2015年洛杉矶世界特奥会开幕

 　　US First Lady Michelle Obama was on-hand Saturday night to officially declare the opening of the Games.

　　"And now, on behalf of my husband the entire nation that is rooting for all of you, it is my great honor to say those magical words: let the 2015 Special Olympics World Games begin!"

　　Mrs. Obama's opening of the Special Olympics has been greeted with euphoria, bringing many in the massive crowd to tears, including Ronald Weintraub, a fervent¹ supporter of the Special Olympics.

　　"I cried. It was awesome²! It was the best show! Over 60 thousand people in the Coliseum! It feels like a real Olympic Games. The Special Olympics is finally here. We did it!"

　　The 60-thousand in attendance at the LA Coliseum has actually surpassed the numbers for the Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

　　2015年洛杉矶世界特奥会开幕

　　China has 93 athletes involved in this year's Special Olympics, including 21-year old Xiao Zhiqiang from the city of Zhangzhou in Fujian, who is taking part in the basketball competition.

　　"We will do our utmost to play! We'll strive to win."

　　Timothy Shriver, President of the Special Olympics, says sport has become a game changer for intellectually disabled people and their families.

　　"Too often sport is used to find out who is the best. We use sport to ask everyone to discover what is your best."

　　Around 65-hundred athletes from 165 different countries and regions will compete in 25 different events over the next week.

　　Xiaohong, CRI, Los Angeles.

1 fervent   

adj.热的，热烈的，热情的

参考例句：

• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
• Austria was among the most fervent supporters of adolf hitler.奥地利是阿道夫希特勒最狂热的支持者之一。

2 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.