allthecelebrationswelcomingthenewcenturywereholdintheyearXX年, becauselifewithoutagreetingisliketheskywithoutthesun.greetingsareveryimportantforthewholeworld,inmyopinion.
butidon’tknowwhethergreetingsareenoughforus.especiallywhenwemeetwithfailures.irememberquiteclearlythatwheniwasachild,ififalldownandwasonthebrinkofcrying,myfatheralwaystoldme"pleasestandupfromwhereyoufalldown!"
yes,wemuststandupfromwherewefalldown.
thatwasaspecialmidnightin1993.expectationsfilledourhearts.
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,worldeconomyisundergoingbroudandprofoundchanges.butnobodycandenythefactthatcomparedwithdevelopednations,developingcountriesareconfrontedwithmorepressureandchallenges.inordertobecomefamousintheworld,wemustspeedupourinternationaleconomicrestructuringtocatchupwithindustrializednations.
supportingbeijing’sbidisasystematicprojectthatcansupportchina’sdevelopmentefforts.
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