This moment Beijing forwarded the human's dream to London. We hope London will do better and higher.

Good night, Beijing, Good luck, London.

Though all Chinese soccer fans are shameful when mentioning Chinese Team, especially Team Men, others in the world also fire our passion and dream to make souls struggle for success! Championship decisive battle between the two world top level teams: Nigeria and Argentina showed that what are the real heroes. We enjoyed the perfect Soccer Lunch!

之所以关注足球，不仅仅是希望看到中国足球的进步和中国足球运动员的努力，更是希望能感受到世界最优秀的足球团队在中国赛场上的团结和力量！如意大利，荷兰，德国，阿根廷，西班牙，巴西，当然还有尼日利亚，这次的亚军得主！

The reasons for me to focus on Soccer Match in Beijing Olympics have two points: 1, I want to find some improvement and their efforts to fight in Chinese Team; 2. In the further, I hope that many teams such as Italy, Holland, Germany, Argentian, Spain, Brazil and Nigeria, their spirits of Unit and Power  put the soccer sports great luckness in the Chinese soil with fresh earth smell.

29届奥运会官方网站关于足球在奥运会的介绍比较简要，摘录如下，这里所说的football是英式说法，其实就是美国英语里的soccer：

While the modern game of football started with the foundation of the Football Association of England in 1863, its roots extend to opposite ends of the earth. The ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans played a similar game, long before English kings in the 1300s and 1400s were trying to outlaw the violent sport.

While professionals are allowed in the men’s tournament, rules restrict teams to players under 23 years old with the exception of three over-age players. ’No age restrictions apply for the women’s tournament. For the Beijing 2008 Games the number of women’s teams has been increased to 12. The men’s tournament is set at 16 teams.

Comparing with China traditional sports such as diving and table tennis, I prefer to some weak items for Chinese. So Baseball is. 

棒球在亚洲发展很好，在日本、韩国和台湾地区，棒球被他们誉为“国球/National Ball”，在世界上获得过前三名的成绩，而棒球在中国缺一直不被人们重视，成绩也不是那么理想。最好的成绩是2005年的棒球亚洲杯上获得的第三名。这次在五棵松棒球场进行的比赛从昨天开始到23日结束，昨天，中国队对阵加拿大，结果以0：10输掉了！

 Baseball is being extended to develop in Asia, especially in Japan, Korea and Taiwan Area where it is taken as National Ball. And this sport keeps the top level in these coutries. But in China, baseball has difficult development and few attention. China Baseball Team took the third status in Asian Baseball Games of 2005, which is the best achievement till now. Yesterday, in the first baseball competition day (It goes along till 23, August) China lost the first with Canada as 0:10.

下面棒球的历史大概介绍，以帮助我们更好的认识这个项目，关注我们的弱项，争取更大的进步。

The below is the brief origin of Baseball to help us know this games well. Pay more attention to our weak sports, and wish we get better improvement.

Baseball is a sport which was primarily developed in the United States in the early 19th century. Legend has it that the sport was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York, but that legend has been largely discredited, and Doubleday should instead be recognised for being an American Civil War hero. The sport is based on several earlier British sports, such as rounders and cricket, which were popular in the 17th and 18th century. After its early development in the United States, professional teams and leagues were later formed, especially the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in 1871, the first formal professional organisation. Five years later, in 1876, this organisation was replaced by the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs.

Baseball later spread to many nations, notably Japan, Australia, and also to many Latin American countries, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Cuba's first professional league was formed in 1878, only two years after the National League in the United States. Many Latin Americans have played in the American Major Leagues.

China pulled off a diplomatic triumph on Friday, turning the Olympic opening ceremony from the low-key political event it has traditionally been into a spectacular visual display attended by a roll call of world leaders.

