2008 Made in China: Sports Stories

Author: Shen Qi
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: "Faster, Higher, Stronger!" It embodies the goal of sports competition and also reveals the spirit of sports competition. Thus, athletes from all over the world gather on the Olympic stage, pouring out sweat and tears, using their perseverance and passion to compose a series of magnificent, touching life symphonies for the world. This collection of short essays on sports English, by showcasing the Olympic Games as a grand stage for the world, allows readers to grasp the pulse of the Olympic spirit, which is the spirit of sports competition. As is well known, the International Olympic Committee awarded the host rights of the 2008 Olympic Games to Beijing, China, on July 13, 2001, and all the descendants of the Yellow River in the world were overjoyed. "Cultural Olympics, Technological Olympics, Green Olympics" was our slogan during the bid process and also the guiding ideology of hosting the Olympics. To realize this idea, every Chinese person, including our readers, should do their part. We should learn more about sports competition and the Olympic spirit from various perspectives. Therefore, the editor hopes that this collection of short essays can provide readers with such an information platform, allowing them to appreciate the brilliance of the Olympics, understand the legends of the Olympics, and enter the colorful world of sports imagination.
On the level of the "Cultural Olympics," China, as a representative of Eastern culture, hopes to show the world its unique charm. Therefore, a key issue is language communication. This book uses English, one of the official languages of the Olympics, as a medium to present readers with a rich and diverse sports panorama, enabling them to appreciate the beauty of sports competition while also improving their English skills. The selected essays are wide-ranging in topic and style, and are accompanied by bilingual (Chinese-English) comparisons, which we believe will be helpful in enriching readers' reading experience.