我們是唯一代表

導言：

在北京奧運會如火如荼地進行時，奧運賽場上志愿者們的微笑感動著每一個人，不僅僅是來自國內，還有更多來自世界各地、具有奉獻精神的志愿者們。他們很多都是大學生，經過千挑萬選、層層選拔來到中國。他們在中國的經歷已經成為生命中最寶貴的回憶之一。

The Beijing Olympic Games opened on 8 August， the luckiest day in the Chinese calendar. Whilst the timing of the opening ceremony was chosen deliberately， many people hoped that China wouldn't have to rely on luck in order to top the medal tables. Many weeks before， however， any visitor to the capital would have been hard-pressed to avoid the eager groups of blue-shirted Olympic volunteers. Not only， of course， the volunteers from China， but also the volunteers from around the world who came to China to be a part of the Olympic Games.

北京奧運會在8月8號拉開序幕，而這天是中國日歷上最幸運的日子。在精挑細選奧運會開幕式時間的同時，大家也希望中國無需靠運氣就可以稱霸金牌榜。然而，幾個星期前，任何來到首都的游客們無不對身穿藍色制服的奧運志愿者們的熱情留下深刻的印象。當然，不僅僅是中國的志愿者，還有那些來自世界各地、前來參加奧運的海外志愿者們。

It's not every day that you get to be part of the press team reporting on the biggest sporting event in the world， but that's exactly what happened to a group of students at England's Sheffield Hallam University. Twenty-four of the University's journalism students flew out to China after being selected to work alongside professional journalists in the Beijing Olympic press office during the Games. During their time in Beijing they helped support the various national and international journalists working for the Olympic News Service (ONS)， collecting \"flash quotes\" from competitors and their coaches after each sporting event. The quotes were later incorporated into the copy produced by the professionals and ultimately used in publications all over the world. Although students from Australia and the United States also worked with the ONS， Sheffield Hallam was the only university in the UK to be invited to participate.

并不是每天你都有機會加入新聞團隊來報道世界上最大的體育盛事，但來自英國謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學的學生們就獲得此殊榮。該校經過選拔的24名新聞系學生飛到中國，在奧運期間協助北京新聞辦公室的專業記者工作。他們在北京期間協助了奧運新聞服務的很多國內外記者，收集參賽者和教練們在每一場賽事后的“精彩言論”。然后這些言論將被專業人士收集并最終在全世界刊登。盡管來自澳大利亞和美國的學生也同樣為奧運新聞服務工作，謝菲爾德哈勒姆是英國唯一受邀的大學。

So what was the application process like? What kind of tests they have to go through? Let's take a look at it together.

那么申請過程是怎樣的呢？他們需要經過哪些考驗？讓我們一起來看看吧。

How to become an Olympic Volunteer

如何成為北京奧運志愿者

The selection process involved a series of rigorous interviews and simulated exercises， designed to test basic journalism skills. Most of the chosen students are undergraduates on the Sheffield Hallam Journalism degree， which was launched two years ago. A small number are studying journalism as an option within the Media Studies， Communication Studies and Public Relations courses.

選拔過程包括一系列專為測試基本新聞技巧而設計的嚴格面試以及模擬練習。……