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The Beijing Olympic Games will be held on August 8, 2008. By then China will become the spotlight of the whole world. It is less than 900 days to the Beijing Olympic Games.Everybody is looking forward to this great event. The slogan for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is " One World, One dream" and the official Mascots are Five Friendlies.
Key words---------------------------
the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

guó

ào
wěi
huì

the bidding cities

shēn
bàn
chéng
shì

the candidate cities

hòu
xuǎn
chéng
shì

Olympic Trial

ào
yùn
huì
xuǎn
bá
sài

Olympic Anthem

ào
yùn
huì
shèng
gē

Olympic Theme Song

ào
yùn
huì
zhǔ

gē

Olympic Torch

ào
yùn
huǒ
jù

Olympic Delegation

ào
yùn
huì
dài
biǎo
tuán

Olympic Village

ào
yùn
cūn

Organization Committee

zǔ
wěi
huì


Opening Ceremony

kāi
mù
shì

Closing Ceremony


mù
shì

Mascot


xiáng
wù

Podium

bān
jiǎng
tái

host country/nation

dōng
dào
guó

stadium; sports field/ground


yù
chǎng

gymnasium, gym; indoor stadium


yù
guǎn

physical training


yù
duàn
liàn

standard for physical training


yù
duàn
liàn
biāo
zhǔn

physical exercise therapy; sports therapy


yù
liáo
fǎ

Special for Beijing 2008---------------------
2008 summer Olympics

2008
xià

ào
yùn
huì

bid for 2008 Olympics

shēn
bàn
2
2
0
0
0
0
8
8
nián
ào
yùn
huì

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO)

běi
jīng
ào
shēn
wěi

host the 2008 Olympic Games

zhǔ
bàn
2
2
0
0
0
0
8
8
nián
ào
yùn
huì

the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit

ào
lín

kè
jīng
shén

the International Olympic Day

shì
jiè
ào
lín

kè


protect the environment

huán
jìng
bǎo
hù

the fourth ring road in Beijing

běi
jīng

huán
lù

the city's infrastructure construction

chéng
shì

chǔ
shè
shī
jiàn
shè

make the final vote

zuì
hòu
de
tóu
piào
the Green Olympics


绿
sè
ào
yùn

the Scientific Games

kē

ào
yùn

water-saving taps

jié
shuǐ
lóng
tóu

recycled writing paper

zài
shēng
zhǐ

used batteries

fèi
diàn
chí

Freon-free refrigerators

wú
fú
bīng
xiāng

close-circuit television


lù
diàn
shì

the Goodwill Ambassador

yǒu
hǎo
dà
shǐ
使
Team--------------------------------------

sports fan/enthusiast

yùn
dòng
ài
hǎo
zhě

spectator

guān
zhòng

cheering-section

lā
lā
duì

cheer-leader

lā
lā
duì
cháng

national team

guó
jiā
duì

seeded team

zhǒng

duì

home team

zhǔ
duì

visiting team

kè
duì

coach

jiāo
liàn
yuán

referee, umpire

cái
pàn
yuán

chief referee

cái
pàn
cháng

team event

tuán

xiàng
mù



individual event

dān
xiàng

men's event

nán

xiàng
mù

women's event



xiàng
mù

champion; gold medalist

guàn
jūn

all-round champion

quán
néng
guàn
jūn

running-up; second; silver medalist

yà
jūn

third; bronze medalist


sān
míng

world-record holder

shì
jiè

lù
bǎo
chí
zhě

athlete; sportsman

yùn
dòng
yuán

seeded player; seed

zhǒng

xuǎn
shǒu

top-ranking/topnotch athlete

yōu
xìu
xuǎn
shǒu

List of sports in 2008(28)--------------------

Track and field

tián
jìng

rowing

sài
tǐng

badminton

yǔ
máo
qíu

baseball

lěi
qíu

basketball

lán
qíu

football

zú
qíu

boxing

quán


canoeing


huá
tǐng

cycling


xíng
chē

fencing


jiàn

Artstic gymnastics


cāo

weightlifting

jǔ
zhòng

handball

shǒu
qíu

field hockey

qǔ
gùn
qíu


judo

róu
dào

wrestling

shuāi
jiāo

water projects

shuǐ
shàng
xiàng
mù

modern pentathlon

xiàn
dài
wǔ
xiàng

baseball

bàng
qíu

equestrian

mǎ
shù

taekwondo

tái
quán
dào

tennis

wǎng
qíu

table tennis

pīng
pāng
qíu

shooting

shè


archery

shè
jiàn

Triathlon

tiě
rén
sān
xiàng

Sailing

fān
chuán
fān
bǎn

volleyball

pái
qíu


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