吉祥物

Waldi----Munich1972Waldi,thefirstofficialmascottoappearforthe1972MunichGames,wasaDachshund.HewasmodelledafterCherievonBirkenhof,alonghairedbreedofthespecies.WaldiwasthefirstofficialOlympicmascot.Waldi'sheadandtailarelightblue,andhisbodyhasverticalstripeswithatleastthreeofthefiveOlympiccolours.Waldiwasproducedinvariousformsandsizes:plush,plastic,stickers,postersandbuttons-butnotasapinuntilmanyyearslater.1972年慕尼黑奥运会的吉祥物沃尔蒂是只惹人喜爱的腊肠狗，它是奥运会历史上第一个官方吉祥物。它的身体上交织着奥运的色彩，深受人们喜爱。以沃尔蒂的模样出现的奥运周边产品数不胜数。Amik----Montreal1976AmikthebeaverwaschosenastheofficialmascotfortheSummerOlympicGamesofMontreal,1976.AmikinIndianlanguagemeansbeaver.Thebeaverhasalwaysbeenassociatedwithhardwork.阿米克，1976年蒙特利尔奥运会官方吉祥物。这只海狸通常被看作是勤劳的标志。Misha----Moscow1980TheMoscowOlympicbearMishawasdevelopedbytherenownedillustratorofchildren’sbooksVictorChizikov.IttooktheillustratorsixmonthstodrawonehundredvariationsofthebearthatalsocarriedthefullnameMikhailPotapychToptygin.MishawasfinallyunveiledonDecember19th,1977.Mishawasfeaturedonhundredsofdifferentpins,asaplushtoy,inplastic,porcelain,rubber,wood,glassandmetal.Mishaalsoappearedonastamp.米沙是1980年莫斯科奥运会吉祥物。这只由俄国一位著名儿童文学家呕心沥血创造的俄国熊，于1977年12月19日呈现在公众面前。除了被做成各种产品，米沙还出现在了专门发行的邮票上。Sam----LosAngeles1984TheeagleSambecamethemascotoftheLosAngelesGames.HewaschosenbecausetheimposingbaldeagleisthenationalsymboloftheUnitedStates.RobertMooreandhisassociatesfromWaltDisneyProductionsselectedtheeagle,andSam’sdesignwastargetedtoappealtochildren.山姆，1984年洛杉矶奥运会吉祥物。作为美国的国家象征，这只雄鹰理所当然的获此殊荣。迪士尼公司的罗伯特·莫尔创造了山姆，为的是激发孩子们的兴趣。Hodori----Seoul1988Hodori,themascotofthe1988OlympicGamesinSeoul,SouthKorea,portraysthefriendlysideofatiger,whichispresentinmanyKoreanlegends.Themascot’snamewaschosenfromalistof2,295namessubmittedbythepublic.TheHoinHodoricomesfromtheKoreanwordfortiger,andDoriisacommonmasculinediminutive.TheOlympicringsadorntheneckofHodori,andhewearsaSangmohatfromatraditionalfarmdance.ThestreameronhishatintheshapeofanSstandsforSeoul.1988年汉城吉祥物小虎多利。Ho是韩语的虎，Dori是韩国人对小男孩的称呼。吉祥物的名字采取了社会征集的办法，Hodori是从2295个建议来稿中挑选出来的。Hodori颈挂奥运奖牌，煞是神气。它的装束代表了韩国传统风格。Cobi----Barcelona1992TheSpaniardsdidnotimmediatelytaketoCobi,thesurrealdogfromtheSummerOlympicGamesofBarcelona,whowasdesignedbylocalcartoonistJavierMariscal.Cobi’spopularityslowlygrewandbytheendoftheGameshewasloveduniversallybytheSpanishandtherestoftheworld.CobiwassupportedbyagroupofmascotsduringtheBarcelonaGames.ThewholemascotcrewwasfeaturedaspartofapopularSpanishTVshow.科比，1992年巴塞罗那奥运会吉祥物，由西班牙漫画家扎维尔·玛瑞斯克设计。一开始并未被普遍接受，但随着奥运会的进程，科比开始流行起来，受到了西班牙人和全世界的喜爱。