The Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing.With the motto New Beijing, Great Olympics, Beijing promises to host a Green Olympics, a Hi-tech Olympics and the People's Olympics.
Chinese people always appreciate the purposes and principles of Olympic ideal, support the efforts of Olympic Games to promote world peace. The Chinese Government and people are doing our the utmost/best to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and shooting at the pageant with advocating Olympic ideal, sparkpluging world peace and enhancing the relationships among the world. Olympic spirit are gonna spread again in orient cultural ancient China.
The government and people of China have always admired the purposes and principles of the Olympic spirit and supported the efforts made by the Olympics in promoting world peace. The Chinese government and people are doing our utmost in preparation for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It is our hope to make it a grand gathering that will carry forward the Olympic spirit, promote world peace and enhance the friendship among people of the world, so that the Olympic spirit will flourish once again, this time in China, an oriental country with an ancient civilization.
中国人民一向赞赏奥林匹克精神的宗旨和原则李弯，支持奥林匹克运动为促进世界和平所做的努力。中国政府和中国人民正全力以赴，做好2008年北京奥运会的筹备工作，力争把2008年奥运会办成一次弘扬奥林匹克精神、促进唤锋世界和平、增进各国人民友谊的盛会，让奥林匹克精神在中国这一东方文明古国 再哪链闷次得到发扬。
Bidding for and hosting the Olympics successfully is, perhaps, the ultimate glory for a city. However, before transforming
the dream into reality, the benefits and drawbacks of bidding for the Olympics should be weighed carefully.
Hosting the Olympics surely would bring about much gain to a city. Boom of the local economy, more jobs, and the possibility
of generating income all sound extremely attractive to the municipal government. At the same time, better infrastructure,
cleaner environment, enjoying the spectacular game with hundreds of sports elites and entertainment stars, and the
opportunity of contacting people from all over the world also seem exciting to the citizens. Besides, the bidding will
definitely promote the patriotic emotion and pride, as well as the moral behavior in local people. In most cases, bidding for
the Olympics is well supported by both the public and the central government.
Unfortunately, this is not the entire view of the pretty picture. If looking from another angle, the Olympic bid might bring
about some side-effects to a city.
First of all, the environmental impacts, including the increasing exhaust fumes of cars, more pressure on water resources,
huge amount of wasted leaflets and other materials used for public activities, are most probably neglected. In order to
broaden the streets, some trees may have to be cut. Near the construction site, the tiny dust may linger in the air for a
long time. Reduction of farmland may be caused by the need of setting up new sports centre or accommodation facilities. These
environmental consequences can be especially serious in a resource-limited and densely-populated city in a third-world
country.
Besides, if talking about the economic benefit, it should not be forgotten that a quick boosting may lead to bubble growth,
which may easily crash. If not well managed and organized, the big event may not be so profitable, and the new facilities may
be forever empty after the games. Yes, there have been cases that host cities ended up with enormous debts.
Finally, let’s think about the low-income groups in the city. What will they get from the Olympics bidding? More tax, more
fees, more expensive property prices, and higher cost of living. These definitely are not good news for them.
To bid or not to, this is a question. It is up to the choice of the municipal government, and the local public. After the
decision, what they can do is to make the most of the benefit, and reduce the drawbacks to the least.
[b]申奥的得与失 [/b]Bidding for Olympics: Gain or Lost?
Bidding for and hosting the Olympics successfully is, perhaps, the ultimate glory for a city. However, before transforming
the dream into reality, the benefits and drawbacks of bidding for the Olympics should be weighed carefully.
Hosting the Olympics surely would bring about much gain to a city. Boom of the local economy, more jobs, and the possibility
of generating income all sound extremely attractive to the municipal government. At the same time, better infrastructure,
cleaner environment, enjoying the spectacular game with hundreds of sports elites and entertainment stars, and the
opportunity of contacting people from all over the world also seem exciting to the citizens. Besides, the bidding will
definitely promote the patriotic emotion and pride, as well as the moral behavior in local people. In most cases, bidding for
the Olympics is well supported by both the public and the central government.
Unfortunately, this is not the entire view of the pretty picture. If looking from another angle, the Olympic bid might bring
about some side-effects to a city.
First of all, the environmental impacts, including the increasing exhaust fumes of cars, more pressure on water resources,
huge amount of wasted leaflets and other materials used for public activities, are most probably neglected. In order to
broaden the streets, some trees may have to be cut. Near the construction site, the tiny dust may linger in the air for a
long time. Reduction of farmland may be caused by the need of setting up new sports centre or accommodation facilities. These
environmental consequences can be especially serious in a resource-limited and densely-populated city in a third-world
country.
Besides, if talking about the economic benefit, it should not be forgotten that a quick boosting may lead to bubble growth,
which may easily crash. If not well managed and organized, the big event may not be so profitable, and the new facilities may
be forever empty after the games. Yes, there have been cases that host cities ended up with enormous debts.
Finally, let’s think about the low-income groups in the city. What will they get from the Olympics bidding? More tax, more
fees, more expensive property prices, and higher cost of living. These definitely are not good news for them.
To bid or not to, this is a question. It is up to the choice of the municipal government, and the local public. After the
decision, what they can do is to make the most of the benefit, and reduce the drawbacks to the least.