周五，中国赢得了外交的胜利。她借奥运会开幕式将传统意义上低调的政治事件变为给世界领导人点名接见的壮观的表演。

Underlining China’s growing global presence, more than 50 presidents and prime ministers attended the lavishly choreographed ceremony in Beijing’s “bird’s nest” stadium. They included George W. Bush, the first US president to attend an opening ceremony outside the United States, Russia’s prime minister Vladimir Putin and Japan’s prime minister Yasuo Fukuda.

在中国参与全球发展的大背景下，50多位总统和首相在北京鸟巢出席这场浪费的舞台开幕式演出，他们有：乔治 W 布什，他是在美国本土外第一位参加奥运会开幕式的美国总统，俄罗斯总理弗拉基米尔 普京和日本首相福田康夫。

Earlier in the day, the leaders queued in a half-hour-long receiving line to be photographed alongside Hu Jintao, China’s president, with a painting of the Great Wall as a backdrop.

今天的早些时候，这些领导人排了半个小时的长队等候中国国家主席胡锦涛以万里长城为背景的合影。

Alongside the grand opening ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 4bn television viewers, the images were designed to show China’s emerging international status to the world and the continuing legitimacy of the Communist party government at home. The Chinese authorities have pursued diplomacy and occasional threats to persuade as many leaders as possible to come to Beijing.

这场巨大的开幕式，预计有40亿电视观众观看，开幕式映像反映中国新兴的国际地位，她向世界展示中国共产党政府在国内的长久合法性。中国权威人士以外交和偶尔恐吓的方式游说多个国家的领导人尽可能的来到北京。

With human rights groups lobbying leaders to steer clear of the Games, there were some notable absentees, including Angela Merkel of Germany and Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who called off his visit a few weeks ago citing the summer heat in Beijing. Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, is due to attend the closing ceremony.

鉴于人权集团建议全球领导人避开奥运会，有几位值得注意的人物缺席了本届奥运会开幕式，他们有：德国总理安格拉 默克尔和意大利总理西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼，几周前，他们也没有出席在北京举办的夏季峰会。英国首相戈登 布朗预计出席闭幕式。

However, French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who had flirted with the idea of a boycott after the March turmoil over Tibet, did attend.

法国总统尼古拉 萨科齐尽管此前因3月西藏动乱事件开玩笑的说抵制奥运会，但还是来了。

Mr Bush, who talked about the situation in South Ossetia with Mr Putin, urged China to increase political and religious freedoms. “We strongly believe societies which allow the free expression of ideas tend to be the most prosperous and the most peaceful,” he said at a ceremony to open the new US embassy in Beijing.

布什先生在与普京先生谈到南奥赛梯局势时，督促中国加快政治和宗教自由。“我们坚信人类会自由的表达自己的思想，社会更加繁荣和更加和平！”他说在开幕式上，美国会在北京开放崭新的美国大使馆。

Olympic organisers injected a note of business competition into the proceedings by choosing former gymnast and entrepreneur Li Ning as the athlete to light the Olympic cauldron. As well as winning three gold medals in the 1984 Los Angeles games, he is the founder of the Li Ning sporting goods company, a serious rival to Nike and Adidas in the Chinese market.

奥运会组织者采取商业竞争的方式选择了前体操冠军，企业家李宁作为点燃奥运会主火炬塔的火炬手。众所周知，作为1984年洛杉矶奥运会三块金牌获得者，他是李宁体育用品公司的创始人，中国市场与Nike和Adidas最大的竞争对手。

While the Chinese authorities offered a warm welcome to international leaders, they were taking no chances with potential dissent. Four dissidents contacted by the Financial Times said they had been all but consigned to their homes during the Games.

中国领导人为国际领导人提供了热烈的欢迎规格，使得他们没有机会对奥运会说不。金融时报联系到的四位持不同政见者，他们说，他们得知此事，但会在奥运期间将这些不同的声音保留到回国。

By Geoff Dyer in Beijing

China edged European powerhouse Sweden 2-1 in front of some 38,000 home fans in their opening match of the Olympic women's soccer tournament here on August 6.

China started with its traditional 4-4-2 formation, attacking the opponents mainly from the wings.

