个惊喜!
In the London segment in the final countdown at the end of the Bejing olypics was total rubbish. If that is the best
we can do to portray ourselves, then what will the rest of the world think. As a once great country we are now
behind the third world, Shame
There is one word for the "London 2012" presentation at the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony...naff !
This includes Boris Johnson who looked as though he is in need of a decent tailor. It would help if he buttoned up
his jacket. He looked like a 4th form schoolboy.
The Chinese show was magnificent. Our athletes were brilliant.
Delewar, Colchester
只能用一个词来形容代表“伦敦2012”在北京奥运会闭幕式上的表现---白开水!
这其中包括咱们的市长大人Boris Johnson ,他看起来需要一个体面的形象顾问,如果他把扣子扣上,看起来也不会那么?,他看
起来像一个4年级的中学生!
中国的闭幕式非常恢宏壮观,我们的运动员们也优秀。
The closing ceremony was just fine apart from the British bit which was simply atrocious!
Why did we have some prehistoric rock guitarist and a talent show winner miming to some abysmal sound track? What
has David Beckham got to do with the Olympics? Hardly portrays a young, vibrant and exciting vision of what the 2012
games might offer.
If this is an example of how good London’s Olympics is going to be, then perhaps Boris should ask the Chinese to
keep the Olympic flame in Beijing.
The Beijing to London handover shows how ill equipped we are to deal with an event of this scale.
Compared to spectacular displays by the Chinese, our offering is a pathetic embarrassment.
The 2012 Party belongs on Blue Peter and was on par with an end of term school show: Scouting for Girls destroying
London’s Calling; Morrisons’ theme tune by Last Choir Standing and The Feeling playing with no feeling at all.
Is this all Britain has to offer?
Helen, Liverpool
北京-伦敦交接仪式显示出我们对应对这种盛大场合是多么的?啊。
相比中国华丽恢宏的闭幕式,我们的表演简直是去丢脸滴!
2012年的开幕式应该是以Blue Peter 为主吧,而闭幕式会以中学毕业晚会的形式来搞:调戏女孩子的声音毁坏伦敦的通讯;合唱团
唱Morrisons的诗歌腔调;唯一的感觉就是没有感觉。
这就是英国能够提供的????
I see censorship and control by the state-owned media continues.
Where is the report on the BBC website of the celebrations in the Olympic borough of Waltham Forest being canceled
because of yet another knife murder, this time yards away from where the choir was supposed to sing to the cheering
happy crowds in Walthamstow, who instead were replaced by the police investigating a crime scene.
You couldn’t make it up. You really are a Ministry of Truth.
The Chinese showed their rich heritage and history in a dignified and beautiful performance.
Us? We showed just what a farce 2012 will be.
Our country’s heritage (prior to the last government!) is one to be proud of. We have customs and a richer history
than many others. So why are we showing a logo from the 70’s (I’m a designer, it’s shocking!) and a display of
ageing rock, one-hit wonders, chavs and only modern London?
I’m proud to be English, but in 2012? I may be moving...
Lets hope the UK can match the chinese games with same character and skill! Well its all up to Boris now and his
management capabillities!! We know our athletes are capable!! Mind you he has on hell of a job to beat!!
Why couldn’t the BBC TV commentators just shut up when there is music on the screen? They did the same stupid thing
at the opening and once again today. The TV is there for us to WATCH and when the music is on why give commentary?
Also so much about history and the meaning of this and the meaning of that and the symbolism of this and that. For
Heavans sake WHY did they not just shut up and let us listen to the music, to the drums and all that was happening.
This was a disastrous coverage.
606: "A beautifully organised Games all around, then Boris appears, jacket undone, looking like a drunk who
gatecrashed the party, what an embarrassment."
AND HERE’S BECKS! AND A WOMAN IN A RUNNING OUTFIT PLAYING A VIOLIN! Becks boots a ball into the crowd... just the
one, and it doesn’t quite make the crowd... a couple of officials have a bit of a scrabble over it... and that’s
that, London’s eight minutes are up... what to make of that?