The game followed a colourful opening ceremony before a crowd of seventy-four thousand.

紧随一场精彩的开幕式，该比赛在7.4万名观众面前拉开了帷幕。

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Now, special events: you wanted a local-style dance for the opening ceremony, didn't you?

还有特别活动：你想在开幕式上跳一段当地风格的舞蹈，是吗？

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We got there in good time for the opening ceremony.

我们提早到了那儿参加开幕式。

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"We are ready for the party, starting with the kick-off concert at the Orlando Stadium,Soweto, and the big party during the opening ceremony."

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Friday night's taped opening ceremony -- an event NBC worked diligently to keep out of cyberspace -- attracted 34.2 million people, up 35% from the last summer games.

WSJ: NBC's Olympic Ratings Get A Web-Based Boost

Viewing figures for the sport were inevitably lower than for the opening ceremony - and on the first Saturday morning there was a noticeable drop in front-page newspaper coverage.

BBC: The media and the Olympic Games

Organizers had said they expected a billion people worldwide to watch the opening ceremony -- which was created by Danny Boyle, best known for directing the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" -- on television.

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