The modern Olympic Games are the biggest events ever organized in peace time. They have a universal impact. The city which hosts the games welcomes the whole world and it's a huge and complex task, which needs more and more preparation time. In fact, these days seven years are required for the 1)host city to set up the Olympic event.
It's a crucial task since the future of the games depends on how accurate this choice is. The host city holds the destiny of the Olympic movement and the 2)Evaluation Commission is a vital element in that decision making. Because of this huge responsibility, the 3)bid cities are carefully chosen and must undergo a pre-selection round. And then comes the main test feared by the five candidates remaining in the competition. That's when the commission visits the cities to evaluate their candidateship.
Now in order to select the best candidature the evaluation commission has been testing the venues and the capacity and potential of the cities in particular. The members of the evaluation commission are representatives of the 4)IOC, the International Federations and National Olympic Committees.
The commission has former athletes as well as world specialists in different areas like the environment. A total of 16 people are working for the commission and they all know what it takes for a successful Olympic Games organization. The commissioners carefully review the candidatures. Each of them has a 600-page file which answers the 149 questions asked by the commission. And the sports venues are also inspected. Because the evaluation is seven years away from the games themselves, the presentations of the cities are more or less virtual.
Often the members of the commission have to imagine that the wild field in front of them is actually going to become a magnificent Olympic venue. The commission members can only rely on their experience and on their expertise. After their on-sight visits, the Evaluation Commission met at the IOC headquarters in 5)Lausanne in order to produce a report based on their conclusions about the candidatures.
Now that report is highly anticipated. Since the 6)Salt Lake City scandal, IOC members are not allowed to go to the bid cities themselves. They'll have access to this report on May the 13th. It’ll be the only basis for them to decide whether or not each city is eligible.
In Asia, the city of Osaka represents the candidature of Japan, which successfully set up for last winter games in Nagano. Japan also hosted the summer games in Tokyo in 1964.
Competing with Asia is the Canadian city of Toronto. Canada and the United States have always been very much involved in the games and both have the capacities to set up the games once a decade. The last summer games in North America were in Atlanta in 1996.
Two European cities are also in competition. The first is Istanbul. It's the third time in a row the Turkish capital has applied for the games. Turkey, being at the crossroads of two continents, Europe and Asia, uses its successive candidatures as a way to improve its sports venues and provide the youth of the country with better sports infrastructures.
Finally, Paris is the other European city competing for the games of 2008. The country of Baron 7)Pierre de Coubertin, the inspiration behind the modern games, hopes to host the summer games for the third time. The last summer games in the French capital were in 1924. In ‘86 Paris lost the bid against Barcelona. It offers a mixture of sport and culture.
Vice Premier Li Lanqing: Indeed, it is our delight to welcome all guests with open arms in Beijing in year 2008. I am sure you will have a great Games in Beijing.
Yanglan: I believe Beijing will prove to be a land of wonders to all of you.
He Zhenliang: In seven years from now, Beijing will make you proud of youdecision here today.
Sammaranch (the former IOC president): The games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing.
Beijing exploded in joy tonight.Thes of thousandserupting in cheers as China won the gold and achieved its dream of hosting the Summer Olympics.
Sammaranch (the former IOC President): The games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing.
China's dream realized tonight and now the seven-year race to meet their Olympic goals begins. Ned Colt, NBC News, Beijing.
