2008年8月24日晚,按照惯例第30届奥运会的主办城市伦敦,在北京第29届奥运会的闭幕式上,献演了一出名叫“伦敦八分钟”的节目。
观看完“伦敦八分钟”后,很多英国人开始在英国BBC上留言,并且骂声一片……
现将部分英国人的“骂声”(附上中文翻译)摘录如下:
【留言原文】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
【中文翻译】天啊,中国人的表演将是很难去学习,英国的表现是这么的丢脸,丢脸之极。一辆双层公交,贝克汉姆,一个选秀赢家,一个老摇滚明星,一群舞者拿着雨伞乱丢报纸,我猜这就是现代伦敦的标志。我恐怕我们的表现对比中国来说永远只能是二等……
【留言原文】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”
【中文翻译】伦敦的例行表演中登场的那些舞者简直就是群魔乱舞。眼看着那些骑着自行车的家伙也来凑热闹,中国人都会认为“伦敦人都买不起车啦”。
【留言原文】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.
【中文翻译】英国人还不赖,不过当我们发现那位坐轮椅的表演者根本不是残疾的时候——他在稍后的舞蹈中到处蹦达来着——好失望呀么好失望。

