中国体育代表团17日宣布，将由女排运动员朱婷、跆拳道运动员赵帅担任东京奥运会开幕式中国体育代表团旗手。

Women's volleyball team skipper Zhu Ting and taekwondo athlete Zhao Shuai have been named as the Chinese delegation's flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) announced late on Saturday.

奥运会开幕式中国体育代表团旗手历来都是受关注的焦点。据悉，中国体育代表团综合考虑了运动员代表性和赛程安排等各方面因素，经多方征求意见、慎重考虑，最终确定旗手人选。

In a statement posted on its social media account, the COC said that flag-bearers of the Chinese delegation at the Olympics' opening ceremony have always attracted major attention and been a hot topic of discussion.

"Taking representation of the athletes and competition schedule into consideration, the delegation has confirmed its flag-bearers following widespread consultation and prudent consideration," read the statement.

2016里约奥运会跆拳道男子58KG决赛，赵帅夺冠 图源：视觉中国

Zhu helped team China claim the Olympic gold medal in volleyball in Rio five years ago, while Zhao made history by winning China's first Olympic gold in men's taekwondo when he triumphed in the 58kg category at the Rio Olympics.

“旗手”用英语怎么说？

“旗手”的英文表达是flag-bearer，意思是：

one who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony

举旗的人，尤其在某个仪式上

Bear做动词用，指携带、拿；承担、承受等意思，bearer即举着某样东西的人。所以，火炬手就是torchbearer。

另外，“旗手”还可以说成standard-bearer，本意是指军队里举着旗帜，引领部队前进战斗的士兵或将领。现多引申指某些组织、政党、运动、事业的倡导者和领袖人物，例如：

He was a standard-bearer for the causes of African-Americans.

他是一位美国黑人运动领袖。

其他有用的奥运词汇也学起来：

来源：中国日报双语新闻