北京申奥杨澜英语陈述全文
YangLan:Mr.President,LadiesandGentlemen,Goodafternoon!
BeforeIintroduceourculturalprograms,Iwanttotellyouonethingfirstabout2008.You'regoingtohaveagreattimeinBeijing.
Chinahasitsownsportlegends.BacktoSongDynasty,aboutthe11thcentury,peoplestartedtoplayagamecalledCuju,whichisregardedastheoriginofancientfootball.Thegamewasverypopularandwomenwerealsoparticipating.Now,youwillunderstandwhyourwomenfootballteamissogoodtoday.
TherearealotmorewonderfulandexcitingthingswaitingforyouinNewBeijing,adynamicmodernmetropoliswith3,000yearsofculturaltreasureswovenintotheurbantapestry.AlongwiththeiconicimageryoftheForbiddenCity,theTempleofHeavenandtheGreatWall,thecityoffersanendlessmixtureoftheatres,museums,discos,allkindsofrestaurantsandshoppingmallsthatwillamazeanddelightyou.
Butbeyondthat,itisaplaceofmillionsoffriendlypeoplewholovetomeetpeoplefromaroundtheworld.PeopleofBeijingbelievethatthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijingwillhelptoenhancetheharmonybetweenourcultureandtheperseculturesoftheworld.TheirgratitudewillpouroutinopenexpressionsofaffectionforyouandthegreatMovementthatyouguide.
Withinourculturalprograms,educationandcommunicationwillreceivethehighestpriority.WeseektocreateanintellectualandsportinglegacybybroadeningtheunderstandingoftheOlympicIdealsthroughoutthecountry.
Culturaleventswillunfoldeachyear,from2005to2008.Wewillstagemulti-disciplinedculturalprograms,suchasconcerts,exhibitions,artcompetitionsandcampswhichwillinvolveyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworld.DuringtheOlympics,theywillbestagedintheOlympicVillageandthecityforthebenefitoftheathletes.
OurCeremonieswillgiveChina'sgreatest-andtheworld'sgreatestartistsastageforcelebratingthecommonaspirationsofhumanityandtheuniqueheritageofourcultureandtheOlympicMovement.
WithaconceptinspiredbythefamedSilkRoad,ourTorchRelaywillbreaknewground,travelingfromOlympiathroughsomeoftheoldestcivilizationsknowntoman-Greek,Roman,Egyptian,Byzantine,Mesopotamian,Persian,Arabian,IndianandChinese.Carryingthemessage"SharethePeace,SharetheOlympics,"theeternalflamewillreachnewheightsasitcrossestheHimalayasovertheworld'shighestsummit-MountQomolangma,whichisknowntomanyofyouasMt.Everest.InChina,theflamewillpassthroughTibet,crosstheYangtzeandYellowRivers,traveltheGreatWallandvisitHongKong,Macau,Taiwanandthe56ethniccommunitieswhomakeupoursociety.Onitsjourney,theflamewillbeseenbyandinspiremorehumanbeingsthananypreviousrelay.
IamafraidIcannotpresentthewholepictureofourculturalprogramswithinsuchashortperiodoftime.BeforeIend,letmesharewithyouonestory.Sevenhundredyearsago,amazedbyhisincredibledescriptionsofafarawaylandofgreatbeauty,peopleaskedMarcoPolowhetherhisstoriesaboutChinaweretrue.Heanswered:WhatIhavetoldyouwasnotevenhalfofwhatIsaw.Actually,whatwehaveshownyouheretodayisonlyafractionofBeijingthatawaitsyou.
