| Events at the aquatic center begin soon after the opening ceremony and precede the track and field events. |
在开幕式结束后，水上运动中心就开始进行水上运动项目比赛，田径比赛会稍晚进行。 |
Swimming has been seen by many to be the second most imiportant event,after track and field,in the modern Olympic Games since its inclusion in 1896. |
自1896年游泳被列为现代奥运会项目以来，它的重要性仅次于田径比赛。
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| The aquatic center is not only home to the various swimming styles,it also hosts diving,synchronized swimming and water polo events. |
水上运动中心不仅举行游泳比赛，还举办跳水、花样游泳和水球比赛。 |
The Chinese often dominate the tower and springboard diving events,while they also perform to word standard in the women's swimming events. |
中国运动员通常在跳台跳水和跳板跳水项目中占据绝对优势，在女子游泳比赛中也达到世界级水平。 |
| The various aquatic events provide a sensational visual spectacle and this explains why these events are among the most popular and highly broadcast of all the Olmpic events. |
各种水上运动项目为观众提供了美秒的视觉享受，这也说明了为什么这些项目是所有奥运会项目中最受欢迎和转播率最高的项目这一。 |
| Diving requires skillful take offs,followed by forward or backward somersaults and twists in straight,pike or tuck psitions and then,if all goes well,a clean entry. |
跳水求娴熟的起跳，紧着是在空中向前或身后翻筋斗，直体、屈体或团身转体，如果动作完成顺利，最后是一个干净利落的入水。
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The swimming races from a single lap in the 50M sprint events throgh to 30 laps for the 1500M event. |
游泳比赛从单程50米的短池游泳比赛到30个来回的1500米比赛不等。 |
| Freestyle,the fastest stroke,is swum in a face down position with arms aslternately circling beside the body. |
自由泳速度最快，游的时候脸朝下，双臂在身体两边交替划圈。 |
| The butterfly stroke is similar to freestyle except that the arms circle together symmetrically and hence the body movement is more dolphin like. |
蝶泳类似于自由泳，但它需要双臂一同划圈，这样身体的运动更像海豚。
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| Back stroke is practically freestyle lying on your back in the water. |
仰泳属于自由泳，仰卧在水中的游泳姿势。 |
| The only event where the hands are not permitted to leave the water is the breaststroke. The breaststroke is symmetrical like the butterfly stroke but the angle of the stroke is flatter. It is the simplest stroke to learn but the slowest. |
双手唯一不允许离开水面的是蛙泳。蛙泳在划水的对称性上很像蝶泳，但划水角度更平。它是最容易掌握的游泳姿势，但也是最慢的。 |
| Swimming races require advanced timing devices to ensure the correct placing is given to the athlete and so that records can be accurately verified. |
游泳比赛要求有先进的计时设备，确保运动员排名和比赛成绩能够被精确地记录下来。
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| Touch sensitive pads are positioned on the wall at the end of every lane to detect exactly when the swimmer touches in. |
在每一条泳道尽头都安装有触摸式感应板，可以精确记录运动员何时触到池壁。 |
| Sensors are also used on the starting platforms to monitor false starts and correct relay changeovers. |
在跳台上也装有感应器，以监督起跳动作和游泳接力比赛中交接棒是否规范。 |
| Video technology is also being used more and more in an effort to monitor and regulate illegal techniques. |
同时，录像技术的使用也起来越频繁，在监督和控制犯规行为方面起到了很大的作用。 |
| Such illegalities may occur in breaststroke and underwater dolpining that may exceed allowable lengths. |
类似的犯规行为可能出现在蛙泳比赛中，或者运动员在水下的动作超过了规定的要求。 |
