Theyearof2008isgettingcloserandclosertous.Weneedtotakeactionsfromnowontoprepareforthegame.Whatweneedtodomostistoworkonourdisadvantagesandshortcomings.AsastudentofSeniorhigh,Icandomyownpart.AlthoughIcan’ttransformourcityintomoreabeautifulplaceonmyown,IcanhelpBeijinginsmallwaysandencourageourclassmatesandpeoplearoundmetofollowmylead.

Letmetaketheenvironmentforexample,theatmospherearoundBeijingisquitedisappointing,factoriesandcarskeepgivingoffexhaustsintotheair,wecanhardlyseetheblueskywithournakedeyes,becausetheskyiscoveredwithathicklayerofharmfulsubstances.Theskyisgrayinsteadofblue.Toourdelight,thegovernmenthaspassedsomelawsofprotectingtheair,andwecandosomethinguseful,too.Forexample,wheneverwegooutforalongdistance,ridethebikeortakethebusesandsubwaysinsteadoftaxis.Youmaynothaveacluehowitworks.Ofcoursedoingthatonlybyonepersonisfarfromenough,butwecanletmorepeopledothattogether.Inthatcasetheresultmaybemorethanwebargainedfor.

AnotherthingweneedtoworkonisourEnglishskills.TeachersandparentsoftenputgreatemphasisonourEnglishskillsespeciallylisteningandspeaking.Iwanttobeavolunteerin2008,tobeaninterpreter.Fornow,ImustdosomethinghelpfultoimprovemyspokenEnglish.Romeisn’tbuildinaday,soisEnglish.Itcan’tbeimprovedinadayortwo.Ittakestimeandenergy.TherearenoshortcutstoimproveyourspokenEnglish;themostproductivewayistograballopportunitiesaroundyoutoopenyourmouth.Forinstance,takingpartinallkindsofEnglishcontestsisagoodway,youcanmeetsomeexcellentcontestants,andyoucansharetheexperienceoflearningandsomegoodmethodoflearning.IwillkeepparticipatinginallEnglishactivitiestopolishupmyEnglish.I’msurebytheyearof2008,IwillbeabletomasterEnglishwelljustasmymothertongue.

Allinall,I’msurethatBeijingOlympicGameswillbeoneofthemostsuccessfulGamesinhistory.Ibelieveourlong-cherisheddreamwillbefulfilledinaperfectway!

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2008年奥运会和我

2008年离我们越来越近了，我们必须从现在开始采取行动，来为奥运会做准备。我们最需要做的，是克服缺点和改进不足之处。作为一名高中生，我们可以做我们力所能及的事情。虽然我不能光靠我自身的力量把这座城市妆点得更美丽，但我可以用自己的方式，来改变北京并且鼓励我的同学们和我周围的人和我一起做。

让我以环境为例，北京周围的大气环境比较令人失望，工厂和汽车不断地向空中排放废气，我们几乎用肉眼看不到蓝色的天空了。因为天空被一层厚厚的有害物质所覆盖，天空成了灰色，而不是蓝色。令我们高兴的是，政府已经*一些保护大气环境的相关法规。我们呢，也可以做一些有用的事情。比如说，每当我们要出远门的时候，骑自行车或乘坐公交车和地铁来代替出租车。你可能不知道这会有什么用。当然，只靠一个人的力量是远远不够的，但是我们可以让更多的人一起去做。这样的话，结果才有可能收效显著。