Wevebeenwaitingforsolong,andatlastitcomestrue!ThethOlympicGameswillbeheldinourgreatcountry.Itsnotonlyatimetoshowhowstrongouraltiletesarebutalsoavaluablechancetoexhibithowbeautifulandthrivingourcountryis!
Wearejuniorschoolstudentsnow，sowehavetodosomethingfortheOlympicGames.Wecanpayattentiontoprotectourenvironmentordosomeotherthingstodoalittlecontributiontothefamousactivity.
IhopethethOlympicGameswillbeheldsuccessfully!
I’mLiHua,astudentfromChina.I’mwritingtoexpressmyinterestinyourrecentlyadvertisedpositionforavolunteerof2023BeijingWinterOlympicGames.
Intermsofmypersonality,I’moutgoingandcommittedwithateamworkspirit.Furthermore,InotonlyhaveagoodcommandofspokenEnglish,butalsohaverichexperienceinvolunteering.I’vebeenavolunteersinceIwasaprimaryschoolstudent.
Asforme,it’sofsignificancetobeavolunteerof2023Games.That’sbecauseit’saperfectopportunitytodisplayChinatotheworld.Therefore,IbelieveI’mqualifiedfortheposition.
Thankyoufortakingmyapplicationintoconsideration,andI’mlookingforwardtomeetingyouatyourconvenience.
BiddingforandhostingtheOlympicssuccessfullyis,perhaps,theultimategloryforacity.However,beforetransformingthedreamintoreality,thebenefitsanddrawbacksofbiddingfortheOlympicsshouldbeweighedcarefully.
HostingtheOlympicssurelywouldbringaboutmuchgaintoacity.Boomofthelocaleconomy,morejobs,andthepossibilityofgeneratingincomeallsoundextremelyattractivetothemunicipalgovernment.Atthesametime,betterinfrastructure,cleanerenvironment,enjoyingthespectaculargamewithhundredsofsportselitesandentertainmentstars,andtheopportunityofcontactingpeoplefromallovertheworldalsoseemexcitingtothecitizens.Besides,thebiddingwilldefinitelypromotethepatrioticemotionandpride,aswellasthemoralbehaviorinlocalpeople.Inmostcases,biddingfortheOlympicsiswellsupportedbyboththepublicandthecentralgovernment.
Unfortunately,thisisnottheentireviewoftheprettypicture.Iflookingfromanotherangle,theOlympicbidmightbringaboutsomeside-effectstoacity.
Tobidornotto,thisisaquestion.Itisuptothechoiceofthemunicipalgovernment,andthelocalpublic.Afterthedecision,whattheycandoistomakethemostofthebenefit,andreducethedrawbackstotheleast.
Firstofall,theenvironmentalimpacts,includingtheincreasingexhaustfumesofcars,morepressureonwaterresources,hugeamountofwastedleafletsandothermaterialsusedforpublicactivities,aremostprobablyneglected.Inordertobroadenthestreets,sometreesmayhavetobecut.Neartheconstructionsite,thetinydustmaylingerintheairforalongtime.Reductionoffarmlandmaybecausedbytheneedofsettingupnewsportscentreoraccommodationfacilities.Theseenvironmentalconsequencescanbeespeciallyseriousinaresource-limitedanddensely-populatedcityinathird-worldcountry.
“TheGamesofthe29thOlympiadin2008areawardedtothecityofBeijing.”Withthemotto“NewBeijing,GreatOlympics”，Beijingpromisestohosta“GreenOlympics”，a“Hi-techOlympics”andthe“PeoplesOlympics”。
ChinesepeoplealwaysappreciatethepurposesandprinciplesofOlympicideal,supporttheeffortsofOlympicGamestopromoteworldpeace.TheChineseGovernmentandpeoplearedoingourtheutmost/besttoprepareforthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing,andshootingatthepageantwithadvocatingOlympicideal,sparkplugingworldpeaceandenhancingtherelationshipsamongtheworld.OlympicspiritaregonnaspreadagaininorientculturalancientChina.
ThegovernmentandpeopleofChinahavealwaysadmiredthepurposesandprinciplesoftheOlympicspiritandsupportedtheeffortsmadebytheOlympicsinpromotingworldpeace.TheChinesegovernmentandpeoplearedoingourutmostinpreparationforthe2008OlympicsinBeijing.ItisourhopetomakeitagrandgatheringthatwillcarryforwardtheOlympicspirit,promoteworldpeaceandenhancethefriendshipamongpeopleoftheworld,sothattheOlympicspiritwillflourishonceagain,thistimeinChina,anorientalcountrywithanancientcivilization.
