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 The Emblems of the
Olympic Games |
The 27th Olympic
Games, Sydney 2000
The silhouette represents an athlete, using typically Australian
shapes and colors. The boomerangs are allusions to the sun,
rocks and colors of Sydney’s harbor and beaches. The color red
evokes the unique landscapes of Australia and its Aboriginal
inhabitants. The flash which transforms the silhouette of Sydney
Opera House into a trail of smoke from an Olympic torch recalls
the emblem of Sydney’s Olympic candidature. |
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The 26th Olympic Games,
Atlanta 1996
It represents a torch comprising the five Olympic rings with
the number 100 (centenary) at the bottom; at the top, a stylized
flame with four stars. |
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The 25th Olympic Games,
Barcelona 1992
The official emblem, designed by Josep Maria Trias from Barcelona,
depicted a dynamic human figure in a stance that suggested someone
jumping an obstacle (which consisted of the five Olympic rings)
and the simple, gesture lines reduced the characterization of
the figure to the head (in the blue of the Mediterranean), the
arms (the yellow of the sun and wide open in sign of hospitality)
and the legs (a vivid red). |
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The 24th Olympic Games,
Seoul 1988
The Seoul emblem features a samtaeguk pattern. A samtaeguk is
a traditional Korean pattern and visual image which represents
Korea. This pattern is widely used as decoration on fans, gates
of Korean-style homes, artifacts, and folk crafts. The Olympic
emblem features patterns in two forms, centripetal and centrifugal;
the centripetal motion represented the people of the world coming
together in Korea, thus symbolizing worldwide harmony, while
the centrifugal motion represented a march onward in search
of man’s lasting happiness and prosperity. |
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The 23rd Olympic Games,
Los Angeles 1984
The star is a universal symbol of the highest aspirations of
mankind, the horizontal bars portray the speed with which the
contestants pursue excellence, while the repetition of the star
shape connotes the spirit of competition between equally outstanding
physical forms. The symbol colors - blue, white and red - were
in part chosen for their traditional significance in the awarding
of ribbons for first, second and third place. |
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Notes:
1 embken n. 微章；象征；标志
2 boomerang n. 飞去来镖，回飞棒［澳大利亚土著居民用来捕猎，抛出后可飞回］
3 aboriginal n.土著居民［尤指澳洲土著］
4 stance n. 站姿［尤指各种运动中击球的姿势］
5 artifact n. 人工制品；手工艺品
6 centripetal a. 向心（力）的
7 centrifugal a. 离心（力）的
8 connote v. 意味着；暗示；包含 |
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