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Olympic Excitement

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.
Jenny , Ken
Olympic Excitement
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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 奥运会jīntiān 今天jiùyào 就要kāimù 开幕le 了nǐ 你yǒu 有shénme 什么gǎnjué 感觉
The Olympics are starting today. What are you feeling?
太激动了
tài 太jīdòng 激动le 了
I'm so excited!
你在哪儿看开幕式
nǐ 你zài 在nǎr 哪儿kàn 看kāimùshì 开幕式
Where will you watch the opening ceremony?
在这儿和大家一起奥运加油中国加油
zài 在zhèr 这儿hé 和dàjiā 大家yīqǐ 一起Àoyùn 奥运jiāyóu 加油Zhōngguó 中国jiāyóu 加油
Right here, with everyone! Go Olympics! Go China!
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