The Opening Ceremony 开幕式
[audio]http://www.24en.com/bbc/dl_mp3/bbc_opening_ceremony_200877.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]The 2008 Beijing Olympics began officially on Friday 8th August 2008 at 8pm in front of a crowd of 90,000[b]eager spectators[/b] in the Bird's Nest stadium.
[p=21, 2, left][b]Things got off to a bang[/b] with an initial firework display which lit up Beijing's [b]skyline[/b], followed by a total of 2,008 [b]energetic[/b] drummers beating a [b]countdown[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]Then the crowd was treated to an amazing [b]sequence[/b] of [b]intricately-choreographed[/b], beautifully-lit [b]vignettes[/b] which took them through 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture.[/p][p=21, 2, left]After these performances, it was time for the athletes themselves to [b]take centre stage[/b]. In keeping with tradition, Olympic founders Greece led the 204 competing nations into the stadium.[/p][p=21, 2, left]China's 639 athletes entered last behind towering [b]flag bearer[/b] Yao Ming, to a [b]thunderous reception[/b] from the crowd.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Finally, the [b]cauldron[/b] was lit by a jet of fire from Chinese Olympic hero Li Ning, who had been hoisted up to the roof of the stadium on wires.[/p][p=21, 2, left]China, of course, was not alone in watching the opening ceremony. British newspaper The Guardian said the show "[b]outdid[/b] all of its[b]predecessors[/b] in numbers, colour, noise and expense."[/p][p=21, 2, left]The Financial Times was equally impressed. "No country ever has – or surely will – match the Chinese in effort, human power, [b]synchronicity[/b],[b]ingenuity[/b] and, it has to be said, money they were willing to put into what was once a little show."[/p][p=21, 2, left]No pressure on the next Olympic host city then! With just four years to go, the London Olympic organisers have promised to deliver an equally[b]inspirational[/b] ceremony. Let's hope they can [b]pull it off[/b].[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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