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Olympic Excitement

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ID: 0961 Elementary
08-08-2008. The day we've all been waiting for. The factories are closed, the cars are parked away. The buildings are ready, the skies are blue (hopefully). The world has arrived in Beijing and we at ChinesePod are here to cheer everyone on. Jiayou Olympics. Jiayou China. Listen to this podcast and celebrate the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing with us.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
奥运会 Aòyùnhuì Olympic Games
就要 jiùyào to be about to
开幕 kāimù to begin
感觉 gǎnjué feeling
奥运会今天就要开幕了。你有什么感觉?
Àoyùnhuì jīntiān jiùyào kāimù le 。nǐ yǒu shénme gǎnjué ?
The Olympics are starting today. What are you feeling?
太激动了!
tài jīdòng le !
I'm so excited!
你在哪儿看开幕式?
nǐ zài nǎr kàn kāimùshì ?
Where will you watch the opening ceremony?
在这儿,和大家一起!奥运加油!中国加油!
zài zhèr ,hé dàjiā yīqǐ !Àoyùn jiāyóu !Zhōngguó jiāyóu !
Right here, with everyone! Go Olympics! Go China!
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