Beijing tells foreigners that they can understand the city, that we have the same sort of buildings: the Bird's Nest, the CCTV tower.

北京跟外国人说，你们能理解这座城，因为我们有同式样的建筑：鸟巢和央视大楼。

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Chinese director Zhang Yimou staged his Turandot in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium Tuesday night, 11 years after the opera's debut in the Forbidden City in 1998.

中国导演张艺谋打造的鸟巢版《图兰朵》于10月6日晚在中国国家体育场鸟巢上演，1998年张艺谋在紫禁城首次执导歌剧《图兰朵》。

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One of the symbols of the city, which perches on the top of the cathedral, is a sparrow witha twig in its month, intent on building its nest.

这个城市的标志这一栖息在教堂顶部，那是一只叼着树枝的麻雀塑像，它正准备筑巢。

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All it takes is a couple of locally based home runs to begin the process of restyling the city that already has a major nest of bioscience companies, but has not yet struck gold with consumer tech start-ups.

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Tomorrow, thousands of athletes will march into the city's main stadium, known as the Bird's Nest.

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