to like the people

I've looked to you so many times to see your happy smile.

我曾经多少次想到你幸福的微笑.

I've come to you for company to talk a little while.

我曾经伴你享受相对细语的美妙.

I've laughed with and shared with you a world of special things.

我曾经和你一起欢笑.说不完的温馨.

I've learned from you the precious joys thst only love brings.

我曾经得到你只有爱情带来的欢欣.

There's no one who is quite like you,

没有那样像你的人,

for no one else could be as thoughtful in as many ways as you have been to me...

因为没有人能够像你那样对我体贴入微.

and no one else could do and say the special things you do or ever mean as much to me..

也没有任何人的一言一行能像你的言行那样叫我刻骨铭心

There's no one quite like you.

没有那样像你的人

Phelps becomes most successful Olympian ever

Phelps, who won six golds in Athens,
will compete for a historic eight in Beijing.I too like Phelps,
I like to watch him swim, charm the feeling, if I can see Phelps ,
I will scream ！Phelps, you dream of getting closer,
the eight gold medal is yours! Come on!

Born: June 30, 1985 Baltimore, MD

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Residence: Ann Arbor, MI

Ht: / Wt: 6'4" / 195 lbs

Olympics: 2004, 2000

Event(s): 200m free, 100m fly, 200m fly, 200m IM, 400m IM, 4x100m free relay, 4x200m free relay, 4x100m medley relay .


Attack on the record books
Michael Phelps is five-for-five in Beijing, winning gold and setting the world record in each of his events. In his first, on Aug. 10, Phelps won the 400m IM in 4:03.86, more than a second faster than the record he set a month earlier at Olympic Trials. The next day, Phelps and the U.S. team squeaked out a win in the 4x100m freestyle relay. Phelps' leadoff leg of 47.51 was an American record, but anchor Jason Lezak dove in with more than a half-second deficit. Lezak posted the fastest relay split in history, 46.06, to catch Frenchman Alain Bernard for the win, by just .08 of a second. Phelps easily won the 200m free, for his third gold in Beijing and his record-tying ninth career gold. But he wasn't tied for long, as the next morning, Phelps won two more gold medals: first, in the 200m butterfly, where the race was tighter than expected. But the only race in the 4x200m freestyle relay was for second, as the U.S. men, with Phelps leading off, broke the record by more than four seconds and beat the field by more than five.

Quest for eight, Part II

In Beijing, Michael Phelps will have the chance to at least match the record eight medals (six gold, two bronze) that he won in Athens. Phelps fell one gold short of matching Mark Spitz's record seven, won in 1972, but still matched the single-games total record with eight. That missing gold could come in the 200m freestyle, in which Phelps took bronze in Athens. This time, he enters the 200m as the favorite, having broken Ian Thorpe's world record at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne. Phelps also holds the world record in three other individual events: 200m fly, 200m IM and 400m IM.

Golden guy

Phelps won seven gold medals (200m free, 100m fly, 200m fly, 200m IM, 400m IM, 4x100m free and 4x200m free) and set five world records (200m free, 200m fly, 200m IM, 400m IM and 4x200m free) in one of the most dominant swimming performances ever at the 2007 Worlds. All of the individual event world records that Phelps broke were his own, except for the 200m freestyle, where he shattered Ian Thorpe's mark from 2001. Phelps shaved .2 of a second off Thorpe's time and won the race by almost 2.5 seconds.

Stuck at seven

Phelps did not get the chance to race for an eighth gold at Worlds in the final event, the 4x100m medley relay, because the U.S. team was disqualified in the preliminaries, in which he did not swim. Teammate Ian Crocker left the blocks .01 of a second too soon for his leg, and the false start cost the U.S. a spot in the final. It was the first time the U.S. did not swim in a relay final in the history of world championships.

Physical advantage

At first glance, Phelps might look like a typical swimmer. But several of his physical characteristics seem genetically tailored for swimming. His 6-foot-7-inch wingspan is three inches longer than his height, providing him with unusual reach. His torso is long compared to his legs, enabling him to ride high on the water. And his flexible ankles, combined with size-14 feet, allow for a powerful kick. Add to that more than a decade of high-intensity training, and you get one of the fastest swimmers in history.

On his own

After Athens, Phelps enrolled as a student at Michigan, moving away from home for the first time. During his first year living alone, he had to make some adjustments and learn a few quick lessons. Phelps once filled up his dishwasher with hand soap and came home to find his floor covered in suds. He also had trouble eating his first bowl of cereal after he realized he hadn't purchased any bowls, so he ate the cereal with milk out of a Gatorade bottle. Phelps is unable to compete for Michigan because of his professional status, but he works as a volunteer assistant with University of Michigan swim team.

