The big German is unlikely to face any disciplinary measures for his exuberance, although officials did inspect the Olympic cauldron afterwards for possible damage. He was even allowed a lie-in yesterday.

The traditional release of live doves at the Olympic opening ceremony was abandoned after Seoul 1988, when around 10 chose not to swoop majestically across the sky but instead to settle on the rim of the Olympic cauldron just as it was being lit and were instantly burned to death.

1988年汉城奥运会后，奥运会开幕式上不再延续放飞鸽子的传统。因为在那一届奥运会开幕式上，大约有十只鸽子没有选择庄严地划过天空，而是停留在即将被点燃的奥运圣火边缘，接着立刻被烧死。

Dear friends, the Olympic cauldron is going to extinguish, but the passion of the Chinese people to embrace the world will not decline.

朋友们，熊熊燃烧的奥运圣火即将熄灭，但中国人民拥抱世界的热情之火将永远燃烧。

The campus has been designed by an all-star team that includes Thomas Heatherwick, the British designer behind London's 2012 Olympic cauldron, and Danish architect Bjarke Ingels.

这个园区由一个全明星团队设计，其中就包括伦敦2012奥运会火炬台的设计者、英国设计师托马斯·海德维克，以及丹麦建筑师比雅克·英格斯。

Next, he raced towards the Olympic cauldron, reached in, and attempted unsuccessfully to liberate one of the flaming prongs.

接着他绕着奥运碗奔跑，不断向前，还走到奥运圣火前差点将其中的一朵花瓣拿下来。

Olympic organisers injected a note of business competition into the proceedings by choosing former gymnast and entrepreneur Li Ning as the athlete to light the Olympic cauldron.

奥运会组织者向开幕式注入了商业竞争元素：他们选择前体操运动员、企业家李宁来点燃主火炬。

One of four pillars designed to rise from the stadium floor and form the Olympic cauldron malfunctioned, leaving the speedskater Catriona LeMay Doan unable to join in the lighting.

原设计是从场馆地面升起四根冰柱，共同组成奥运主火炬，但其中一根冰柱出现故障，导致速滑名将卡特里奥娜•勒梅•多恩无法参与点火。

Analysis on design of torch tower structure

火炬塔架结构设计浅析

Design of the pile base of torch tower

火炬塔架桩基础的设计

The Torch Tower was damaged by an blaze in 2015.

据悉，火炬大厦曾于2015年在一次火灾中受损。

Footage posted on social media showed flames spreading up the Torch Tower, and burning debris falling down.

根据上传到社交媒体上的视频显示，火焰正向火炬大厦上层蔓延，燃烧中的碎片正往下落。

Combined with specific engineering, it analyzes selection of design plan of torch tower structure from numerous ways, discusses confused problems on calculating control load& wind load of tower structure emphatically and puts forward some improved suggestions.

结合具体的工程实例，从多方面分析了火炬钢塔架结构设计方案的选择，强调论述了塔架结构的控制荷载&风荷载计算中易混淆的问题，并提出了一些改进意见。

150m Torch Tower Frame Structure and Construction with Self-lifting Multiple Cylinders

150m多筒体自提升塔架式火炬结构与施工

Wind Research on Torch Tower of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

北京2008奥运会主火炬抗风研究

Fatigue Damage Assessment of Flare Tower of FPSO

浮式生产储油轮火炬塔结构的疲劳分析

The finite element analysis for the torch tower with shallow beach bucket foundation

滩海桶型基础火炬塔有限元分析

Lifting Construction Technology of 100m High Torch by Means of Mutual Using Tower and Tube

百米火炬塔筒互用吊装施工技术

An Application Research of Lifting Up the Whole Rigid Torch Tower in a Lump

整体吊装法在刚架火炬塔施工中的应用研究

Design of Bucket Suction Pile Foundation for Torch Tower

桶形负压桩基础火炬塔设计

The motto is engraved on a cauldron.

口号被刻在一个火炬塔上。

It will then be used to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony two days later.

两天后，将用它在奥运会开幕式上点燃火炬塔。