honorable referees, distinguished contestants, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. i feel it a great honor to have this opportunity sharing my opinion of the green olympics with you.
in august ,2004, as the delegate of chinese teenagers, i participated in the olympic youth camp. from it, i learnt and got a lot.
in athens, i was not only intoxicated on its long history and the deep humanity, but also impressed by the citizens' environmental awareness and shocked by the passion of the locals' for environmental protection.
with fewer metropolitan dins can be found in athens, the streets are neat indeed, for you will see no wastes on the road there. moreover, i seldom saw cleaners in athens, which impressed me very strongly. because what this phenomenon reflected is a kind of quality, character and also a sense of responsibility about the environment. which means, keeping the city clean is not only a governmental behavior, but a habit in the daily life of every athenian's.
i still remember the picture that, an old lady took great trouble to bent over for picking up a piece of newspaper and sent it into a dustbin. when i asked why she did such hard work with her age.: "why not? " she said, just so simple. up to now, this picture still clearly exists in my mind for its embodied environmental consciousness and a national spirit.
throughout the days in athens, there were a series of educational activities about environment. in those items, we were working in groups discussing environmental problems of different aspects and also seeking the solutions. in addition, the items consisted of speeches of officers' of local ngos and the children's paintings exhibition as well. at the end of the activity, having reached common understanding, each of us has submitted suggestions and measures dealing with the promotion of the implement of sustainable development. i have to say, this series of activities really benefited me a great deal.
therefore, i have thought of beijing, thought of the year2008.
"green olympics" is one of three major ideas of running the 2008 olympic games. the main intension of this creed is to prepare and host olympic games under the guidance of sustainable development. and at the same time, try hard to improve the environmental quality of the capital.
actualy in beijing today. the sandstorm is coming rare and rare, and the greenery area is keeping increasing year by year. no one can deny that these changes are the result of all the beijingers' efforts. it obviously states that through the application and the preparation for 2008, the beijingers' environmental awareness has been strengthened greatly. but as the case stands, we still have a long way to go.
as a middle school student of a new era, we should take part in environmental protection and the implement of sustainable development more widely and extensively. indeed, environmental protection should start from dribs and drabs, but it is not enough only to stay on the surface. we have to realize today's environmental problems more objectively and deeply .and we have to find out the obstruction and the danger we are facing. further more, only by considering the environmental problem as the point of sustainable development and globalization, shall we be able to arouse our consciousness and enthusiasm. i firmly believe that we will make the world a better place.
and now, i have a dream.
i have a dream that one day the earth will be free from contaminations；i have a dream that one day the nature and the human beings will coexist harmoniously and naturally; i have a dream that one day the blue sky and the verdure will always surround us; and i have a dream that one day the green will become eternity.
so, friends, let us join our hands and work together, meet in a green beijing, meet in 2008.
绿色北京 绿色奥运
尊敬的评委，各位选手，女士们，先生们，大家早上好。
我很荣幸今天能有机会在此与大家共同交流，谈一谈我对绿色奥运的一些想法。
2004年8月，作为中国的青年代表，我参加了雅典奥运青年营活动。本次雅典之旅着实让我看到了许多、也学到了许多。
在雅典，除了陶醉于其悠久的历史和深厚的人文，我更多地有感于当地人的环境意识，震撼于他们对环保的热忱。
雅典的街道尽管少了大都市的喧嚣，但十分整洁，路面上没有任何废物。此外，在雅典我很少见到保洁人员，这对我触动很大。因为这现象所体现的是一种素质，一种作为市民的对于环境的责任感。可见，在雅典，环境的保洁已然不仅是政府行为，而真正成为了每一个雅典人的习惯。
一次我们外出参观，见一位老妇人吃力地弯腰捡起一张被风吹到脚下的报纸，并将其投入垃圾箱。当我上前询问这样做有何理由时，老人的回答是："为什么不呢？"这句话让我回味至今，这情景也让我感触良多。正如观滴水可识江海，这一平凡邂逅所体现出的环境意识乃至民族精神着实引人深思。
在我们的青年营活动中始终贯穿着一系列关于环保的教育活动。活动中，所有的营员以小组为单位，就不同层面的环境问题展开讨论，寻求解决办法，并最终达成共识。活动中还不时安排有当地环境组织官员的演讲和孩子们的图画作品展。活动结束时我们每人还提出了一份关于实施可持续发展的建议和措施，并在营员中展开了交流。这一系列活动让我受益匪浅。
由此，我想到了北京，想到了2008。
"绿色奥运"是北京举办2008年奥运会的三大理念之一。其主要内涵是在可持续发展思想的指导下筹备和举办奥运会，提高首都环境质量。
放眼今天的北京，沙尘天气已是罕见，绿地面积也在逐年增加。不可否认，这些变化是所有北京人共同努力的结果。它也说明通过申办和筹备奥运，北京人的环境意识已大大增强。然而较之于一些国家，我们还有差距。
我认为作为新时代的中学生，我们应更广泛、更深入地参加到保护环境和实施可持续发展的绿色行动中。诚然，环保要从点滴做起，但在我看来仅停留在不使用一次性筷子、捡拾废弃物的层面是不够的。作为实现绿色奥运生力军，我们应更客观、更深入地对当今的环境问题有所了解，并以全球化及可持续发展的角度认识环境问题及其对我国发展的阻碍和对人类生存的危害，从而真正唤起我们的主人意识和保护环境的热情。而这则需要生态教育的进一步深化和更多实践活动的开展。我坚信，通过我们的共同努力，绿色将不再遥远。
此刻，我有一个梦想。
我梦想有一天，地球将没有污染；
我梦想有一天，人类、自然能和谐共处；
我梦想有一天，蓝天碧水能常伴左右；
我梦想有一天，绿色将成为永恒。
朋友们，就让我们并肩携手，在同一个世界、同一个梦想中相约绿色北京，相约2008。
