从几年前北京着手申办2008年北京奥运会开始，2008年北京奥运会这个话题就一直备受关注。目前关注的焦点已从申办之初许下的诺言转移到如何真正履行诺言。在我看来，要跨越诺言与现实之间的鸿沟，北京还有很长一段路要走。
   the 2008 olympic game has been the most discussed and anticipated event through out beijing ever since beijing bid for it years ago. yet the focus has shifted from making a promise to making good a promise after beijing’s successful bid. in my opinion, to bridge the gap between a promise and reality, beijing still has a long way to go. here are some of my ideas on how to fill that gap.
   首先，在所有亟待解决的问题中，跨越英语口语这一难关至关重要。学会一门语言的关键在于坚持不懈。我们到能不能做到让大多数国人在2008年到来之前都学会说英语？这一问题需要我们不断努力和尝试。
   first, the speaking of english is far most important than all other difficulties. learning a language takes a long time and a lot of heart ship, it’s not easy. so can we get most of chinese to speak english before 2008? it needs us to try and practice very hard.
   其次，交通拥挤一直是困扰北京的老大难问题。一辆接一辆车连在一起构成的汽车长龙加之它们不断排放到空气中的黑烟这种情景早就给我们留下了深刻的印象。我相信没有一个国人愿意把北京的这一面暴露给来自世界各地的参赛队员和新闻记者，因为它会严重损坏北京的形象和声誉。所以，我们必须致力于建设绿色奥运这一目标。
   second, traffic jams have been an age-old headache in beijing, the scenes of long queue