北京奧運(yùn)夢想成真
現(xiàn)代奧林匹克運(yùn)動會是和平時(shí)期組織的型的賽事，它們有著巨大的影響力。主辦城市會歡迎整個(gè)世界，這是一個(gè)艱巨且復(fù)雜的任務(wù)，需要越來越多的準(zhǔn)備時(shí)間。事實(shí)上，如今主辦城市需要7年時(shí)間來籌備奧運(yùn)會。
奧運(yùn)會的未來取決于這個(gè)決定有多么準(zhǔn)確，因此這是一個(gè)極為關(guān)鍵的任務(wù)。主辦城市手握奧林匹亞運(yùn)動的命運(yùn)，評估團(tuán)則是這個(gè)決定中十分關(guān)鍵的一部分。因?yàn)樨?zé)任如此重大，主辦城市都經(jīng)過精心挑選且必須經(jīng)過一輪預(yù)選。然后是在剩下的五個(gè)侯選城市中進(jìn)行的正式測試。這時(shí)評估團(tuán)會訪問申辦城市，對他們的合格程度進(jìn)行評估。
現(xiàn)在，為了選出侯選者，評估團(tuán)一直在評估（申辦）城市的能力，特別是潛力。評估團(tuán)的成員是國際奧委會、國際聯(lián)合會及國家奧委會的代表。
奧委會中有前運(yùn)動員及世界上各領(lǐng)域比如環(huán)境方面的專家?？偣灿?6人在為評估團(tuán)工作，他們都知道組織一次成功的奧運(yùn)會需要哪些條件。評估團(tuán)團(tuán)員仔細(xì)地評估侯選城市。后者手頭都有一份600頁的文件，其中回答了評估團(tuán)提出的149個(gè)問題。體育設(shè)施也在檢查范圍之內(nèi)。因?yàn)樵u估離比賽尚有7年之遙，所以各城市的陳述也多少有些重要。
通常評估團(tuán)的成員們必須想象他們面前的荒地將會變成華麗的體育場館。通常評估團(tuán)的成員們只能依靠他們的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和他們的專家隊(duì)伍。在他們現(xiàn)場勘察后，評估團(tuán)會在國際奧委會總部洛桑集合，旨在根據(jù)他們關(guān)于侯選資格的結(jié)論擬出一份報(bào)道。
現(xiàn)在陳訴報(bào)道的含金量非常高。自從鹽湖城丑聞后，國際奧委會成員們被禁止親自考察申辦城市。他們會在5月13日接收到陳述報(bào)道。那是他們能決定每個(gè)城市是否合格的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。在亞洲，大阪市代表日本，他們在長野成功地舉行了上一次冬奧會。日本東京在1964年也舉辦過夏季奧運(yùn)會。
和亞洲競爭的有加拿大城市多倫多。加拿大和美國是奧運(yùn)會的?？?，且都有十年舉行一次奧運(yùn)會的能力。上一屆在北美舉行的奧運(yùn)會是1996年的亞特蘭大奧運(yùn)會。
兩個(gè)歐洲城市也在競爭行列當(dāng)中。第一個(gè)是伊斯坦布爾，這是土耳其首都連續(xù)第三次申辦奧運(yùn)會，作為亞、歐兩大洲的交會點(diǎn)，土耳其想利用其成功的侯選城市身份來改善自己的體育設(shè)施并為國家下一代提供更好的體育基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施。
最后，巴黎是另一個(gè)申辦2008年奧運(yùn)會的歐洲城市。男爵皮埃爾·顧拜旦的國家，現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會的精神來源，希望能第三次舉辦夏季奧運(yùn)會。上一次在法國首都舉行的夏季奧運(yùn)會是在1924年。1986年，巴黎在申奧過程中輸給了巴塞羅那。它現(xiàn)在（向世界）展示的是一種體育與文化的結(jié)合。李嵐清副總理: 確實(shí)，我們期待著2008年在北京張開雙臂歡迎各位的到來。我保證，北京的奧運(yùn)會將是一屆偉大的奧運(yùn)會。
楊瀾：我相信北京將向全世界證明這是一塊神奇的土地。
何振梁：七年后的北京會讓你為今天所作的決定而感到自豪。
薩馬蘭奇(前國際奧委會主席):2008年第29屆奧運(yùn)會主辦城市為北京市。北京今晚成為了一片歡騰的海洋。當(dāng)中國實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢想，贏得了2008年奧運(yùn)會的舉辦權(quán)時(shí)，成千上萬的（北京市民）歡呼雀躍。
薩馬蘭奇(前國際奧委會主席)∶2008年第29屆奧運(yùn)會主辦城市為--北京。
中國的夢想今晚實(shí)現(xiàn)了，現(xiàn)在，為達(dá)到奧林匹克目標(biāo)的7年征程開始了。勒德·克爾特，NBC新聞，北京。
1)host city：主辦城市
2)Evaluation Commission：評估委員會
3)bid city：申辦城市
4)IOC：即International Olympic Committee, 國際奧委會
5)Lausanne：洛桑，瑞士首都
6)Salt Lake City scandal: 鹽湖城丑聞, 指鹽湖城1995年在申辦2002年冬奧會主辦權(quán)的賄賂丑聞
7)Pierre de Coubertin: 皮埃爾·顧拜旦，法國人，現(xiàn)代奧林匹克創(chuàng)始人
It's a crucial task since the future of the games depends on how accurate this choice is. The host city holds the destiny of the Olympic movement and the 2)Evaluation Commission is a vital element in that decision making. Because of this huge responsibility, the 3)bid cities are carefully chosen and must undergo a pre-selection round. And then comes the main test feared by the five candidates remaining in the competition. That's when the commission visits the cities to evaluate their candidateship.
