奧運會主火炬滅了！倫敦奧組委遷移聖火熄滅火炬
The elaborate cauldron lit at the London Olympics opening cereMony has been extinguished while it is relocated to another part of the stadium, AFP confirmed on Monday.
The Olympic cauldron -- which traditionally burns for the entirety of each Games -- was seen unlit within the Olympic Stadium at 11.14pm (2214 GMT) late Sunday.
Jackie Brock-Doyle, director of communications for the London Olympics organisers confirmed to AFP the cauldron had been put out in order to allow it to be moved to a different part of the venue.
"The cauldron has been put out while we move it to another part of the stadium," Brock-Doyle told AFP.
The Olympic flame -- a symbol of the Olympic Games movement -- would be kept burning in a lantern used during the torch relay until the cauldron was relit later on Monday, she added.
The cauldron was positioned in the centre of the Olympic Stadium before being lit by seven young athletes in the climax to last Friday's opening ceremony.
The position of the cauldron -- and the fact that the flame will not be visible from outside the stadium even after it is repositioned -- has attracted criticism.
At most past Olympics, the burning cauldron has been clearly visible from the outside of the main stadium.
People gather around the Olympic Flame after the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium is lit during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, on July 27. The cauldron has been extinguished while it is relocated to another part of the stadium, AFP confirmed on Monday.
【新聞快訊】
當地時間7月27日晚，2012年倫敦奧運會的開幕式在倫敦碗傾情上演，當時奧運會主火炬坐落於“倫敦碗”的正中央。爲了向1948年倫敦奧運會致敬，同時也是避免主火炬影響到即將到來的田徑賽事，組織者決定將主火炬轉移到“倫敦碗”的大鐘旁邊。不過，據法新社發自倫敦的最新報道稱，在這一工程的實施過程中，主火炬居然熄滅了。
按照正常的邏輯，奧運會主火炬應該在整個賽會期間一直保持點燃的狀態。不過法新社言之鑿鑿的表示，英國當地時間週日晚23：14，倫敦奧運會的主火炬卻熄滅了。倫敦奧組委傳媒總監布洛克-道伊爾在接受法新社記者採訪時表示，“爲了將主火炬遷移到‘倫敦碗’的另外一個位置，我們不得不將其熄滅。”
當然，按照道伊爾的說法，聖火其實並未徹底熄滅，她對法新社記者說道：“象徵着奧林匹克運動的奧運火種，將暫時被保存在火炬傳遞時曾經使用過的火種盒內。等待遷移工程完工以後，主火炬將會被再次點燃。”
實際上，這並非是本屆奧運會主火炬第一次引來外界非議。在開幕式中，主火炬處於“倫敦碗”的正中央，加之其本身高度有限，因此從“倫敦碗”場外，人們無法看到神聖的主火炬。即便是在此次遷移位置之後，人們依舊無法從場外看見主火炬熊熊燃燒的情景。在過往的絕大多數奧運會中，人們能夠從主體育場外輕易的看到主火炬，倫敦主辦方的這一設計，招致了外界的一致批評。
