Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:
BiddingfortheOlympicGames,inaway,animage-creatingundertaking.Thefirstandforemostthingistoletpeoplefallinlovewiththecityatfirstsight,attractingthembyitsunipueimage.WhatimagedoesBeijing
intendtocreateforitselfonceithastheopportunitytohostthe20xxOlympics?
ItisknowntoallthattheBeijingMunicipalGovernmenthasalreadysetthethemeforthefuturegames:NewBeijing,GreatOlympics.Forme,the20xxOlympicswillbeagreatgreenOlympicsilluminatedwithtwomorespecialcolors,yellowandred.
First,yellowisameaningfulcolor.TheYellowRiverisChina'sMotherRiverandthedescendantsoftheYellowEmperor.ThiscolorhasaspecialoriginandgreatsignificancefortheChinesepeople.BeijingisthecapitalofNewChinaandpreviouslythecapitalforninedynastiesinChinesehistory.So,yellowwillnaturallyaddsplendortothe20xxGames.
Secondly,the20xxOlympicswillbearedpageant.Redisanothertraditionallycherishedcolorforthewholecountry.Weadorered.Onbigoccasions,weliketodecorateourhomesinred.Itisthecolorofdoublehappiness,representingjoyousmoments,auspiciousness,enthusiasmandprosperity.RedisoneofthemostsuitablecolorstodescribethefutureofBeijing.Beijing,togetherwiththewholecountry,isbecomingmoreandmoreprosperousintheprocessofmodernization.Shouldthe20xxOlympicsbeheldinBeijing,thewholecitywillbeaseaofred:theredtorch,redflags,redflowers,andtheradiantfacesofmillionsofjoyfulpeople.
Aboveall,the20xxOlympicswillbeagreenOlympics.Addingagreeningredientisessentialincreatinganappealingimage,aswecan'tdenythefactthatBeijing,atthemoment,isnotasgreenacityaswhatwelikeittobe.StrivingforanenvironmentallyappealingcityhasbecomeacentraltaskforallthecitizensofBeijing.Bigeffortshavebeenmadeinpollutioncontrol,replantingandbeautificationofthecity.Accordingtoaprojectentitled"TheGreenOlympicActionPlan",between1998and20xx,Beijing,wehaveinvested100billionRMBinpreservingandprotectingtheenvironment.Some12.5milliontreesandover1millionacresofgrasswillbeplantedalongtheFourthRingRoad.Bythen,thecity'sgreenareawillmakeup40%ofitstotal.ThecitywillalsodredgeitsreservoirsusedasawatersupplytoBeijingresidents,controllingindustrialpollutionandmovingoutthe200factoriespresentlylocatedwithinthecityproper.
Certainly,allofthisisnoeasytask.ButIamsurethatallofushaveconfidencethatwewillrealizethesegreengoals.Fornowwehavethefullsupportandparticipationoftheenvironmentallyconsciouscitizens.Eachcitizenisshowinggreatconcernforeveryoneofthestepsthecitygovernmenttakes.Asthesayinggoes,United,westand,andagreenBeijingwillbeachieved.
Whenouraspirationbecomesareality,itwillbeauniqueOlympics."NewBeijing,GreatOlympics";willbeweavedofthesethreesuperbcolors:yellow,redandgreen.
Letuswelcomeitandlookforwardtoit!Thankyou!
MyWork?
Onenightahotelcaughtfire，andthepeoplewhowerestayinginitranoutintheirnightclothes.
Twomenstoodoutsideandlookedatthefire.
“BeforeIcameout，”saidone，“Iranintosomeoftheroomsandfoundalotofmoney.Peopledon'tthinkofmoneywhenthey'reafraid.Whenanyoneleavespapermoneyinafire，thefireburnsit.SoItookallthebillsthatIcouldfind.NoonewillbepoorerbecauseItookthem.”
“Youdon'tknowmywork，”saidtheother.
“Whatisyourwork?”
“I'mapoliceman.
“Oh!”criedthefirstman.Hethoughtquicklyandsaid，“Anddoyouknowmywork?”“No，”saidthepoliceman.
“I'mawriter.I'malwaystellingstoriesaboutthingsthatneverhappened.”