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国际奥委会主席罗格（Rogge） tells West: Be fair with China
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LONDON: The West must stop hectoring（V.恃强凌弱式地恐吓，虚张声势） China over human rights, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has told a leading British newspaper. "You don't obtain anything in China with a loud voice," Rogge told Saturday's Financial Times（周六财经时报）. "That is the big mistake of people in the West wanting to add their views. "It took us 200 years to evolve from the French Revolution. China started in 1949," Rogge added, noting that was a time when Britain and other European nations were also colonial powers, "with all the abuse attached to colonial powers". "It was only 40 years ago that we gave liberty to the colonies（n.殖民地）. Let's be a little bit more modest." Rogge said the IOC always believed awarding the 2008 Games to Beijing would "open up（开发） China", and that in time, this would happen. "The Games we believe,over time（随着时间过去）, will have a good influence on social evolution in China, and the Chinese admit it themselves," he said. Rogge questioned whether media attention on Tibet would be as strong if the Games were not taking place in Beijing. "I wonder if Tibet would be front page today were it not that the Games are being organized in Beijing. It would probably be page 4 or 5," he said. "To keep face (in Asia) is of paramount（adj.极为重要的，压倒一切的） importance. All the Chinese specialists will tell you that only one thing works - respectful,quiet but firm（安定的） discussion." Rogge said his relations with Beijing were excellent, although "they have their priorities（n.优先权） and we have ours". He noted that Beijing has made progress in two policy areas - a media law providing 25,000 foreign media access during the Games, and environmental measures to tackle the city'schronic pollution（慢性污染） problems. Rogge said China hadgiven significant ground（重大的让步）to the IOC by opening access to foreign media for the Olympics, whichhe expected to be extended beyond 2008 and believed would be a key factor in the social evolution of the country（他希望这能够延续到2008以外，并希望这会成为促进中国社会进步的一项关键举措）. The Games would continue to be awarded to cities with the best technical bids, and are for the benefit of athletes rather than for international political evolution, he said. （Xinhua-Agencies）新华通讯社
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性情鼓手
发布于2008-04-28 11:15:06
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I have annotated some strange words, also hope to help your reading.
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catherine1979发布于2008-04-28 19:54:48
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there're too many stranger words for me , but i looked it through carefully, i think the President Rogge is very ingenuous far-sighted.,
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窝窝发布于2008-04-29 09:13:47
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支持
我们欢迎这样的文章
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Horsley发布于2008-04-29 20:10:47
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Well noted and many thanks!
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sunnyjudy发布于2008-04-30 18:18:47
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Thanks,
