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告别了寒假的放纵与自由,新学期将我们领进知识的殿堂.一切将要展开新的一页，我们一起来阅读小学英语阅读练兵：Fighting against Chinglish，忘了痛苦，忘了喜悦，冲吧! (Words: about 300; Time: 4 minutes) In Beijing, a campaign was recently launched, which focused on incorrect English usage. As a result, 1,000 mistakes were turned up by the locals. For example, Welcome was mistakenly used as Welcome to come. Campaign organizers asked residents to look out for incorrect English in their local areas and send in examples. In one month about 400 residents spotted errors and reported them to the campaign organized by a local newspaper and Olympic worldwide partner Kodak. The activity was a good opportunity for locals to contribute to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, said Beijing resident Liu Jian, who pointed out 101 mistakes to the organizing committee. At the same time, it also encouraged us to learn more and improve our English. I hope through our efforts Beijing will be a real metropolis (大都市) to receive foreigners during the 2008 Olympic Games. In fact, foreigners, living and working in Beijing, showed strong interest in the event. There are many signs with English expressions all around the city, which show the citys warm welcome to people all over the world, said Josh Gordon, an American in Beijing. | 
