Dialogue

A: As a leader of the Chinese Olympic bid, could you talk about the general preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games in several years?

A: 作为奥申委的负责人，你能谈一谈关于2008年奥运会在今后七年里的一些准备工作吗？

B: Okay, it's well known that Beijing Municipal¹ Government has already set the theme for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics.

B: 好的，众所周知，北京市政府已经为未来的奥运会设立了主题：新北京，新奥运。

A: A great creative idea! Can you explain what the meaning of the theme is?

A: 一个非常具有创意的设想！你能给我们解释一下这一主题意义吗？

B: With pleasure. We defined² 2008 Olympics as Green Olympics, High-tech³ Olympics and People's Olympics.

B: 非常高兴。我们已经把2008年奥运会定义为“绿色奥运，科技奥运和人文奥运。”

A: Fantastic! How does Beijing Municipal Government manage to do it?

A: 太棒了！北京市政府如何才能做到这一点呢？

B: According to the theme, "The Green Olympics Action Plan" is being carried out. In several years, we will invest⁴ 100 billion RMB in preseving and protecting the environment. 12.5 million trees and more than 1 million acres of grass will be planted along the Fourth Ring Road. At the same time, we will also control industrial pollution.

B: 根据这个主题，“绿色奥林匹克运动会行动计划”的方案正在实施。在今后的几年里，我们将在保存和保护环境方面投入一千亿元人民币，沿着四环路将会种上一千二百五十万棵树和一百多方亩草，与此同时，我们要控制工业污染源。

A: Great project!

A: 非常宏大的工程！

B: Yes. Welcome businessmen from all over the world come and invest in Beijing!

B: 是的，欢迎世界各地的商业人士前来投资！

A: Thank you!

A: 谢谢！