To the Wolverines

At Michigan's Club Wolverine, Phelps trains with numerous other elite swimmers: Olympians Erik Vendt, Peter Vanderkaay and Kaitlin Sandeno, as well as hopefuls Davis Tarwater and Chris Dejong. Under Bob Bowman, who has been Phelps' coach since he was 12 years old, the atmosphere is intense and the training tough. Bowman had a countdown clock installed in the pool to mark the days until Beijing, as a daily reminder of the swimmers' ultimate goal.

'Bullet' heading home

Bowman announced in April 2008 that he was leaving Michigan and returning to Baltimore after Beijing to serve as CEO of North Baltimore Aquatic Club. Phelps, who is nicknamed the "Baltimore Bullet," will return home as well after four years in Ann Arbor. Phelps and Bowman met at NBAC, which is also where Katie Hoff trains.

Early bloomer

Phelps made his Olympic debut in Sydney at age 15 when he qualified for the 200m fly by finishing second at U.S. Trials -- a result he wasn't exactly expecting. "At first I couldn't really believe it. I thought I saw it and had to take my goggles off to really see," Phelps said of the race. He was the youngest man on the U.S. swim team, but despite his age and lack of international experience, he made the final in Sydney and finished fifth. Five months after that race, Phelps became the sport's youngest male world-record holder when he claimed the 200m fly mark.

Sibling stimulus

Phelps appeared at the 1996 Olympic Trials as a 10-year-old, not to swim but to support his sister, Whitney. When she finished sixth in the 200m butterfly final and missed making the team, the family cried in the stands. "It left a scar on our family," Michael says. Whitney's career was cut short by four herniated discs, but Michael says he lives by her example. From the time he was little, he remembers how he would hear her door shut and the car start before dawn as she made her way to practice. Phelps has another sister, Hillary, who swam for the University of Richmond.

'Limitless potential'

Following his sisters to the pool, Phelps began swimming at age 7 when he joined North Baltimore Aquatic Club. He met Bowman four years later, and Bowman immediately recognized his ability. "There was nothing holding him back, at that time or now," Bowman said. "I felt that when I saw him as a younger swimmer, that he had limitless potential." Bowman even met with Phelps' parents when he was 12, explaining that he could potentially make the Olympics in 2000 and even set 2004 and 2008 as targets.

Maxim of love

I love you not because of who you are,

but because of who I am

when I am with you.

我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，

而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。


No man or woman is worth your tears,

and the one who is ,won't make you cry.


没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。


The worst way to miss someone is to

be sitting right beside them

knowing you can't have them.


失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，

他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。


Never frown,even when you are sad,

because you never know

who is falling in love with your smile.

纵然伤心，也不要悉眉不展，

因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。


To the world you may be one person,

but to one person you may be the world.


对于世界而言，你是一个人；

但是对于某人，你是他的整个世界。

Don't waste your time on a man or a woman,

who isn't willing to waste their time on you.


不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。


Just because someone doesn't love you

the way you want them to,doesn't mean

they don't love you with all they have.

爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式爱你，

那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。


Don't try to hard,the best things come

when you least expect them to.

不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。


Maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong

people before meeting the right one,

so that when we finally meet the person,

we will know how to be grateful.


在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别人；

在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。



Don't cry because it is over,

smile because it happened.


不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。

人生剪彩

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you do hold well.
人生不在于拥有好牌，而在于打好你手中的牌。

Life is a process of accumulation. And you may fall sometimes, but even if you fall, you should understand how to grasp some sand in your hand.
人生是一个积累的过程。你总会摔倒，即使摔倒，也要懂得抓一把沙子在手里。

Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.
人生如一首乐曲，要用乐感，感情和直觉去谱写，不能只按乐律行事。

Life is like a dog-sled team. If you aren't in the lead, the scenery never will change.
人生像狗拉雪橇，如果你不是领头犬，风景永远不会改变。

Bush Wraps Up Olympic Visit, Stresses Ties to China

Bush Wraps Up Olympic Visit, Stresses Ties to China

布什强调继续加强美中关系重要性

U.S. President George Bush is stressing the importance of continued American ties with China, saying while there are disagreements, there are also important areas where the two countries can work together. He spoke on the final day of his stay at the Beijing Summer Olympics.

正在北京观看奥运会的美国总统布什强调继续加强美中关系的重要性，他指出，尽管存在分歧，但两国间也有可以共同合作的重要领域。布什是在北京停留的最后一天说这番话的。

Mr. Bush spent his last hours in Beijing watching swimming and baseball, and reflecting on his visit to the Chinese capital.

