The 31st Summer World University Games opens here tonight in Chengdu and runs to August 8th. Chengdu is the third city in the mainland to host the Summer Universiade, following Beijing in 2001 and Shenzhen in 2011. I’ve got a media pass and the ticket for night’s ceremony so I thought I’d bring you along.

第31届世界大学生夏季运动会将于今晚（07/28）在成都开幕，并将于8月8日闭幕。成都是继2001年北京和2011年深圳之后第三个举办世界大学生夏季运动会的城市。我拿到了媒体通行证和今晚开幕式的门票，走，我们一起去看看。

Zhang Yue

Peporter

张乐 记者

“So are you excited about tonight’s opening ceremony?”

“你对今晚的开幕式感到兴奋吗？”

Brencic Ana (Croatia)

布伦契奇·安娜（克罗地亚）

“Yeah, very. I think it’s going to bespectacular【壮观的】, especially the fireworks and all the show you prepared.”

“非常激动。我觉得会很壮观，尤其是烟花和你们准备的所有表演。”

Zhang Yue

Peporter

张乐 记者

“Is this your first time to be here in the city?”

“这是你第一次来这座城市吗？”

Przyborowski Piotr (Poland)

普兹波罗斯基·彼得（波兰）

“Yeah, it’s my first time, actually in China.”

“是的，这是我第一次来中国。”

Sene Diacounda (Senegal)

塞纳·迪亚昆达（塞内加尔）

“It’s my second time in China. I guess I’ve been here for Shenzhen Universiade in 2011, like 11 years ago.”

“这是我第二次来中国。我在2011年的深圳大运会来过中国，大概是11年前吧。”

Zhang Yue

Peporter

张乐 记者

“What would you think of the service and facilities here?”

“你觉得这里的服务和设施怎么样？”

Brencic Ana (Croatia)

布伦契奇·安娜（克罗地亚）

“I think the organization is really great. Since the Day One when we landed in the airport, there were volunteers everywhere. The city is like living for the games. And I’m so excited.”

“非常棒！从我们抵达机场的第一天起，到处都是志愿者。这座城市就像是为这场盛会而生，我很激动。”

Przyborowski Piotr (Poland)

普兹波罗斯基·彼得（波兰）

“It’s very modern. Everything is also very big. And it looks as if it’s normal Olympic Games, not the university one only.”

“这里非常现代化，每样东西都很大。它看起来不仅是大运会，更像是一场奥运会。”

Sene Diacounda (Senegal)

塞纳·迪亚昆达（塞内加尔）

“We have everything we need. You have some snaps from time to time. And you have all around you, colleagues who are doing the same job. And this is a kind of motivating.”

“我们需要的这里都有。时不时会拍几张照片。周围的人也是，感觉很激动。”

Zhang Yue

Peporter

张乐 记者

“One word in English to describe the city, what would that be?”

“用一个英语单词来形容这座城市，会是什么？”

Przyborowski Piotr (Poland)

普兹波罗斯基·彼得（波兰）

“I would say panda-ish, because every labels are pandas.”

“熊猫式的，因为每个标签都是熊猫。”

This is Rongbao, the mascot for this year’s Games. Rong is another name for Chengdu. This city is the hometown of giant pandas, and Rongbao, was based on a giant panda named Zhima who lives in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.And they also decided to paint his face, Sichuan Opera style.

这是今年大运会的吉祥物“蓉宝”。“蓉”是成都的别称。成都是大熊猫的故乡，“蓉宝”的原型是大熊猫“芝麻”，它生活在成都大熊猫繁育研究基地，它的脸也装扮成了川剧变脸的风格。

So the opening ceremony will begin soon here at Dong'an Lake Sports Park. Just like any international games, there will be an athletes parade followed by the lighting of the official flame. In this case a cauldron. During this year’s event, more than 10,000 athletes from 170 countries and regions will compete in 18 events.

开幕式将在东安湖体育公园主体育场举行。按照国际比赛惯例，开幕式将先举行运动员入场仪式，随后点燃火炬。在本届赛事中，来自170个国家和地区的1万多名运动员将参加18个比赛项目的角逐。

The slogan of this year’s event is “成都成就梦想”,or “Chengdu Makes Dreams Come True”.University Games like this are an opportunity for young athletes to begin realizing their dreams.

今年赛事的口号是“成都成就梦想”。此类大学生运动会为许多年轻运动员提供了实现梦想的机会。

All right, quiz time! Which one of the sports will NOT be part of this year’s University Games? Is it taichi, weightlifting or archery?Comment below if you know the answer!

问答时间到！以下哪一项运动不会出现在今年的大学生运动会中？A.太极拳B.举重C.射箭？快来评论区告诉我们你的答案吧！