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1、YangLan’sSpeechinBeijing’sBidforthe2008OlympicGamesYangLan:Mr.President,LadiesandGentlemen,Goodafternoon!BeforeIintroduceourculturalprograms,Iwanttotellyouonethingfirstabout2008.You'regoingtohaveagreattimeinBeijing.Chinahasitsownsportlegends.BacktoSongDynasty,aboutthe11thcentury,peoplestartedtop
2、layagamecalledCuju,whichisregardedastheoriginofancientfootball.Thegamewasverypopularandwomenwerealsoparticipating.Now,youwillunderstandwhyourwomenfootballteamissogoodtoday.TherearealotmorewonderfulandexcitingthingswaitingforyouinNewBeijing,adynamicmodernmetropoliswith3,000yearsofculturaltreasure
3、swovenintotheurbantapestry.AlongwiththeiconicimageryoftheForbiddenCity,theTempleofHeavenandtheGreatWall,thecityoffersanendlessmixtureoftheatres,museums,discos,allkindsofrestaurantsandshoppingmallsthatwillamazeanddelightyou.Butbeyondthat,itisaplaceofmillionsoffriendlypeoplewholovetomeetpeoplefrom
4、aroundtheworld.PeopleofBeijingbelievethatthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijingwillhelptoenhancetheharmonybetweenourcultureandthediverseculturesoftheworld.TheirgratitudewillpouroutinopenexpressionsofaffectionforyouandthegreatMovementthatyouguide.Withinourculturalprograms,educationandcommunicationwillrecei
5、vethehighestpriority.WeseektocreateanintellectualandsportinglegacybybroadeningtheunderstandingoftheOlympicIdealsthroughoutthecountry.Culturaleventswillunfoldeachyear,from2005to2008.Wewillstagemulti-disciplinedculturalprograms,suchasconcerts,exhibitions,artcompetitionsandcampswhichwillinvolveyoun
6、gpeoplefromaroundtheworld.DuringtheOlympics,theywillbestagedintheOlympicVillageandthecityforthebenefitoftheathletes.OurCeremonieswillgiveChina'sgreatest-andtheworld'sgreatestartistsastageforcelebratingthecommonaspirationsofhumanityandtheuniqueheritageofourcultureandtheOlympicMovement.Withaconcep
7、tinspiredbythefamedSilkRoad,ourTorchRelaywillbreaknewground,travelingfromOlympiathroughsomeoftheoldestcivilizationsknowntoman-Greek,Roman,Egyptian,Byzantine,Mesopotamian,Persian,Arabian,IndianandChinese.Carryingthemessage"Sh