西班牙的电视台甚至制作了一套以奥运吉祥物为主角的电视剧集。Izzy----Atlanta1996Themascotofthe1996SummerOlympicGamesinAtlantawasanamorphousabstractfantasyfigure.ItcarriedthenameIzzy,derivedfromWhatizit?becausenooneseemedtoknowexactlywhatIzzyreallywas.HechangedhisappearanceseveraltimesaftertheclosingceremonyinBarcelonain1992.Overtimehegrewamouthwhereonlylipshadexisted,headdedstarsinhiseyes,bulkedupandgainedmusclesinhispreviouslyspindlylegs,andeventuallysproutedanose.依奇，1996年亚特兰大奥运会吉祥物，是奥运史上第一个电脑设计的吉祥物。这个小怪物最初的名字叫它是什么(Whatisit?)。作为一个想象中的生物，依奇在巴塞罗那奥运会之后，曾几经改头换面。Ollie,SydandMillieOllie,----Sydney2000Ollie,aKookaburra,Syd,aPlatypus;andMillie,anEchidna,arethreenativeanimalschosenasmascotsfortheSydney2000Games.TheseAustraliananimalsrepresenttheearth,airandwater.Ollie:epitomisestheOlympicspiritofgenerosityanduniversalgenerosity(fromOlympic).Syd:representstheenvironmentandcapturesthevigourandenergyofAustraliaanditspeople(fromSydney).Millie:isatechno-whizandinformationguru,withallthefactsandfiguresatherfingertips(fromMillennium).TheOrganisingCommitteereceivedhundredsofsubmissionsfromartists,childrenandothersfromaroundtheworld.MatthewHatton’sdesignwaschosentorepresenttheOlympicmascotsfortheforthcomingmillennium.澳利、悉德、米利，2000年悉尼奥运会吉祥物。它们是三个澳洲本土动物，分别代表土地、空气和水。澳利代表了奥林匹克的博大精深；悉德表现了澳洲和澳洲人民的精神与活力；米利代表千禧年。奥组委当年曾收到来自全世界的数以万计的设计方案，最终选定了马修·哈顿的设计。PhevosandAthena----Athens2004PhevosandAthena,theofficialAthens2004mascots,arebrotherandsister.TheircreationwasinspiredbyanancientGreekdollandtheirnamesarelinkedtoAncientGreece,yetthetwosiblingsarechildrenofmoderntimes.ThenamesareoftwoOlympiangods:Phevos,thegodoflightandmusic,knownasApollo;andAthena,goddessofwisdomandpatronofthecityofAthens.PhevosandAthenarepresentthelinkbetweenGreekhistoryandthemodernOlympicGames.雅典娜和费沃斯，2004年雅典奥运会吉祥物。它们是两兄妹，根据古希腊陶土雕塑玩偶为原型设计，名字暗含雅典。雅典娜是智慧女神，费沃斯是光明与音乐之神，他们代表了古典奥林匹克精神和现代文明的完美结合。Friendlies----Beijing2008LiketheFiveOlympicRingsfromwhichtheydrawtheircolorandinspiration,theFiveFriendlieswillserveastheOfficialMascotsofBeijing2008OlympicGames,carryingamessageoffriendshipandpeace--andblessingsfromChina--tochildrenallovertheworld.Designedtoexpresstheplayfulqualitiesoffivelittlechildrenwhoformanintimatecircleoffriends,theFiveFriendliesalsoembodythenaturalcharacteristicsoffourofChina’smostpopularanimals--theFish,thePanda,theTibetanAntelope,theSwallow--andtheOlympicFlame.EachoftheFriendlieshasarhymingtwo-syllablename--atraditionalwayofexpressingaffectionforchildreninChina.BeibeiistheFish,JingjingisthePanda,HuanhuanistheOlympicFlame,Yingyi