Olympics

albert0311

Olympic Games, as we know, is one of the most important activities throughout the world. It attracts all the eyes. With the sentence from Samaranch: “The Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing.”, it will come to China for the first time very soon. The 2008 Olympics is a chance as well as a challenge for China. With the motto “New Beijing, Great Olympics”, Beijing promises to host a “Green Olympics”, a “Hi-tech Olympics” and the “People's Olympics”.
We shall never forget the spirit of Olympics. In 1936, the founder of modern Olympics Coubertin said: “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” It is the principle of Olympics. At the same time, it is also the principle of our lives. We should always try to exceed others and ourselves, and never to stay, just as the competitors do in Olympics. Olympic spirit requires all the people to compete in a fair way. Those who do not obey it will be rejected. However, we should always remember friendship is the purpose of Olympics. Olympics brings together people of different countries, different races, different languages, and different religions. It gives all the people a chance to communicate with each other and improve friendship, so as to achieve the goal of the world’s unity and peace.
Samaranch once said: “Olympic Games is the combination of culture and sports.” Therefore, in Beijing in 2008, we will see the most exciting culture of the world. Olympic Games pushes the civilization forward, and we will see how it works in Beijing. Olympic Games is the games for the whole human-beings. It belongs to everybody in world, you, and me!

albert0311

New Beijing, Great Olympics

　　The 2008 Olympic Game has been the most cheerful and anticipated event throughout Beijing ever since Beijing was rewarded the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, yet the focus should be shifted from making a promise to fulfilling the promise made.
　　In my point of view, to bridge the gap between the promise and reality, Beijing still has a long way to go. To begin with, infrastructure construction should be the primary concern. Such infrastructures as communications and transportation system and facilities ought to draw our constant attention. First, traffic jam has been an age?old headache in Beijing. The scene of long queues of vehicles worming their way inch by inch will surely cause great incontinence, and blemish the image of the city meanwhile. Next, to add enchantment to convenience, overall city?planning is indispensable. Time permitting, a
redesign of city layout and adjustment of architectural style would provide a better nvironment for fostering the characteristic, blending, oriental elegance with international grandeur, will tower aloft among surrounding architectures. To achieve such effect, Beijing shall solicit opinions from first?rate architects and make an overall plan. Thirdly, quality of the population should be improved. To make an international metropolis, both “hardware” and “software” are important.
　　However, Rome was not built in a day. To carry out the promise of “New Beijing, Great Olympics”, deeds speak louder than words.

albert0311

"The Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing."

The International Olympic Committee selected the Chinese capital as the 2008 host in Friday's vote during Juan Antonio Samaranch's last IOC session as president.The attraction of staging the Games in a country which has the world's largest population, as well as huge economic potential, won the IOC's heart.

Beijing defeated four other bidding cities, including Toronto and Paris, to secure the country's first-ever Olympics. Osaka was the first city to go out, and it only took one more round for Beijing to win the Olympic race.

The announcement, read out by the 81-year-old Samaranch, was answered with wild jubilation from the Chinese delegation in Moscow, and with fireworks in Beijing.IOC senior member Kim Un-Yong said after the voting that Beijing deserved the Olympic Games.

"Beijing is capable of staging a great Olympic Games," said the 71-year-old South Korean. "The result wasn't a surprise to me."

With the motto "New Beijing, Great Olympics", Beijing promises to host a "Green Olympics", a "Hi-tech Olympics" and the "People's Olympics".
The 3,000-year-old city is becoming a truly international city and showing a new, vigorous image through its ongoing economic reforms.

Beijing enjoys the widest popular support among the five bidding cities. A Gallup opinion poll commissioned by the government showed 94.9 percent of the public in favor of it. The IOC's own surveys found support even higher. The Chinese government has pledged to spend 20 billion U.S. dollars building sports complexes and refurbishing the Beijing infrastructure. There are plans for a new exhibition center with twin skyscrapers that could be taller than any in the world.

albert0311

   This simple ten words, give infinite power of Chinese people, especially for I but the speech is also a kind of strong spirit to encourage, this is the slogan of the Olympic game of 2008 Pekings.
    The Chinese people＇s Olympic game to 2008 Pekings is total to take a kind of expectation.Remember at the beginning process of bid for the Olympic game, the Chinese committee of Olympics also obtains 2008 Olympic games to hold the power with difficulty.This time the Olympic game of 2008 Pekings, for China is a develop of a fair show, is also a fair show that emerges the Chinese magic power toward international community.
   The meeting badge" China prints Peking that dance of · move" of the Olympic game Chinese special features.The characteristics of Peking and Olympics exercise the chemical element handiness combine.Red, in China always is to represent the good luck pleased to celebrate the color.Meeting the badge adoption red, represented the Chinese people to the international community of fine wish the wish." Chinese Peking, welcome the friend of the world-wide locations" adopted the Chinese Chinese brush-pen word Chinese characters simplified Chinese style, design special.Explain out without reserve the calligraphy magic power that China spreads fame the overseas.
    China is an everyone＇s court for harmonize, we are living under the environment that dulcify thus, everybody is a happy child.The mascot" the FU WA" of the Olympic game also just represented us this is happy.Innocent child.
    The FU WA is be"ed face"" clear and bright"" the NINI" of" the shell shell" by" the HUANHUAN" five be filled with the Chinese race special features of doll constitute.The homophonic of five FU WA name add exactly" Peking is welcome you".This expressed the Chinese people＇s amity to the people in the world again.The color of the FU WA also acts in cooperation the Olympics at the right moment five yellow turquoise blue of red orange of wreaths, expressed perfect annotation of Olympics to spirit of Olympics of Peking.
   The Olympics of 2008 Pekings, the dream of a Chinese, bears in the applause of the world and the tears of the Chinese nations.Be a member of the Chinese nation, I will use the most sincere voice, saying loudly:
    " Bless you, belong to China, belong to Peking, belong to our 2008!"

　　这简单的十个字，给了中国人民无限的力量，特别是对于我而言更是一种强大的精神鼓舞，这就是2008北京AOYUNHUI的口号。
  中国人民对2008北京AOYUNHUI总带有一种期待。回想当初申办AOYUNHUI的历程，中国奥运委员会也是好不容易才取得2008AOYUNHUI的举办权。这次2008北京AOYUNHUI，对于中国是一个发展的好机会，也是向世界各国展现中国魅力的好机会。
   AOYUNHUI的会徽“中国印·舞动的北京”将中国特色.北京特点和奥林匹克运动元素巧妙结合。红色，在中国一直是代表吉祥的喜庆颜色。会徽采用红色，代表了中国人民对世界各国的美好祝愿。“中国北京，欢迎世界各地的朋友”采用了中国毛笔字汉字简体风格，设计独特。把中国名扬海外的书法魅力毫不保留地诠释出来。
  中国是一个和谐的大家庭，我们生活在这样愉悦的环境下，每个人都是幸福的孩子。AOYUNHUI的吉祥物“福娃”也正代表了我们这群幸福的.天真的孩子。
     福娃是由“欢欢”“迎迎”“贝贝”“晶晶”“妮妮”五个充满中国民族特色的娃娃组成。五个福娃名字的谐音加起来正是“北京欢迎您”。这再一次表达了中国人民对世界人民的友好。福娃的颜色也正好呼应奥运五环红橙黄绿蓝，表现了北京奥运对奥运精神的完美诠释。
   2008北京奥运，一个中国人的梦想，在世界的掌声和中华民族的泪水中诞生。身为中华民族的一份子，我将用最真诚的声音，大声说：
  “祝福你，属于中国，属于北京，属于我们的2008！”

albert0311

These are from my students
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