2017台北世大運今(30)日晚上閉幕,台北市長柯文哲以執委會主委身份,在世大運閉幕式上致詞,特別先感謝前台北市長郝龍斌,再感謝總統蔡英文,期間也11度提到「台灣」,但是英文致詞卻只出現一次「Taiwan」。
柯文哲表示,2017台北世界大學運動會即將在今晚畫下句點,來自世界各國的青年好手,12天來在北台灣的競技場上拚鬥(Over the past twelve days, athletes from all over the world have striven for glory in arenas across northern Taiwan. ),你們追求卓越的熱情,令人感動。感謝你們讓台北的夏天更加多采多姿,讓2300萬的台灣人民,有這個榮幸,陪伴你們一起創造歷史紀錄,留下你們在台灣最美好的回憶。也只有「北台灣」的地理用詞出現一次英文的「Taiwan」。
台北市長柯文哲致詞全文:
大家晚安,我是臺北市長柯文哲。
Good evening. I am Ko Wen-je, the mayor of Taipei City.
2017臺北世界大學運動會即將在今晚畫下句點,來自世界各國的青年好手,十二天來在北臺灣的競技場上拚鬥,你們追求卓越的熱情,令人感動。
Today will conclude the Taipei 2017 Universiade. Over the past twelve days, athletes from all over the world have striven for glory in arenas across northern Taiwan. Their passion in the pursuit of excellence has been a moving performance.
感謝你們讓臺北的夏天更加多采多姿,讓2300萬的臺灣人民,有這個榮幸,陪伴你們一起創造歷史紀錄,留下你們在臺灣最美好的回憶。
To them I say thank you for making this such a memorable summer for all of us. It has been a privilege for our 23 million citizens to witness you write this chapter of history and create these wonderful memories with you.