布什总统离开北京前，最后观看了游泳和篮球比赛，并谈到他这次对中国首都访问的感想。

During an interview with America's NBC television network, he talked about the changes that have taken place in China since the 1970's when his father was a top U.S. diplomatic in Beijing. And he offered some advice for his successor: move quickly to build a cooperative but candid relationship with Chinese leaders.

布什总统在接受美国全国广播公司电视采访的时候谈到中国1970年代以来发生的变化。他的父亲老布什总统当时是美国驻华首席外交官。布什总统给他的继任者提出衷告说，应当迅速与中国领导人建立合作但同时是坦诚的关系。

It's really important for future Presidents to understand the relationship between China and the region, and it's important to make sure that America is engaged with China - even though we may have some disagreements, he said.

布什说：“未来的总统要了解与中国和这个地区的关系，这的确很重要。尽管我们可能有一些分歧，但美国与中国保持接触非常重要。”

Mr. Bush said he brought up areas of disagreement during his talks in Beijing with Chinese President Hu Jintao. But he also stressed that by working together on sensitive international issues, the United States and China can make a big difference.

布什总统说，他在北京同胡锦涛主席谈话时提出了双方存在分歧的领域。但是他同时强调指出，通过在敏感的国际问题上进行合作，美国和中国可以带来重大的改变。

I think you ought to look at the relationship as one of constructive engagement where you can find common areas, like North Korea and Iran, but also be in a position where they respect you enough to listen to your views on religious freedom and political liberty, Mr. Bush said.

布什说：“我认为，应当把这种关系看作是建设性接触，我们可以找到共同领域，例如北韩和伊朗，但同时要使自己处于这样一种地位，使他们对你有足够的尊重，会在宗教自由和政治自由等问题上倾听你的看法。”

During his stay in China, President Bush attended Sunday worship services at a state-registered church, rather than a so-called underground church, which operates without government approval. He defended his decision to pray there, saying it gave him a venue to make an important point.

在中国停留期间，布什总统星期天在一个中国政府认可的教堂，而不是所谓的家庭教会，做了礼拜。他为自己在那里做礼拜辩护说，这使他有机会强调一个重要问题。

It gave me a chance to say to the Chinese people, religion won't hurt you, you ought to welcome religious people, he said. And it gave me a chance to say to the government, why don't you register the underground churches and give them a chance to flourish?

布什说：“这使我有机会告诉中国人民，宗教不会伤害你们，你们应当欢迎信教的人。这使得我有机会告诉中国政府，你们为什么不接受地下教会注册，让他们有机会发展壮大呢？”

Mr. Bush said he came to Beijing to cheer on the American Olympic team, but also to show his respect for the Chinese people. He said China is a big, important nation, and in order to find common ground and overcome disagreements, it is necessary for the United States and China to respect each other.

布什说，他到北京是为了给美国奥运代表队加油，但也是为了表示对中国人民的尊重。他说，中国是一个重要的大国，为了寻找共同点、克服分歧，美国和中国应当相互尊重。

Phelps begins record bid with Olympic best

Michael Phelps of the U.S. holds his gold medal

after winning the men's 400m individual medley

swimming final at the National Aquatics

Center during the Beijing 2008

Olympic Games August 10, 2008.

August 10 morning, the U.S. men's 400 famous

Phelps was mixed swimming champion.走向领奖台

的他将手中的鲜花送给,今日特意来到水立方观看

比赛的总统夫人劳拉.

BEIJING, China (AP) -- Swimmer Michael Phelps opened his quest to win eight gold medals by qualifying 1.44 seconds faster than his rivals with an Olympic-record time in the 400-meter individual medley preliminaries on Saturday night.

Michael Phelps is seeking to better the seven gold swimming medals won by compatriot Mark Spitz in 1972.

The American won his heat in 4 minutes, 7.82 seconds -- 44-hundredths of a second better than his gold-medal-winning time four years ago in Athens.

Phelps was under his world-record pace after 150 meters of the four-stroke race, but eased off to save something for Sunday morning's final.

"I am pretty surprised," he said. "I didn't think that I'd be first to get it, not until the finals."

Laszlo Cseh of Hungary, the bronze medalist in Athens, was second-fastest in 4:09.26. Luca Marin of Italy was third in 4:10.22, and American Ryan Lochte qualified fourth in 4:10.33.

Katie Hoff, who like Phelps qualified in five individual events, opened her ambitious schedule as the second-fastest qualifier in the women's 400m IM. Hoff, the world record-holder, was timed in 4:34.63 -- 0.08 second behind U.S. teammate Elizabeth Beisel.

