"The Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing."
“2008年第29届奥运会授予北京市。”
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 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.
The Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesThe Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emerge in front of the entire world by the great show of opening ceremony by ZHANG YI MOU. The Game is unique, most countries and teams participating, longest relay, and most viewers in history. All people come to meet in Beijing from everywhere, competing and visiting during those exciting 16 days and nights. 1.4 billion Chinese welcome the world, every Chinese give out the passion, and show the proud of our great country. Every Chinese, from famous athlete to ordinary citizen, fulfill their dreams. The game is over; the flame is going on, the gorgeous paint that left by China will be imprinted on to everyone’s hearts. 北京2008年奥运会这次赛事从张艺谋导演的盛大的开幕式开始。这次盛会是独特的,有史上最多的国家和团队参加,史上最长的火炬传递,和史上最多的电视观众观看。世界各地的人们聚集到北京,在那激动人心的16个日日夜夜里参加比赛或观看比赛. 14亿中国人民欢迎各国来客,从著名的运动员到最普通的公民,都实现了他们的愿望。 本界奥运结束了,火焰还在传递,中国留给世界人民的这一章华丽的印记永远不会被忘记。
The exciting moment, I am convinced, must remain vivid in our mind, when Beijing, the Capital of China, was proclaimed the final winner to host the Olympic Games in 2008 by Chairman of the International Olympic Committee. Time flies, and the new Olympics is coming very soon!Olympic Games, held every four years, boast a long history and offer rare opportunities for different nations to get together, which are far more than sports contests participated by professional athletes. Through Olympics, new world records are set, resilient sportsmanship is highlighted, sport-related industries spring up and international goodwill and exchange get greatly enhanced.As college students, we ought to contribute our share to the imminent Olympic Games with responsibility of citizenship as well as focused knowledge. For instance, it is advisable to give voluntary lectures to popularize Olympic knowledge and environmental awareness in some residential areas. And we are looking forward to your suggestions and participation!The quality of human life has improved greatly over the past few centuries, but Earth is being harmed more and more by human activity. As we develop our technology, we demand more from our planet. Eventually, this will harm people as well.Our planet gives us everything we need, but natural resources are not endless. Strip mining devastates whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. Deforestation removes old growth trees that can't be replaced. Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the point where they can't recover. We are too careless in taking what we want without giving anything back.There are more people than ever, living longer that ever. So is it any surprise that many areas suffer from too much development? Anyone living in or near a city has experienced "urban sprawl". There is a new shopping area on every corner and new houses, townhouses and apartments everywhere. Traffic gets worse and worse because planners can't keep up with growth. Keeping up with human demand is hard enough. Environmental concerns come in last.With growth comes pollution. Companies and communities dump waste into water. Landfills are full of trash. Emissions from factories pollute the air. Barrels of industrial waste and worse, radioactive waste, have no safe place to go. If we're not careful, we can harm our planet beyond repair.People need to respect the Earth and try to preserve it. If we don't, what kind of future will we have?这个激动人心的时刻,我深信,必须保持生动的在我们的脑海中,当北京,中国的首都,被宣布为最后的赢家奥运主办权,在2008年由主席,国际奥林匹克委员会。时光荏苒,和新奥运是未来很快! 奥运会,每四年举行一次,拥有悠久的历史和提供难得的机遇,不同的国家聚集在一起,这是远远不止体育竞赛,参加了由专业运动员。通过奥运会,新的世界纪录是一套,弹性体育精神是强调,体育相关产业的春天和国际友好和交流得到大大增强。 作为大学生,我们应该作出贡献,我们的份额迫在眉睫的奥运会上与公民的责任,以及重点知识。举例来说,可取的做法是给自愿讲座,普及奥林匹克知识和环保意识,在一些住宅区。我们正期待着您的建议和参与! 人民生活质量已大为改善,在过去数百年来,但地球是受到损害,越来越多的人类活动。正如我们在发展科技方面,我们的需求,更从我们的星球。最终,这将损害人民以及。 我们的星球,使我们的一切,我们需要的,但自然资源是没有止境。条带开采devastates整个区域,留下裸露地面和无用的。毁林删除旧增长的树木,不可替代的。太多的渔业可能会伤害鱼类种群,以点,他们不能收回。我们太不小心,在考虑我们想要的,而不给予任何回。 有更多的人比以往任何时候都生活更长的都。因此,它是任何令人感到惊讶的许多领域遭受太多的发展呢?任何人或住在附近的一个城市经历了“市区范围的扩张” 。有一个新的购物区对每一个角落,和新房子,排屋和公寓,无处不在。交通得到日益严重,因为规划不能跟上增长。与时俱进,与人类的需求是很难不够的。环境的关注,在去年来。 与增长的污染。公司和社区倾倒废物转化为水。堆填区是充满了垃圾桶。工厂排放物污染空气。桶工业废物和更糟的是,放射性废物,没有安全的地方去。如果我们不小心,我们可能会损害我们的星球将无法修复。 人们必须尊重地球和尝试,以维护它。如果我们不这样做,什么样的未来,我们将有?