On Aug. 18, under a hazy Beijing sky, Chinese mega-star Liu Xiang was supposed to cruise to victory in heat six of the 110m hurdles' first round.

8月18日北京的天空有些雾蒙蒙，全中国都在想象他们的超级巨星刘翔将会在奥运会的110米栏第六小组的预赛中轻松获胜。

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No matter it is big or small. I hope the sky will be more bright, the air will more clear, the environment will more beautiful when, Beijing hold Olympic Games in 2008.

到2008年北京举办奥运会的时候，我希望那时的蓝天更明亮，空气更清新，环境更美丽！

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Beijing new generation on Beijing modern sky music festival.

北京摩登天空音乐节上的北京青年一代。

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Beijing's night sky was lit up by thousands of exploding fireworks to scare off evil spirits.

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The next morning, Steve, in my hotel room, I threw open the draperies, and it was so grey and dark looking out at the Beijing sky, I thought it was raining.

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The newspaper features a photo of retired basketball player Yao Ming, who will attend the two sessions next week, frowning at the sky outside his hotel in Beijing.

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