The Chinese Steel Roses opened the scoring in the 6th minute when striker Xu Yuan steered the ball into the empty net after midfielder Zhang Na's powerful long shot bounced off the left post.

Han Duan scored her 101st goal, enabling host China to celebrate the start of competition at the Beijing Olympics with a 2-1 victory over Sweden.

Han's goal in the 72nd minute sparked an eruption by the boisterous crowd of 37,902 at Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium.

The crowd began a Mexican wave in the 11th minute, and in the 43rd, one end of the stadium broke out into a chant of "Come on China, win."

China will take on Canada in its second match of Group E on August 9 while Sweden will face underdog Argentina.

The Chinese lost two key players to injuries just before the match.Star forward Ma Xiaoxu injured her left knee in a warm-up against the United States, and midfielder Qu Feifei broke her leg in a tune-up with New Zealand.

He had a good question. For most Chinese people, it's the most puzzle that they dare not to open their mouths. So, herein are some suggestions to those guys who really want to speak English:

1. To listern to some videos and radios of English countries, such as USA, UK, Australia, Canada and  New Zealand. Only when you catch the speaker's words, you can analyze how to talk with him/her or give a suitable answer.

2. To simulate the speakers while listerning. For people living in a non-English spoken country, to speak standard American/Britain pronounciation is very important. Commonly the DJs or VJs are trained on languege spoken skill. Follow them, and get better for you.

3. To have a dialogue with you partners. If you have no partner, please find one and become good friends. If you have, try to talk with them before you choose any topic about the society, economy, politic, your work and life.

Each of three items is necessary for learners. But at first, you should do. Wish you succeed.

1.

-Nice Trading Campany．May I help you？ /娜诗贸易公司。请问有何贵干？

-This is Wang Li Speaking. Is that Mr. Zhong?/我是王莉，您是钟先生吗？

-We have two Zhongs．Is that Bob Zhong，or John Zhong？/我们这里有两位先生姓钟。你要接Bob钟，还是John钟？

2.

-I'm sorry，he's not in the office now．/很抱歉，他现在不在办公室。

-Do you have any idea when he'll be back？/你知道他何时回来吗？

-I have no idea（when he'll be back．）/我不知道（他何时回来）。

-Can you ask him to call me when he comes back？It's urgent．/他回来时请告诉他打电话给我好吗？有急事。

-I'm sorry but he's in Shanghai on business．Probably sometime tomorrow．/很抱歉，他出差去上海了。可能明天（回来）。

-Is there anyone else who can help me？/有没有其他的人能帮我？

-OK．I'll just put you through．Just a moment，please…/好的，我这就给您转接,请稍候。

-Thank you./谢谢。

-You're welcome．/别客气。

3.

-Is Mary there？/玛丽在吗？

-Mary is out right now．Why don't you call back later this afternoon？/玛丽现在不在。您不妨今天下午再打来。

-When will she be back？Will it be too late if I call around 10∶00 this evening？/她何时会回来？如果我在晚上10点左右打来会不会太晚？

-No problem./没关系的。

Dialogue A

A：Hello？/你好

B：Hello．is this 4474716？I'd like to speak to Mr．Wang，please？/您好，您的电话是4474716吗？我找王先生。

A：I'm sorry．Mr．Wang is out right now．/对不起，王先生刚出去。

B：May I know when he'll be back？/那他什么时候回来呢？

A：I don't know，but he will certainly be back for lunch．This is his wife speaking．Can I take a message for him？/不知道。不过午餐后肯定回来了，我是他妻子，要留言给他吗？

B：Thank you，Mrs．Wang．Please tell him to meet at the airport before tomorrow afternoon．/谢谢您，王夫人。请告诉他明天下午前要在机场见面。

A：Very good．I'll let him know as soon as he comes back．But，may I have your name，please？/好的，他一回来我就告诉他。不过，我想知道您的名字，可以吗？