Now in order to select the best candidature the evaluation commission has been testing the venues and the capacity and potential of the cities in particular. The members of the evaluation commission are representatives of the 4)IOC, the International Federations and National Olympic Committees.
The commission has former athletes as well as world specialists in different areas like the environment. A total of 16 people are working for the commission and they all know what it takes for a successful Olympic Games organization. The commissioners carefully review the candidatures. Each of them has a 600-page file which answers the 149 questions asked by the commission. And the sports venues are also inspected. Because the evaluation is seven years away from the games themselves, the presentations of the cities are more or less virtual.
Often the members of the commission have to imagine that the wild field in front of them is actually going to become a magnificent Olympic venue. The commission members can only rely on their experience and on their expertise. After their on-sight visits, the Evaluation Commission met at the IOC headquarters in 5)Lausanne in order to produce a report based on their conclusions about the candidatures.
Now that report is highly anticipated. Since the 6)Salt Lake City scandal, IOC members are not allowed to go to the bid cities themselves. They'll have access to this report on May the 13th. It’ll be the only basis for them to decide whether or not each city is eligible.
In Asia, the city of Osaka represents the candidature of Japan, which successfully set up for last winter games in Nagano. Japan also hosted the summer games in Tokyo in 1964.
Competing with Asia is the Canadian city of Toronto. Canada and the United States have always been very much involved in the games and both have the capacities to set up the games once a decade. The last summer games in North America were in Atlanta in 1996.
Two European cities are also in competition. The first is Istanbul. It's the third time in a row the Turkish capital has applied for the games. Turkey, being at the crossroads of two continents, Europe and Asia, uses its successive candidatures as a way to improve its sports venues and provide the youth of the country with better sports infrastructures.
Finally, Paris is the other European city competing for the games of 2008. The country of Baron 7)Pierre de Coubertin, the inspiration behind the modern games, hopes to host the summer games for the third time. The last summer games in the French capital were in 1924. In ‘86 Paris lost the bid against Barcelona. It offers a mixture of sport and culture.
Vice Premier Li Lanqing: Indeed, it is our delight to welcome all guests with open arms in Beijing in year 2008. I am sure you will have a great Games in Beijing.
Yanglan: I believe Beijing will prove to be a land of wonders to all of you.
He Zhenliang: In seven years from now, Beijing will make you proud of youdecision here today.
Sammaranch (the former IOC president): The games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing.
Beijing exploded in joy tonight.Thes of thousandserupting in cheers as China won the gold and achieved its dream of hosting the Summer Olympics.
Sammaranch (the former IOC President): The games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of Beijing.
China's dream realized tonight and now the seven-year race to meet their Olympic goals begins. Ned Colt, NBC News, Beijing.
