对伦敦来说,这是一个被盛典缀满的夏天。从英女王登基60周年庆典,到命名夸张的世界莎士比亚戏剧节,当然还有最为璀璨的2012年伦敦夏季奥运会。富丽华美的开幕式将于今夜登场,幕后指导是曾因《贫民窟的百万富翁》获得奥斯卡金像奖的英国本土导演丹尼·波尔。目下的英国经济不景气,紧缩的财政预算引发了各方争议,还面临着一场政治合法性危机,因为窃听丑闻使新闻集团和英国政治精英之间的亲密关系无所遁形。盛典恰在此时纷至沓来,这样的情形绝非巧合。回顾历史,在遇到政治或经济困难的时刻,英国人总是会通过举办盛典的方式来显示——或者是重塑——国家的力量。 For London, this is a summer festival. From the 60th anniversary of the British Queen on the throne, to the exaggerated World Shakespeare Festival, and of course, the most dazzling 2012 London Summer Olympics. The glamorous opening ceremony will be on stage tonight with Danny Boll, the British native director who won the Academy Award for “Slumdog Millionaire.” The current downturn in the UK economy, the tightening budget sparked controversy among all parties and faced a crisis of political legitimacy as the eavesdropping scandal escalated the intimate relationship between News Corporation and the British political elite. It is no coincidence that the ceremony will take place just after this moment. Looking back on history, in times of political or economic hardship, Britons will always show - or perhaps reshape - the power of the nation by holding ceremonies.