Twenty Twelve (TV Series)

Visitors From Rio (2011)

Karina Fernandez: Interpreter

Quotes 

• Siobhan Sharpe : Okay guys, so just to keep you up-to-date we're in pretty good shape and as you can see, we're gonna be taking you right through the center of London today!

  Interpreter : [in Portuguese]  The bus has been driving in the wrong direction. We are turning around now.

• Kay Hope : Hello, I'm Kay Hope and I'm Head of Sustainability for London 2012. Hello.

  Interpreter : [in Portuguese]  She is Kay Hope. Head of Legacy for London 2012.

  Kay Hope : Head of Sustainability.

  Interpreter : [in Portuguese]  Head of Legacy.

  Kay Hope : The 2012 Games will be the first summer host city to embed sustainability into the organization of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games from the outset.

  Interpreter : [in Portuguese]  She is going to make a speech about Legacy.

  [sits down] 

  Kay Hope : Okay, right. So, er... putting Legacy first means - Sustainability. Putting Sustainability first means that the London 2012 Games will be embedding sustainability from the outset into the Games, and the... er...

• Ian Fletcher : Just to say, a replacement coach is on its way and will be here to take you back to the hotel and off to airport in plenty of time.

  Interpreter : [in Portuguese]  We must wait for the next bus.

  Ian Fletcher : I hope you've enjoyed your time with us today. I know we've had, er, one or two technical problems here and there, but at least you...

  Narrator : It's been a day of managing expectations, and Ian's final task is to manage the expectations of his important guests as to exactly what it is that's happened to them.

  Ian Fletcher : ...also, you've got a very clear sense, I think, of how important sustainability is to London 2012. So that's all good.

  Interpreter : [in Portuguese]  Okay this is mainly bullshit now.