“Thatwasspectacular.Tonight,theworldwasabletojoininamagnificenttributetotheathletesandtheOlympicspirit.Itwasanunforgettableandmovingceremonythatcelebratedtheimagination,originalityandenergyoftheBeijingGames.”
“Wesaw204nationaldelegationsmarchintothebeautifulnewNationalStadiumintheage-oldtraditionoftheGames.Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwereabletoexperiencethethrillofseeingtheirheroesinaseaofteamcoloursandnationalflags.”
“Wewitnessedathletesfromthese204countriesandterritoriesunitedinpeaceinoneplace.Andforthenext16days,theywillbeapartofoneofthemostthrillingcompetitionsinhistory.AsanOlympian,Icantellyouthattheywillcarrythismemorywiththemforever.“Thisiconicstadiumisoneoftheworld’snewwonders.ItwasafittingsettingforanamazingOpeningCeremony,Ilookforwardtoanequallyexcitingandunforgettable16days.”
HeinVerbruggen,IOCMemberandChairmanoftheCoordinationCommissionfortheGamesoftheXXIXOlympiad
“OpeningceremonieshavealwaysbeenawayforhostcitiestowelcometheworldandfortheworldtogatherandsharetheOlympicspirit.ThisceremonytoopentheBeijingOlympicGameswasabreathtakingculminationofsevenyearsofplanningandpreparation.Theworldwillrememberthisforalongtime.”
“Tonightwasn’ttheendofajourney,butthefantasticbeginningof16daysofoutstandingsportcompetition.Thiswasanighttoremember-fortheChinesepeople,andfortheworld.”
“AsIwatchedtherehearsalsforthisceremony,Iknewthisnightwouldbeabsolutelyastonishing.However,theactualeventexceededallmyexpectations.Thiswasanunprecedentedandgrandsuccess.”
Theyearof2008isgettingcloserandclosertous.Weneedtotakeactionsfromnowontoprepareforthegame.Whatweneedtodomostistoworkonourdisadvantagesandshortcomings.AsastudentofSeniorhigh,Icandomyownpart.AlthoughIcan’ttransformourcityintomoreabeautifulplaceonmyown,IcanhelpBeijinginsmallwaysandencourageourclassmatesandpeoplearoundmetofollowmylead.
Letmetaketheenvironmentforexample,theatmospherearoundBeijingisquitedisappointing,factoriesandcarskeepgivingoffexhaustsintotheair,wecanhardlyseetheblueskywithournakedeyes,becausetheskyiscoveredwithathicklayerofharmfulsubstances.Theskyisgrayinsteadofblue.Toourdelight,thegovernmenthaspassedsomelawsofprotectingtheair,andwecandosomethinguseful,too.Forexample,wheneverwegooutforalongdistance,ridethebikeortakethebusesandsubwaysinsteadoftaxis.Youmaynothaveacluehowitworks.Ofcoursedoingthatonlybyonepersonisfarfromenough,butwecanletmorepeopledothattogether.Inthatcasetheresultmaybemorethanwebargainedfor.
AnotherthingweneedtoworkonisourEnglishskills.TeachersandparentsoftenputgreatemphasisonourEnglishskillsespeciallylisteningandspeaking.Iwanttobeavolunteerin2008,tobeaninterpreter.Fornow,ImustdosomethinghelpfultoimprovemyspokenEnglish.Romeisn’tbuildinaday,soisEnglish.Itcan’tbeimprovedinadayortwo.Ittakestimeandenergy.TherearenoshortcutstoimproveyourspokenEnglish;themostproductivewayistograballopportunitiesaroundyoutoopenyourmouth.Forinstance,takingpartinallkindsofEnglishcontestsisagoodway,youcanmeetsomeexcellentcontestants,andyoucansharetheexperienceoflearningandsomegoodmethodoflearning.IwillkeepparticipatinginallEnglishactivitiestopolishupmyEnglish.I’msurebytheyearof2008,IwillbeabletomasterEnglishwelljustasmymothertongue.
Allinall,I’msurethatBeijingOlympicGameswillbeoneofthemostsuccessfulGamesinhistory.Ibelieveourlong-cherisheddreamwillbefulfilledinaperfectway!
