Surely the Olympics, a bonanza for business as much as for athletes (see our special report this week), are the fitting symbol for this?

但奥运这场商业与运动员的淘金盛会真的是一个中国崛起的合适象征吗？

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As grateful as we are to the volunteers, and to all those who have worked so hard, it is really the athletes of Special Olympics who have given the world far more than the world has given to them.

我们当然要对众多志愿者和那些辛勤工作的人们表示感谢，但是，更值得称颂的是我们的特奥运动员，他们给予这个世界的远远多于他们的所得。

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So, let's declare ourselves to be fans of the athletes of Special Olympics.

因此，我们要大声宣布：我们是特奥运动员的崇拜者。

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Mrs.Shriver said that the Special Olympics proved a very important fact: that exceptional children with mental retardation can be exceptional athletes.

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Today,the Special Olympics has grown to include about three million athletes in more than one hundred fifty countries.

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She started the Special Olympics for athletes with mental disabilities.

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Through Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes, providing eye screenings to Special Olympics athletes, and the Lions Lens, a low-cost solution to the need for prescription eyeglasses, Lions are improving the quality of life for people around the world.

WHITEHOUSE: Helping Special Olympics Athletes See Clearly

An Irish businessman sent his private jet to Baghdad where it picked up eight Iraqi mentally handicapped athletes who wanted to take part in the Special Olympics, which open this week in Ireland.

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