Archive for January, 2008

China presents wushu apparatuses to Malta

At the inaugural ceremony of the Malta Wushu Association (MWA) on December 24, 2007, Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Malta Chai Xi presented training apparatuses to the MWA on behalf of the Chinese Wushu Association.
Chai appreciated Malta’s efforts in promoting Chinese wushu and gave a brief account of Beijing’s preparatory work for the 2008 […]

Bread-designing contest

Villagers appreciate bread shaped into various patterns at a village in Rizhao city, east China’s Shandong province, Jan. 31, 2008. A bread-designing contest was held on Thursday here with more than hundred bread works made by local residents displayed to celebrate the forthcoming Spring Festival

Villagers appreciate bread shaped into various patterns at a village in […]

Beijing Olympic soccer ball released

January 26, 2008, the company officially launched Adidas Beijing 2008 Olympic soccer tournament with the ball - the Great Wall-to 08 Olympic soccer Adidas trip officially started. China Football Association vice chairman of education, China’s IOC member Zhao Xuri, Jiang Ning, Shen-yuan, Women Soccer team Jie, Han Duan, Bi Yan and久未appearance in the soccer greatest […]

Learning Chinese

祝您好胃口。
英:Enjoy your meal.
法:Bon appétit !
明天有雨,记得带上伞。
英:It’ll rain tomorrow, remember to bring an umbrella.
法:Il pleut demain, n’oublie pas de prendre un parapluie !
今天天气不错。
英:The weather is nice today.
法:Il faut beau aujourd’hui.
不用找了,这是小费。
英:Keep the change.
法:Inutile de me rendre la monnaie. Ce sera votre pourboire.
服务员,结账。    一共是125元。
英:Excuse me, the check, please.    The total comes to 125 yuan.
法:L’addition s’il vous plaît.    Cela fait 125 yuans.
这个菜是用什么做的?
英:What’s in […]

Cheerleaders fight for chance at performing in Games

Cheerleaders rehearse facing a mirror at a gymnasium in Tianjin municipality January 4, 2008. The team will attend trials to compete for a chance at performing in the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Beijing seeks homestays for Olympics visitors

Tourism authorities in Beijing are looking for welcoming households to provide rooms for foreign visitors during the summer Olympics. Xiong Yumei, deputy director of the Beijing Tourist Bureau, said that the bureau would recruit about 1,000 households as “Olympic Family Hotels” to increase the city’s guest room supply for the event. More than 500,000 overseas visitors […]

Russia to send 900 people for 2008 Olympics

Russia is to send a 900-strong team to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, head of Russian sports bureau Vyacheslav Fetisov said in Moscow on Tuesday. “The Russian Olympic delegation has 900 members, including 400 athletes, coaches and medical staffs,” Fetisov said. More than 1,000 athletes from 72 regions of Russia are currently preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic […]

Join hands (Seoul Olympics) Chinese translation

see the fire in the sky
看见空中的火焰
we feel the beating of our hearts together
感觉到我们的心一起在跳动
this our time to rise above
这是我们的时刻,让这团火焰缓缓升起
we know the chance is here to live forever
我们知道机会永远会在这里
for all time
永远
hand in hand we stand
我们手拉手
all across the land
穿越五大洲
we can make this world a better place in which to live
我们能让这个世界变得更美好
hand in hand we can
我们心连心
start to undrestand
开始懂得了
breaking down the walls […]

On the Olympic mascot

In the intimate circle of Fuwa, Huanhuan is the big brother. He is a child of fire, symbolizing the Olympic Flame and the passion of sport — and passion is the blessing he bestows. Huanhuan stands in the center of Fuwa as the core embodiment of the Olympic spirit. And while he inspires all with […]

China introduced the Olympic Games

Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace — and good wishes from China — to children all over the world.
Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who […]