双语新闻：上海拉开奥运会预选赛序幕
Sunshine, exuberance, great athleticism. The Olympic Qualifying Series Shanghai kicked off in grand style on Thursday at the Huangpu Riverside, with enthusiastic spectators swarming into the venue to experience the festival-style event.
阳光、活力、出色的运动能力。周四，奥运资格赛上海站在黄浦江边盛大开幕，热情的观众涌入场地，体验这场节日般的活动。
Competitions for skateboarding street, skateboarding park and boulder climbing started with the preliminary rounds on the first day of the event, which ends on Sunday. The four-day series has attracted 464 top athletes to compete in BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing, vying for berths at this year's Olympic Games in Paris.
周四的活动第一天开始了滑板街赛、滑板公园赛和攀岩的预赛，比赛将持续到周日。为期四天的系列赛吸引了464名顶尖运动员参加BMX自由式、霹雳舞、滑板和攀岩比赛，争夺今年巴黎奥运会的参赛资格。
Shanghai organizers transformed the Huangpu Riverside venue, which hosted the 2010 World Expo, into an urban park spanning 110,000 square meters for sports competitions and associated cultural and entertainment events.
上海主办方将2010年世博会举办地黄浦江边场地改造成了一个占地11万平方米的城市公园，用于体育比赛和相关的文化和娱乐活动。
What makes the inaugural edition of the Olympic Qualifying Series special is the combination of an urban festival that integrates sports, music, art and culture with the hard-core sports competitions.
首届奥运资格赛的特别之处在于将融合体育、音乐、艺术和文化的城市节日与硬核体育比赛相结合。
Five "experience zones" including a pop art-inspired climbing zone, origami-style skateboarding zone, hip-hop graffiti-themed breaking zone and an industrial woodland BMX zone, have opened inside the urban park.
城市公园内开设了五个“体验区”，包括受波普艺术启发的攀岩区、折纸风格的滑板区、嘻哈涂鸦主题的霹雳舞区和工业林地BMX区。
Hosting the qualifier series in an Olympic year injects new impetus and advantages into Shanghai's efforts to accelerate its development as a globally renowned sports city and enhance the soft power of its urban culture.
在奥运年举办资格赛系列赛为上海加速建设全球知名体育城市、增强城市文化软实力注入了新的动力和优势。
Besides the competitions, the event also provides athletes with an opportunity to explore the city.
除了比赛，该活动还为运动员提供了探索这座城市的机会。
除了比赛，该活动还为运动员提供了探索这座城市的机会。