Phelps walked onto the deck of the Water Cube for his first of his 17 races overall in front of 17,000 fans, who were mostly quiet. If they were aware of Phelps' attempt to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in a single games, it was not apparent.

He wiped down the starting block in lane four with a white towel as Lochte churned through the final meters of his heat. Phelps first stretched his right leg on the block, then his left before removing his ear buds and getting ready to qualify in the evening -- a switch from the traditional Olympic program of morning prelims and evening finals.

Phelps and Lochte went 1-2 at the U.S. trials, with the good friends both going under world-record time. Phelps set the world mark of 4:05.25, while Lochte's time was the second-fastest ever. Phelps beat Lochte at last year's world championships by more than three and a half seconds.

Still, Lochte is considered a threat to Phelps' gold rush in both the 400m and 200m IMs.

"It's going to be a tough one, but I'm sure going to give him a run for his money," Lochte said. "If I'm right there with him, then that's pressure."

Beisel led the way in the women's 400m IM in 4:34.55. At 15, she is the youngest member of the U.S. team, the same position Hoff was in four years ago.

"I do get a little bit jittery thinking about it," Beisel said. "Tomorrow I'm sure I will really be on edge."

Nerves got the better of Hoff in Athens, where she did not advance out of the prelims and vomited on the deck. This time, she kept her cool.

"It was definitely on my mind a little bit. It can't not be," she said. "To come back and swim a smart race, I'm really happy with it."

Stephanie Rice of Australia, who owned the 400m IM world record earlier this year before Hoff took it back, tied Alessia Filippi for third. China's Li Xuanxu also advanced to the final.
Alexander Dale Oen matched Phelps in one respect. The Norwegian set an Olympic record of 59.41 in the 100m breaststroke prelims, ahead of defending champion Kosuke Kitajima of Japan, who touched in 59.52.

American Brendan Hansen tied for 10th in 1:00.36, failing to break a minute in his world-record event; he owns the five fastest times ever in the event. Hansen surprisingly failed to qualify in the 200m breaststroke, leaving him with just one chance to avenge his 2004 Olympic loss to rival Kitajima.

"I don't want to be in lane four (given to the fastest swimmer)," Hansen said. "I don't swim well when I'm the center of attention."

American Mark Gangloff grabbed the 16th and last spot for the semifinals.

China had a strong showing in front of its red flag-waving, chanting fans.

The host country qualified fastest in the women's 400m freestyle relay, touching in 3:36.78 and causing raucous cheers. The quartet of Zhu Yingwen, Tang Yi, Xu Yanwei and Pang Jiaying waved as they walked off the deck.

Germany were second ahead of the U.S. team of Kara Lynn Joyce, Julia Smit, Emily Silver and Lacey Nymeyer, who were third in 3:37.53.

China also advanced swimmers to finals in the women's 400m IM and men's 400m freestyle, and the women's 100m butterfly semifinals.

The crowd initially came alive for the women's 100m butterfly, where China sent out its first two swimmers of the competition. Zhou Yafei tied American Christine Magnuson for second-quickest in 57.70 seconds. Leading the way was Jess Schipper of Australia in 57.58.

"It's always great to get the first race over and done with," Schipper said. "But a few things went wrong there and still going in fastest qualifier for the semifinal, it's great to know that I have something to improve on."

The other Chinese, Xu Yanwei, was 32nd and did not advance to the semifinals. Neither did Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland, the silver medalist in Athens who finished 0.04 second out of the 16th and last spot.

American Elaine Breeden moved on, as did world champion Libby Trickett of Australia, who was 12th.

"I was expecting to be faster," Trickett said. "Obviously having the heats at night shakes things up a little bit. I know I have more than that in me."

American Larsen Jensen advanced to the 400m freestyle final as the fastest qualifier in 3:43.10.
"I knew I had to go fast," he said. "I didn't want to take any chances with the last heat going all best times, leaving me out in the dust. I'm going to have a double shot espresso tomorrow morning and I'll be ready."

China really had something to cheer and wave its flags about when countryman Zhang Lin outtouched world champion Park Tae-hwan of Korea to win his heat. Zhang was second overall in 3:43.32. Park was third in 3:43.35.

Grant Hackett will try to give Australia its third consecutive victory in the 400m free, but he will have to make up time in the final after advancing in fifth place at 3:44.03. Compatriot Ian Thorpe won it in 2000 and 2004, but has since retired.

"I knew it would be quick, but not quite that quick," Hackett said. "It's going to be interesting in the morning."

Also advancing were American Peter Vanderkaay and Ous Mellouli of Tunisia, returning to the Olympics after serving an 18-month suspension for a positive drug test.