B：This is Lin Ming．Thank you．Bye．/我叫李明，谢谢您，再见。

A：Good-bye．/再见。

Dialogue B

A：Good morning．/早上好。

B：Good morning．This is Li Gang here I'm calling from New York in America．/早上好。我叫李刚，从美国纽约打电话给您的。

A：How can I help you？/什么事情？

B：I'm trying to get hold of Mr．Chen．Is he available？/我找陈先生，他在吗？

A：I'll just find out for you，sir… Hello，are you still there？ Unfortunately，Mr．Chen is not available at the moment．Would you like me to put you through to Mr．Li？/我立刻找他..先生，您在吗？不好意思，陈先生现在没在。您要我帮您接通李先生吗？

B：Yes，please．That's very kind of you．/好的，可以。你太好了。

A：You're welcome．/不客气。

Dialogue C

（A：Jane B：Mary C：Sue）

A：Hello！/你好！

B：Hello！ Good morning．Who is that speaking？/您好！早上好！您是哪位？

A：It's Jane．I'm so sorry that I made such an early phone call．/我是Jane，不好意思这么早打给您。

B：It's nothing．Who do you wish to talk to？/没事儿，你找谁呢？

A：Is Sue James in？/Sue James在吗？

B：Sue！Jane wants you on the phone．/Sue，Jane的电话。

A：Hello！Is Sue there？/喂，是Sue吗？

C：Yes，speaking．/是的。

A：Oh，sorry，I'm afraid I won't attend the meeting this morning．Last night I had a sore throat and I started getting bot．/哦，不好意思，我恐怕不能参加今天上午的会议了，我昨晚嗓子疼，而且转成幼绳虫病。

C：Do you have a temperature？Have you taken it？/发烧了吗？测体温了吗？

A：No，haven't yet．/没，还没呢。

C：Don't worry about the meeting．You'd better go to see a doctor．I wish you will soon be well．/别担心会议。你最好去看医生，我希望你快点好起来。

A：Thank you，Sue．Bye．/谢谢你，Sue，再见。

B：Bye．/再见。

整理一点是一点，好不容易自己想把二十多年学到的英语分一下类，给自己画一个句号。不过，想想还有很多类别，看来这个句号也不是一下两下可以画的好的。

俺没太在意，从电梯的镜子里瞅着自己乐呵，感觉脖子发热，后面有人将热辣辣的眼睛射向了俺，而且，伴随“燥热”，仿佛听到了关于俺老的对话。

ーー美しいですね...

ーーそうですね。

尽管我的日语不精通，但这样简单的对话还是能够听懂。俺眼睛盯着电梯的反光镜，瞅着站在俺身后的两个说日语的家伙。

--彼女は話のわかる人である。

--ええ。

哈哈，亏他们聪明，看出来我懂一点点，不敢再胡说了。我也假装不咋知道，给他们个面子。出了酒店大门，台阶很高，俺老人家最近有点“残疾”-崴脚了！所以走路小心翼翼，下台阶的时候，发现刚才说日语的那个叔叔（？叔叔仿佛有点老，暂且叫他GG吧），话说那个GG站在俺身边，很礼貌的，相当于一个绅士般伸出了左手，我知道有“请”的意思，顺水推舟，慢慢的下台阶。

ーーあなたは　日本人ですか。

ーーいいえ、中国人ですね。

ーー日本語を　話しですか。

ーーはい、いしてん。

我慢慢的移动自己的脚板，东洋GG认真的和我聊着，接他的车在下面，本田H，哈哈。接我的车也在下面，本田H。

--さようなら，では失礼(しつれい)します。
--さようなら。

学了几天日语，耽误了六节课，这次碰得东洋人，算是又一次提醒自己要加油学了，而且，这个日本GG也和一般意义上的日本男人不一样，个头起码比较高！NND，不会曾经是 Japanese Student abroad吧？但愿！

管他呢，不过，日语这家伙，挺好！讲两句，还多了点自信，起码不会让小日本背后说自己而不懂哦。