TheBeijingOrganizingCommitteefortheGamesofthe__IXOlympiad(BOCOG)hasrecentlyreceivedtheISO14001certificate,meaningthattheenvironmentalmanagementsystem(EMS)setupbytheBOCOGconformstotheISO14001:1966standardsandrequirements.
ThecertificateissuedbyChina'snationalenvironmentalauthenticationcenteronOctober13coversareasincludingBOCOG'sofficework,theeventrouteplanning,venueplanning,partnersselecting,contractedhotelsselecting,communicationandenvironmentalmanagement.
TheBOCOGstartedestablishingtheEMSfollowingBOCOGpresidentLiuQi'sapprovalinApril2004.Afterexperts'examinationandappraisalofatrialpracticeofseveralmonths,theBOCOGpassedthecertificationinSeptemberthisyear.
ThesystemwillbeimplementedfromnowontoensureBOCOG'sscientificmanagementoftheOlympiad'spreparationandhosting.
AsathemeofBeijing2008OlympicGames,GreenOlympicsmeanstoprepareitinaccordancewiththeprincipleofsustainabledevelopment,whichcallsfortheprotectionofenvironment,conservationofresourcesandmaintenanceofecologicalbalance.
Thecity'senvironmentalinfrastructurewillbeenhancedanditsecologicalsurroundingimproved.BeijingwillwidelyorganizeenvironmentalcommunicationandeducationactivitiestoraisepublicawarenessandleaverichenvironmentallegacytoChinaandworldsports.
BOCOGhascompiledanEMSmanual,assignedenvironmentalmanagementrepresentatives,clarifiedresponsibilitiesforBOCOG'sdifferentdepartments,heldtrainingcourses,andconfirmedsomekeyenvironmentalelementsforalldepartments.
Theannouncement,readoutbythe81-year-oldSamaranch,wasansweredwithwildjubilationfromtheChinesedelegationinMoscow,andwithfireworksinBeijing.IOCseniormemberKimUn-YongsaidafterthevotingthatBeijingdeservedtheOlympicGames.
"BeijingiscapableofstagingagreatOlympicGames,"saidthe71-year-oldSouthKorean."Theresultwasntasurprisetome."
Withthemotto"NewBeijing,GreatOlympics"，Beijingpromisestohosta"GreenOlympics"，a"Hi-techOlympics"andthe"PeoplesOlympics"。
The3,000-year-oldcityisbecomingatrulyinternationalcityandshowinganew,vigorousimagethroughitsongoingeconomicreforms.
Beijingenjoysthewidestpopularsupportamongthefivebiddingcities.AGallupopinionpollcommissionedbythegovernmentshowed94.9percentofthepublicinfavorofit.TheIOCsownsurveysfoundsupportevenhigher.TheChinesegovernmenthaspledgedtospend20billionU.S.dollarsbuildingsportscomplexesandrefurbishingtheBeijinginfrastructure.Thereareplansforanewexhibitioncenterwithtwinskyscrapersthatcouldbetallerthananyintheworld.
HostingtheOlympicssurelywouldbringaboutmuchgaintoacity.Boomofthelocaleconomy,morejobs,andthepossibilityofgeneratingincomeallsoundextremelyattractivetothemunicipalgovernment.Atthesametime,betterinfrastructure,cleanerenvironment,enjoyingthespectaculargamewithhundredsofsportselitesandentertainmentstars,andtheopportunityofcontactingpeoplefromallovertheworldalsoseemexcitingtothecitizens.Besides,thebiddingwilldefinitelypromotethepatrioticemotionandpride,aswellasthemoralbehaviorinlocalpeople.Inmostcases,biddingfortheOlympicsiswellsupportedbyboththepublicandthecentralgovernment.
Unfortunately,thisisnottheentireviewoftheprettypicture.Iflookingfromanotherangle,theOlympicbidmightbringaboutsomeside-effectstoacity.
Firstofall,theenvironmentalimpacts,includingtheincreasingexhaustfumesofcars,morepressureonwaterresources,hugeamountofwastedleafletsandothermaterialsusedforpublicactivities,aremostprobablyneglected.Inordertobroadenthestreets,sometreesmayhavetobecut.Neartheconstructionsite,thetinydustmaylingerintheairforalongtime.Reductionoffarmlandmaybecausedbytheneedofsettingupnewsportscentreoraccommodationfacilities.Theseenvironmentalconsequencescanbeespeciallyseriousinaresource-limitedanddensely-populatedcityinathird-worldcountry.
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