New Beijing New Olympics
China has its own sport legends. Back to Song Dynasty People
started to play a game called Cuju which is regarded as the origin of
ancient football. So now you will understand why our women football
team is so good today.
With a concept inspired by the famed Silk Road our Torch Relay will break new ground traveling from Olympia through some of the oldest civilizations known to man Greek Indian and Chinese.Carrying the message "Share the peaceShare the Olympics."The flame will pass through Tibet cross the Yangtze and Yellow Riverstravel the Great Wall and visit Taiwan and the 56 Ethnic communities who make up our society. On its journey the flame will be seen by and inspire more human beings than any previous relay.
I am afraid I cannot draw the whole picture of our cultural programs within such a short period of time. Actually what we have shown you here today is only a fraction of Beijing that awaits you.Ladies and gentlemen I believe that Beijing will prove to be a land of wonders to athletes spectators and the worldwide television audience alike. Come and join us. Thank you. Thank you all.
新北京 新奥运
中国有悠久的体育传统。上溯到宋朝，人们就开始玩一种叫蹴鞠的游戏，这就是古老足球的起始，那么现在您就了解为什么今天中国女子足球队踢得那么好了。
由著名的丝绸之路给予人们启发， 我们的火炬传递将打破常规思路，从奥林匹亚山穿过古希腊文明、印度文明，然后到了中华文明。以“分享和平，分享奥林匹克”为传播宗旨，圣火将通过西藏，穿过长江、黄河、长城，然后到达台湾，共计56个民族地区，贯穿大江南北。这次圣火传播过程中，其规模、参与人数、影响将是史无前例的。
我担心我无法在这么短的时间内向您充分介绍有关盛况。事实上，我在这里向您介绍的只是北京迎奥运盛况的一部分。女士们、先生们，我相信，北京将向来自世界各地的运动员、电视观众等证明，这是一块神奇的圣地。来吧!参与北京奥运!谢谢，谢谢大家。