Beijing rolls out the red carpet-英语点津
<p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> [ 2007-08-09 11:40 ] <span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pageantry">pageantry</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tian">Tian</span>'<span word="anmen">anmen</span> <span word="Square">Square</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jacques">Jacques</span> <span word="Rogge">Rogge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="countdown">countdown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="night">night</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8 <span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="on">on</span> 2008/08/08. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="auspicious">auspicious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="engender">engender</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rogge">Rogge</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span>, <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span>, <span word="British">British</span>, <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committees">Committees</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Rogge">Rogge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="committees">committees</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>.</p><p><span word="Rogge">Rogge</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="XXIX">XXIX</span> <span word="Olympiad">Olympiad</span> (<span word="BOCOG">BOCOG</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2001, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organising">Organising</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>. <span word="Venues">Venues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span>," <span word="Rogge">Rogge</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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