China has its own sport legends. Back to Song Dynasty, People started to play a game called Cuju, which is regarded as the origin of ancient football. So now, you will understand why our women football eam is so good today.
With a concept inspired by the famed Silk Road, our Torch Relay will break new ground, traveling from Olympia through some of the oldest civilizations known to man Greek, Indian and Chinese.Carrying the message "Share the peace,Share the Olympics."The flame will pass through Tibet, cross the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers,travel the Great Wall and visit Taiwan and the 56 Ethnic communities who make up our society. On its journey, the flame will be seen by and inspire more human beings than any previous relay.
I am afraid I cannot draw the whole picture of our cultural programs within such a short period of time. Actually, what we have shown you here today is only a fraction of Beijing that awaits you.Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that Beijing will prove to be a land of wonders to athletes, spectators and the worldwide television audience alike. Come and join us. Thank you. Thank you all.
The Olympic Games， which originated in ancient Greece， is the most distinguished sporting event in the world。 Once every four years， the utmost athletes from all around are lured to gather together and spare no efforts to compete against each other and try to win a medal for the country that they represent。 Frankly speaking， that was virtually all I knew about the world-famous Olympic Games before I had read a book entitled The Olympics published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press。 However， I found even more philosophy beyond just winning medals from reading the book， which was beyond my imagination and considerably inspiring。
Someone once said， “Were everybody on earth involved in some kind of sport， our world would be free of war for long。” Starting from three thousand years ago， the ancient Olympic Games has long been an event not only for competition but also for peace。 In ancient times， no war was allowed between the cities during the Games， which was rather surprising to me since I could hardly imagine warriors actally putting down their weapons and give a break for peace。 The precious tradition of peace continued: I would never fail to recall the scene of the opening ceremonies when North and South Korean athletes entering the stadium with their hands held together。 The two neighboring countries that used to be enemies are no longer enemies during the Games。 Instead they became friends。 Speaking of the XX Athens Olympics， perhaps most people would have the same opinion that the most noable part of the opening ceremony arrived when Iraqi and Afghan representatives showed up。 These two unfortunate nations， the people of which have undergone innumerable wars， are coming back again to take their own responsibility in world sports after recent invasions by America。 The fearless people of Iraq and Afghanistan are once more sharing the spirit of the Games with people from the rest of the world。
There is another story in this book that makes me deep in thoughts。 There is no doubt that the most unusual Olympic Games ever in history is the 1936 Olympics held in Germany， which was then ruled by the Nazi Party。 Led by Adolf Hitler， the Nazi believed that the so-called Aryan people were superior to all others in all aspects。 They looked down upon Jews and blacks， the latter of which was a major constitution of the United States Olympic team。 Despite the barrier that faced him， the African American Jesse Owens， who was a most outstanding runner and jumper， did all that he could and finally won gold medals for his country and went home a hero。 This reveals another fact that no power on earth is able to hinder the sacred Olympic Games。 For all participants， no matter what their gender， race， nationalities and backgrounds are， equality is distributed among every one who observes the Game’s rules。
At the XX Athens Olympics， our Chinese team did extraordinarily well。 We ranked second on the medal lists for the first time in history。 In my opinion， however， we should not only concentrate on the figure of medals; instead the strength and perseverance of those who failed to get any medals ought to be highly cherished。 Whether ever success or failure， whether ever cheer or tear， whether ever medal or not， the never-gave-up spirits of athletes are always motivating us。 I believe in the year 2008， the world will focus all their attention to Beijing， China， where the glory of the Games will continue to thrive forever!
1894年6月23日，国际奥委会 在巴黎正式成立，为了纪念这一具有历史意义的经过国际奥林匹克委员会的'赞同，把这一日称为“奥林匹克日”或运动日。国际奥委会从1948年起将每年的6月23日定为国际奥林匹克日。当年6月23日举行了首次奥林匹克日活动，参加的国家有葡萄牙、希腊、奥地利、加拿大、瑞士、英国、乌拉圭、委内瑞拉和比利时。此后, 在每年的6月17日至24日之间, 各个国家或地区奥委会都要组织各种庆祝活动。现在世界上参加此项活动的国家、地区已由首届的9个增至100多个，参加者十分踊跃，表达了人们对奥林匹克精神的崇尚! 经过国际奥林匹克委员会的赞同，把这一日称为“奥林匹克日”或“运动日”。
In June 23, 1894, Guoji Aoweihui was formally established in Paris, to commemorate this historic after the International Olympic Committee approval, this day is called "Olympic Day" or sports day. Guoji Aoweihui from 1948 to June 23rd of each year as the International Olympic day. In June 23rd of that year held the first Olympic Day activities, the participating countries are in Portugal and Greece, Austria, Canada, Switzerland, Britain, Uruguay, Venezuela and belgium. Since then, in June 17th of each year to 24, each national Olympic Committee should organize various celebrations. Now the world to participate in this activity the countries and regions from 9 to more than 100 in the first, participants, expressed the people advocating the spirit of the Olympics! After the International Olympic Committee approval, this day is called "Olympic Day" or "moving day".
现代奥林匹克运动会不分种族、肤色、宗教信仰、意识形态、语言文化，全世界人民相聚在五环旗下，以团结、和平与友谊为宗旨进行公平竞技，具有国际性的特点。
The modern Olympic Games, regardless of race, color, religion, ideology, language and culture, people all over the world come together under the Olympic flag, to the unity, peace and friendship for the purpose of fair competition, has the characteristics of international.
