开幕式的题目为“启蒙”,组织者称之为“发现之旅”。开幕式一开始,史蒂芬·霍金讲述了宇宙的神秘,一阵烟火点燃后,整个场馆变成外太空的星云,宇宙大爆炸来到斯特拉特福。在数千把雨伞的帮助下,场馆变成一只巨大的眼睛盯着夜空。
The authorities in New Orleans have ordered a dusk-till-dawn on curfew as a powerful storm pounds the American city seven years after it was ravished by Hurricane Katrina. The governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, said more than 8,000 members of the National Guard were being deployed across the state to help with flood defense, search and rescue work and to guard against looting. Mr Jindal said Isaac, which has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, would affect Louisiana for some time.
一场强大的暴风雨席卷新奥尔良,当局下令从早到晚实行宵禁,七年前这里就遭到卡特里娜飓风的肆虐。路易斯安那州州长鲍比·金达尔说已经在全州部署了8000多名国民警卫来帮助抵御洪水,进行搜救工作并预防打劫活动。金达尔说尽管以撒飓风已减弱为热带风暴,但还会影响路易斯安那州一段时间。
"This is a very strong moving storm. That means there are gonna be sustained periods of heavy wind and heavy rain. The storm is almost stationary overnight, making landfalls twice all along our coast. The eye of the storm is drifting towards the west, northwest. We will continue to be affected in the southern part of our state by this storm throughout much of the day."