The Rings奥运五环

　　The Olympic Rings are five interlocking rings that stand for the five original continents, (Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe) and the athletes from around the world.

　　奥运五环是五个相连的圆环，它们分别代表了最初的五个大洲(非洲，美洲，亚洲，澳洲和欧洲)以及来自世界各地的运动员。

　　The colours of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively. They were chosen because at least one of these colours is found on the flag of every nation.

　　五环的颜色分别是蓝，黄，黑，绿和红色。之所以选择这些颜色是因为至少每个国家都能在这面旗帜上找到属于自己的颜色。

　　The Flag会旗

　　On the Olympic flag, the rings appear on a white background.

　　在奥运会的会旗上，奥运五环被放在一个白色的背景上。

　　At the Olympic Games, the flag is brought into the stadium during the opening ceremony. After its arrival, the flag is hoisted up the flagpole. It must fly in the stadium during the whole of the Games. When the flag is lowered at the closing ceremony, it signals the end of the Games.

　　会旗在开幕仪式上被带进体育场。入场后，它被悬挂到旗杆顶端。在整个奥运会期间，它会一直在体育场上空飘扬。当闭幕式上人们降下会旗时，就标志着奥运会的结束。

　　Motto格言

　　The motto of the Olympic Games is "Swifter, Higher, Stronger". These three words encourage the athlete to give his or her best during competition, and to view this effort as a victory in itself.

　　奥运会的格言是“更快，更高，更强”。这三个词鼓励运动员在比赛中展现出他或她的最好的一面，并表明努力本身就是一种胜利。

　　To better understand the motto, we can compare it with the following well-known phrase:

　　为了更好地理解这句话，我们可以拿它和下面这句名言相比较：

　　The most important thing is not to win but to take part!

　　重在参与!