疯狂英语阅读：OLYMPIC2000REVIEW

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Its the water that defines Sydney. Its a playground, a front yard, and a highway upon which thousands of “Sydneysiders,” as the locals are called, get to and from work. Ocean and harbor beaches help 1)fuel the unique Sydney spirit. The harbors most recognizable feature is its 2)dramatic Opera House. Completed in 1963, it looks like 3)billowing sails to sun, although the architect had orange sections in mind. While Australia is almost as big as the continental U.S. with only 18 million people, it has just about one fifteenth the population. Sydneys four million residents, make it Australias largest city by far. Its also the capital of New South Wales, one of Australias eight states and territories.

Announcer 1: We can crossover now to Stadium Australia and pick up the opening ceremony which I gather is just begun 4 hours of entertainment awaiting us. As we pick it up, and the crowd there of 110,000 watching the 4)stockriders coming in, apparently 120 men on horses, and Imkeeping a close lookout for Paul Hogan, whos supposed to be one of them.

Announcer 2: We had had word that Paul might be one of these riders. Interesting the stadium holding a 110,000, its the largest ever Olympic stadium. Los Angeles held 101and Moscows held 100,000, but this one is the biggest.

Announcer 1: And I think were going to get dizzy with all the facts and figures apparently. that cloth was gone over the stadium, because theres a playing surface under there, the largest single cloth of its kind ever designed. Actually Im not going to go crazy on numbers and facts and figures, youll get dizzy, and youll probably get bored at home. The horsemen came out shouting out 5)GDay GDay, and here we are, we get it in the flag, GDay.

Announcer 2: And that flag is a painting by Ken Done, a very famous Australian artist, whos had quite a bit to do with the Olympics.

6)Under Southern Skies

There is a peace in our hearts, and a hope in our hands

Were a family of children, we come from many different lands

Our time is just beginning, our race is yet to run,

But if you would take us with you, then we have already won

(Announcer 1: Well the costume designer has certainly out done himself in that representation of the five continents, with those 5 people backing up the little green girl.

Announcer 2: And singing out there the southern skies.)

Under the southern skies, together in this land

Every voice in celebration

A family hand in hand under the southernskies,

as one we rise

And turn our eyes to see

All the wonders of the future in a world of harmony

Announcer 1: And now the Peoples Republic of China, 276 representatives. It is that the basketball star carrying the flag, Li Yudong.

Announcer 2: And of course medal chances spread right through the programmes, from disciplines like taekwondo, table tennis, badminton, and of course the diving. Im sure theyll be very competitive in the diving events.

Announcer 1: If I was going to put money on a gold medal winner, I would put it on “Ge Fei, Gu Jun” in the Womens Badminton, right, now its just about the 100% past time medal tick.

The first of the shooting gold medals was decided yesterday, and competition continued today, with the Womens 10 meter Air Pistol final. Shooters are often considered a 7)breed apart from other athletes. They bear some of the sports most exemplary characters, like Swedens legendary Oscar Swahn, who won the last of 6 Olympic medals back in 1920 at the grand age of 72. Four years ago at Atlanta, it was Russia gold and silver in the Womens Air Pistol. The SydneyGames though was to bring three different nations to the medal “dayis”. The gold medal was won by Chinas Luna Tao, shooting consistantly throughout the teams shot final.

“We are close to commencing the final rotation, first subdivision for the Womens qaulifying...shots...and... above the floor.” The silver medal went to Yugoslavias Jasna Sekaric and bronze to Australias Annemarie Forder. For Tao it was one better than her runner up performance at last years world championships.

Fu Mingxia picked up a record eqaulling fourth Olympic diving title in dramatic fashion on her final two dives. Fu came out of retirement last year, and achieved a total of 609.42 points, to beat 8)compatriot Guo Jingjing into second place. Doerte Lindner of Germany was a distant third.

Mainland athletes also dominated in the diving pool, 9)springboard champion Xiong Ni teamed up with Xiao Hailing to take the mens 10)synchronized springboard title. They led from the first round, and built a gap of more than 35 points over the second place Russian pair of Dmitry Sautin and Alexander Dobroskok of the five dives. Xiong and Xiaos win came hoton the heels of compatriots. Li Na and Sang Xue who got Chinas gold medal winning spree of to a good start in the womens events. The world cup champions scored an equaling convincing victory, finishing more than 30 points ahead of Canadas silver medal winning pair of Anne Montminy and Emilie Heymans.

China scored a triple success before lunch at the Sydney Olympics, particularly sweet was a controversial victory in the Womans 20 Kilometer walk.

It was the first time the 20km walk had been contested by woman as an Olympics, replacing the 10 km event from previous games. It gave Wang Liping a chance to answer critics, who claimed, Chinese athletes would 11)lag behind in endurance events at the Sydney Olympics. However she needed a bit of luck in winning the event. It came at the expense of Jane Saville, who suffered a cruel end to her challenge. The Australian was leading on the approach to the stadium when she was disqualified from the event, after a third warning for running. That allowed Wang, the 24-year-old daughter of a factory worker in ShenYang, to stride unchallenged to the line and claim the gold in 1 hour 29 minutes and 5 seconds. Norways Kjersti Plaetzer was second and Maria Vasco of Spain third.