三十、北京申奥陈述发言yanglan:mr.president,ladiesandgentlemen,goodafternoon。beforeiintroduceourculturalprograms,iwanttotellyouonethingfirstabout2008.you'regoingtohaveagreattimeinbeijing.chinahasitsownsportlegends.backtosongdynasty,aboutthe11thcentury,peoplestartedtoplayagamecalledcuju,whichisregardedastheoriginofancientfootball.thegamewasverypopularandwomenwerealsoparticipating.now,youwillunderstandwhyourwomenfootballteamissogoodtoday.therearealotmorewonderfulandexcitingthingswaitingforyouinnewbeijing,adynamicmodernmetropoliswith3,000yearsofculturaltreasureswovenintotheurbantapestry.alongwiththeiconicimageryoftheforbiddencity,thetempleofheavenandthegreatwall,thecityoffersanendlessmixtureoftheatres,museums,discos,allkindsofrestaurantsandshoppingmallsthatwillamazeanddelightyou.butbeyondthat,itisaplaceofmillionsoffriendlypeoplewholovetomeetpeoplefromaroundtheworld.peopleofbeijingbelievethatthe2008olympicgamesinbeijingwillhelptoenhancetheharmonybetweenourcultureandthediverseculturesoftheworld.theirgratitudewillpouroutinopenexpressionsofaffectionforyouandthegreatmovementthatyouguide.withinourculturalprograms,educationandcommunicationwillreceivethehighestpriority.weseektocreateanintellectualandsportinglegacybybroadeningtheunderstandingoftheolympicidealsthroughoutthecountry.culturaleventswillunfoldeachyear,from2005to2008.wewillstagemulti-disciplinedculturalprograms,suchasconcerts,exhibitions,artcompetitionsandcswhichwillinvolveyoungpeoplefroma第1页共2页roundtheworld.duringtheolympics,theywillbestagedintheolympicvillageandthecityforthebenefitoftheathletes.ourceremonieswillgivechina'sgreatest-andtheworld'sgreatestartistsastageforcelebratingthecommonaspirationsofhumanityandtheuniqueheritageofourcultureandtheolympicmovement.withaconceptinspiredbythefamedsilkroad,ourtorchrelaywillbreaknewground,travelingfromolympiathroughsomeoftheoldestcivilizationsknowntoman-greek,roman,egyptian,byzantine,mesopotamian,persian,arabian,indianandchinese.carryingthemessage"sharethepeace,sharetheolympics,"theeternalflamewillreachnewheightsasitcrossesthehimalayasovertheworld'shighestsummit-mountqomolangma,whichisknowntomanyofyouasmt.everest.inchina,theflamewillpassthroughtibet,crosstheyangtzeandyellowrivers,travelthegreatwallandvisithongkong,macau,taiwanandthe56ethniccommunitieswhomakeupoursociety.onitsjourney,theflamewillbeseenbyandinspiremorehumanbeingsthananypreviousrelay.iamafraidicannotpresentthewholepictureofourculturalprogramswithinsuchashortperiodoftime.beforeiend,letmesharewithyouonestory.sevenhundredyearsago,amazedbyhisincredibledescriptionsofafarawaylandofgreatbeauty,peopleaskedmarcopolowhetherhisstoriesaboutchinaweretrue.heanswered:whatihavetoldyouwasnotevenhalfofwhatisaw.actually,whatwehaveshownyouheretodayisonlyafractionofbeijingthatawaitsyou.第2页共2页