allthecelebrationswelcomingthenewcenturywereholdintheyearXX年, tingsareveryimportantforthewholeworld,inmyopinion.
butidon’emberquiteclearlythatwheniwasachild,ififalldownandwasonthebrinkofcrying,myfatheralwaystoldme"pleasestandupfromwhereyoufalldown!"
yes,wemuststandupfromwherewefalldown.
ctationsfilledourhearts.
westaredatthetv,hopingexcitedlyasthevoicewouldflytoourears.
butatlast,eachchinesewholovesourmotherlandwasdistressedtoknowtheresult:beijing,losttosydenybyamarginoftwovotesintheolympichostingcompetition.
eightyearshavepast,butthefrustrationhasnothealedwithtimeatall.
now,atthebeginingofthenewmillennium,alloftheprideanddisappointmentofthe20thcenturyhadgonewiththewind.the21stcentury,whichisfullofhope,longingzndthoughthascome.someonesaid,wewouldstartfromzeroon.
shouldireallystartfromzeroon?
no!iholdthatweshouldgoonwithoureffertsandambitionsstayedbylastcentury,andmakeourlifebetter.
"newbeijing,greatolympics!"thevoicecriesthisoutaroundchina’scaptital,a3,000-year-oldcitythesedays.
beijing,alongwithparis,istanbul,osakeandtoronto,hasbeenshortlistedbytheinternationalolympiccommitteeasanofficialcandidatecityfortheXX年olympicgames.
thisisbeijing’ssecondattempttohostthegames.
everyonefullysupportsbeijing’sbidforit.
maybe,wecanpaintfencesalongthemainroadsofbeijing.
maybe,wecanmakemuchofyhecitycleanedup.
maybe,wecanlearnandspeakbasicenglishidiomsandexpressionsfordailycommunication.
but,butaretheyjustenough?
facingthenewcentury,mankindisdrivenbytherevolutionofscienceandtechnoiogy,obodycandenythefactthatcomparedwithdevelopednations,dertobecomefamousintheworld,wemustspeedupourinternationaleconomicrestructuringtocatchupwithindustrializednations.
supportingbeijing’sbidisasystematicprojectthatcansupportchina’sdevelopmentefforts.
ibelieverecycledpaper,cleanfuel,sortedrubbish,water-savingandenery-efficientfacilitieswillbecomerealityinthecomingyearsforchina.
ibelievethenewcenturyisaneraoflearningansteaching,andlifelongeducationhasbecomeoneofthemaintrendsinthefuturedevelopmetofchinesesociety.
ibelievethat,onjuly13,ourdreamofbeijing’solympicbidwillbecometrue.
becausetomillionsofchinese,forchinatohavethegloalrespectandsupportthatshedeservesisnotjustadream.
earenotonlyequalmembersofourmotherland,china,sstandtogether,allnationsinbeijing,inbrotherhood,friendshipandpeace,inXX年andforever!
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