北京奧運(yùn)夢想成真
現(xiàn)代奧林匹克運(yùn)動會是和平時(shí)期組織的型的賽事，它們有著巨大的影響力。主辦城市會歡迎整個(gè)世界，這是一個(gè)艱巨且復(fù)雜的任務(wù)，需要越來越多的準(zhǔn)備時(shí)間。事實(shí)上，如今主辦城市需要7年時(shí)間來籌備奧運(yùn)會。
奧運(yùn)會的未來取決于這個(gè)決定有多么準(zhǔn)確，因此這是一個(gè)極為關(guān)鍵的任務(wù)。主辦城市手握奧林匹亞運(yùn)動的命運(yùn)，評估團(tuán)則是這個(gè)決定中十分關(guān)鍵的一部分。因?yàn)樨?zé)任如此重大，主辦城市都經(jīng)過精心挑選且必須經(jīng)過一輪預(yù)選。然后是在剩下的五個(gè)侯選城市中進(jìn)行的正式測試。這時(shí)評估團(tuán)會訪問申辦城市，對他們的合格程度進(jìn)行評估。
現(xiàn)在，為了選出侯選者，評估團(tuán)一直在評估（申辦）城市的能力，特別是潛力。評估團(tuán)的成員是國際奧委會、國際聯(lián)合會及國家奧委會的代表。
奧委會中有前運(yùn)動員及世界上各領(lǐng)域比如環(huán)境方面的專家?？偣灿?6人在為評估團(tuán)工作，他們都知道組織一次成功的奧運(yùn)會需要哪些條件。評估團(tuán)團(tuán)員仔細(xì)地評估侯選城市。后者手頭都有一份600頁的文件，其中回答了評估團(tuán)提出的149個(gè)問題。體育設(shè)施也在檢查范圍之內(nèi)。因?yàn)樵u估離比賽尚有7年之遙，所以各城市的陳述也多少有些重要。
通常評估團(tuán)的成員們必須想象他們面前的荒地將會變成華麗的體育場館。通常評估團(tuán)的成員們只能依靠他們的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和他們的專家隊(duì)伍。在他們現(xiàn)場勘察后，評估團(tuán)會在國際奧委會總部洛桑集合，旨在根據(jù)他們關(guān)于侯選資格的結(jié)論擬出一份報(bào)道。
現(xiàn)在陳訴報(bào)道的含金量非常高。自從鹽湖城丑聞后，國際奧委會成員們被禁止親自考察申辦城市。他們會在5月13日接收到陳述報(bào)道。那是他們能決定每個(gè)城市是否合格的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。在亞洲，大阪市代表日本，他們在長野成功地舉行了上一次冬奧會。日本東京在1964年也舉辦過夏季奧運(yùn)會。
和亞洲競爭的有加拿大城市多倫多。加拿大和美國是奧運(yùn)會的?？?，且都有十年舉行一次奧運(yùn)會的能力。上一屆在北美舉行的奧運(yùn)會是1996年的亞特蘭大奧運(yùn)會。
兩個(gè)歐洲城市也在競爭行列當(dāng)中。第一個(gè)是伊斯坦布爾，這是土耳其首都連續(xù)第三次申辦奧運(yùn)會，作為亞、歐兩大洲的交會點(diǎn)，土耳其想利用其成功的侯選城市身份來改善自己的體育設(shè)施并為國家下一代提供更好的體育基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施。
最后，巴黎是另一個(gè)申辦2008年奧運(yùn)會的歐洲城市。男爵皮埃爾·顧拜旦的國家，現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會的精神來源，希望能第三次舉辦夏季奧運(yùn)會。上一次在法國首都舉行的夏季奧運(yùn)會是在1924年。1986年，巴黎在申奧過程中輸給了巴塞羅那。它現(xiàn)在（向世界）展示的是一種體育與文化的結(jié)合。李嵐清副總理: 確實(shí)，我們期待著2008年在北京張開雙臂歡迎各位的到來。我保證，北京的奧運(yùn)會將是一屆偉大的奧運(yùn)會。
楊瀾：我相信北京將向全世界證明這是一塊神奇的土地。
何振梁：七年后的北京會讓你為今天所作的決定而感到自豪。
薩馬蘭奇(前國際奧委會主席):2008年第29屆奧運(yùn)會主辦城市為北京市。北京今晚成為了一片歡騰的海洋。當(dāng)中國實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢想，贏得了2008年奧運(yùn)會的舉辦權(quán)時(shí)，成千上萬的（北京市民）歡呼雀躍。
薩馬蘭奇(前國際奧委會主席)∶2008年第29屆奧運(yùn)會主辦城市為--北京。
中國的夢想今晚實(shí)現(xiàn)了，現(xiàn)在，為達(dá)到奧林匹克目標(biāo)的7年征程開始了。勒德·克爾特，NBC新聞，北京。
1)host city：主辦城市
2)Evaluation Commission：評估委員會
3)bid city：申辦城市
4)IOC：即International Olympic Committee, 國際奧委會
5)Lausanne：洛桑，瑞士首都
6)Salt Lake City scandal: 鹽湖城丑聞, 指鹽湖城1995年在申辦2002年冬奧會主辦權(quán)的賄賂丑聞
7)Pierre de Coubertin: 皮埃爾·顧拜旦，法國人，現(xiàn)代奧林匹克創(chuàng)始人