在依依不舍的惜别之情中，北京冬奥会于昨日圆满落幕。外媒报道称闭幕式“打动人心”，国际奥委会主席巴赫更是盛赞这是一届真正无与伦比的冬奥会，并呼吁国际社会发扬奥运团结与和平的精神。

2月20日晚，北京第二十四届冬季奥林匹克运动会闭幕式在国家体育场举行。这是会旗交接。（图片来源：新华社）

The Beijing Winter Olympics came to a close on Sunday in a touching ceremony.

2月20日，北京冬奥会在动人的闭幕式中落下帷幕。

Almost 3,000 athletes competed in 109 events across 15 disciplines during the past two weeks.

过去两周以来，近3000名运动员参加了15个分项中的109个小项的比赛。

International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach called for political leaders "around the world" to be inspired by the athletes' "example of solidarity and peace".

国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫在闭幕式致辞中表示，希望“世界各地的”政界**能受到运动员“团结与和平的典范事迹”的精神感召。

"This unifying of the Olympic Games is stronger than the forces want to divide us," he said.

巴赫说：“奥运会团结的力量，比那些试图分离大家的力量更加强大。”

Bach said the athletes had "given peace a chance".

巴赫表示，运动员们“给了和平一个机会”。

"Each and every one of you strived to your personal best. We were touched how you were wishing and cheering for your competitors to achieve their best as well," he said.

他说：“你们每个人都力争取得**成绩，但也希望竞争对手取得**成绩，并为他们加油。我们为此深受感动。”

"You not only respected each other: you embraced each other, even if your countries are divided by conflict."

“你们不仅彼此尊重，还相互支持。即使你们的国家因冲突而对立，你们也彼此拥抱。”

2月20日晚，北京第二十四届冬季奥林匹克运动会闭幕式在国家体育场举行。这是闭幕式现场。（图片来源：新华社）

Bach also encouraged countries to continue vaccinating Covid-19, saying: "If we want to this pandemic, we must be faster.

巴赫还鼓励各国继续推进新冠疫苗接种工作，并指出：“如果我们想要最终战胜这场全球大流行病，我们就必须加快速度。”

"We must higher, we must be stronger, we must stand together. Vaccination means caring for each other.

“我们必须向着更高的目标前进，我们必须变得更强大，我们必须联合起来。这意味着在接种疫苗时我们要互相关心。”

"In this Olympic of solidarity, we call on the international community: give to vaccines for everybody around the world."

“本着奥运团结精神，我们呼吁国际社会为全世界每个人提供平等的疫苗接种机会。”

The Olympic flame was extinguished, with the next Games taking place in Milan-Cortina in Italy in 2026. The Winter Paralympics begins in Beijing on 4 March.

奥运圣火熄灭了。下一届冬奥会将于2026年在意大利的米兰和科尔蒂纳丹佩佐举行。本届冬季残奥会将于3月4日在北京开幕。

英文来源：BBC

翻译&编辑：丹妮