这是一次罕见的、绝对一边倒的全球新闻报道。几乎所有的媒体都盛赞2008年奥运会开幕式！那些批评过中国的西方重要媒体今晚都被深深震撼！我从现场就可以看出这种倾向，结果果然不出我所料！

下面我摘录了一些全球主要媒体对开幕式的报道：



1. Fireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday



2. It was a stunning display from the nation of 1.3 billion people. Some media observers believe the Opening Ceremony may be the most watched event in television history.



3. Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pyrotechnics and pageantry - topped by the unworldly sight of a flying gymnast, traversing the heights of the stadium to light the flame and begin the Summer Games.



4. Now ascendant as a global power, China welcomed scores of world leaders to an opening ceremony watched by 91,000 people at the eye-catching National Stadium and a potential audience of 4 billion worldwide. It was depicted as the largest, costliest extravaganza in Olympic history, bookended by barrages of some 30,000 fireworks.



5. It ended in spectacular fashion, when China's first Olympic superstar, 1984 gymnastics triple gold medalist Li Ning, was hoisted by wires to the top of the stadium, circled the entire circumference as though he was spacewalking, then used his torch to send a torrent of flame spiraling upward to light the Olympic flame in a huge cauldron overlooking Beijing.

The welcome - by a frenzied, chanting, flag-waving crowd that sought to cool itself with paper fans in the stifling heat - was thunderous. And moments later, the crowd erupted again when President Hu Jintao declared the games open



6. It was a breathtaking experience walking into the stadium," said Oganna Nnamani, a volleyball player from Bloomington, Ill. "I am thankful to be part of this moment."

"This is the biggest stage," said LeBron James, who hopes to lead the U.S. basketball team to a gold medal.
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