倫敦奧運會絢麗閉幕 四年後巴西再聚大綱

he London 2012 Olympics have ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro.
2012年倫敦奧運會在一片歌聲中謝幕，倫敦奧運會組辦者將聖火傳遞給下一屆的主辦城市—里約熱內盧。

The three-hour show featured some of the biggest names of British pop from decades past, including the Spice Girls, George Michael and Elbow.
這段長達3小時的表演秀集中了英國過去幾十年來最優秀的流行音樂歌手，包括辣妹組合、喬治·邁克爾和五人樂隊Elnow。

Games chief Lord Coe said: "When our time came - Britain, we did it right."
奧委會主席塞巴斯蒂安說：“在本屆奧運會期間，英國倫敦做的很好”

The official Games flag was handed to the mayor of Rio before the flame at the Olympic Stadium was extinguished.
在倫敦奧運會的火焰熄滅之前，倫敦奧運會的官方把奧運五環旗幟交給了里約熱內盧市長。

President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, who declared the Games of the 30th Olympiad closed just before midnight, said: "We will never forget the smiles, the kindness and the support of the wonderful volunteers, the much-needed heroes of these Games.
國際奧委會主席羅格在午夜之前宣佈第30屆奧運會圓滿結束。他說：“我們不會忘記志願者們無私善良的微笑，也不會忘記奧運健兒們的英姿。”

At the close of the ceremony, watched in the stadium by the 10,000 athletes and 80,000 spectators, the flame was extinguished in dramatic fashion. Each nation will receive one of the cauldron's 204 petals.

在全場1萬多名運動員和8萬名觀衆的注視下，聖火絢麗地熄滅了。之後參與本屆奧運會的204個與會國都將收到一枚聖火花瓣作爲紀念。

As fireworks went off above the east London stadium, the Who performed My Generation and the venue became a sea of red, white and blue confetti.
當奧運聖火在輪動東區體育館上方熄滅的時候，誰人樂隊正在表演《我這一代》，整個場地都變成了紅色白色和藍色的海洋。

The finale, which began with Big Ben chiming, paid tribute to UK music, fashion and culture.
最後，大本鐘再次敲響，結束了這場音樂時尚和文化的盛宴。