鼓励国民学习运动员,英国电视"闹罢工"
TV screens to go blank in bid to get Brits off the sofa and outside exercising with Olympians
UK's television screens will go blank next week to encourage people to get outside and play sport as part of the official celebrations of Team GB's historic Olympic success.
为了庆祝英国队在本届奥运会历史性的胜利,下周英国一家电视台将白屏一小时以鼓励人们走出家门、多做运动.
ITV will suspend all broadcasting for the first time in its history for an hour on Saturday, August 27, as 2,000 sports clubs throw open their doors to anyone who wants to try out a new sport.
下周六也就是8月27日,英国独立电视台将史无前例地停播所有节目一小时.与此同时,2000家体育俱乐部也会向想尝试新运动的人们敞开大门.
Anyone turning on their TV will see messages such as "We've gone running - why don't you join us?"
打开电视的人们将会看到这样的字幕："我们正在跑步呢——你为什么不一起来呢？"
Dozens of Olympic medalists and competitors will be at clubs up and down the country to help show people the basics of everything from sailing to javelin.
几十位奥运奖牌得主、运动员将会现身全国上下各大俱乐部,向人们展示帆船、标枪等各类运动的基本要领.
Britain's biggest sports day has been arranged by the National Lottery, which funds Team GB's athletes, instead of the open-top bus tour that followed London 2012.
资助英国队运动员的国家彩票集团已承包了这次英国最盛大的体育节,这取代了2012年伦敦奥运会之后举行的敞篷巴士游行.
Team GB want as many athletes to be accessible to as many people as possible all over the country, rather than concentrating the celebration on London.
英国奥运代表团希望尽可能多的运动员能和全国各地的国民互动,而不是将庆祝仅仅局限于伦敦.
They also hope to inspire a new generation of Olympians as part of the legacy of Rio 2016, already the most successful Games for GB on foreign soil.
英国队已经在里约创造了在国外竞技的最佳战绩,作为此次出征留下的宝贵财富,他们希望以此来激励新一代的奥运选手.
Among the athletes who have already signed up to take part is long jumper Greg Rutherford, the London 2012 gold medalist, who took bronze in the competition at Rio 2016.
获得2012年伦敦奥运会金牌、2016年里约奥运会铜牌的跳远运动员格雷格•卢瑟福已经签约参与.
