“残奥会”与“特奥会”怎么说
<p>举国上下正在为迎接北京2008夏季奥林匹克运动会的到来而紧张备战,奥运会结束之后在9月6日至17日还将举行残奥会。在此之前,上海于2007年10月举办了世界特奥会。残奥会和特奥会与奥运会之间又有什么关系呢?其英文表达又分别是什么呢?</p><p>残奥会是残疾人奥林匹克运动会的简称,是优秀残疾人运动员追求运动生涯顶峰的运动会。它是世界上大规模的综合性运动会。1988年起,残奥会首次由夏季奥运会主办城市在奥运会结束之后举办。1992年起,冬季奥运会主办城市也同时举办冬季残奥会。2001年6月9日,国际奥林匹克委员会和国际残疾人奥委会达成正式协议,规定今后残奥会和奥运会在同年、同地举行。</p><p>残奥会在英文中的说法是<span word="Paralympics">Paralympics</span> 或<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>,对于<span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span>的来历,目前的解释说法不一。一种解释称,<span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> 原是为“脊髓病患者”举行的运动会,而<span word="paralympic">paralympic</span>由希腊语词缀<span word="para">para</span>- </p><p>残奥会顾名思义就是专门面向残疾人的奥运会,因此,其英文表达又可以为<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span>/<span word="handicapped">handicapped</span>,其通俗易懂性超过了<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>,后者显得更为专业或专门。维基百科对残奥会有一个十分地道的解释:<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="physical">physical</span>, <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sensorial">sensorial</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>, <span word="amputees">amputees</span>, <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cerebral">cerebral</span> <span word="palsy">palsy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="governed">governed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IPC">IPC</span>). 由此可见,残奥会针对的主要是肢体和感官残疾者,智力残疾者也并非不可以参加。</p>
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