"GreenOlympics"isoneoftheThreeThemesofBeijing2008OlympicGames.ThereforetheBeijinggovernmenthadmadeagreateffortinordertoprotecttheenvironment,buildmore"Greenproject",keeptheecologicalbalance,pushtherecyclingeconomy,andprotectthewaterresource.ButifonlythegovernmenttaketheactiontorealizetheGreenOlympicsin2008,itsnotenough.AsaBeijinghighschoolstudent,weshouldplayanactiveroleintheactionsaimedattherealizationofGreenOlympics.Soweshouldstartitfromourselves,ourfamily,ourfriendsandotherpeoplearoundus.

　　In2001,intheMoscowworldtradecenter,whentheformerchairmanoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,Samaranchhadsaid:"Beijing,China!"AsaBeijingcitizen,asaChinese,Ihadagreatjoyformycity,formyhomecountryfromthebottomofmyheart!ButaftertheexcitementthatBeijinghadbeensucceedintheracetohosttheOlympicGamein2008.Istartedtoworryaboutthedustyair,thesandstorm,thepollutedriversandlakes;thestreetswithoutanygreenandwhetherwecouldsuccessfullyhosttheOlympicGamesin2008.

　　Fouryearslater,today,wecansee229dayblueskyinoneyear,wecanhardlycatchaglimpseofthesandstorm,groupsofwildduckcomesbacktoShishahaiLakeinthespring,andallthestreetsaredressedingreen.AllthesemakemedeeplybelievethatBeijingwillsurelysucceedin2008!AndalltheseachievementsarenotonlytheresultthatmadebytheBeijinggovernment,butalsobythe14millionsBeijingcitizens.Asoneofthe14millionsnormalcitizens,IamalsoaddingmycontributiontoourGreenOlympic!

　　Iusedtohaveahabit,whichistotaketwolongtimeshowerseveryday.Itwasabigwasteofwater.Oneday,IsawapieceofnewsinBeijingDailythataboutthelackoftheBeijingwaterresource.ItssaideveryyearBeijinguseupabout3.7billionscubicmeterofwater.ButMiyunreservoironlycontains0.77billionscubicmeterofwater,andGuantingreservoironlycontains0.19billioncubicmeterofwater.Thisshowswearereallyshortofwaternow!Afterreadingthisnews,Istarttochangemyhabit,andonlytakeonequickshowereachday.Ihavecalculatedthatifeveryoneeconomizesonecubicmeterofwaterduringtheyaretakingtheshowerinamonth;theBeijingcitizenswilleconomize14millioncubicmeterofwaterinonlyonemonth!In2004,astheBeijingIrrigationApartmentreportedthatsince2001BeijinghassucceededintheapplicationofhostingtheOlympicgamein2008.Beijinggovernmenthadstarted26programsinordertoeconomizethewaterresource.After3yearsdoingthis,theseprogramshavesaved0.437billionscubicmeterofwater.Itsasbigasafour-sizedHuairoureservoir!Andnow,inmydailylife,inmyfamily,wealwaysthinkaboutprotectingtheenvironmentandsavingtheresourcewheneverwedoingwhat.Thebatteries,theagednewspapers,theemptyglassbottlesandalltherecyclablegarbage,wewillclassifythemthenputthemindifferenttrashcans;wemakethemostuseofthenaturelightandshutofftheelectricallightconveniently;andwhenweshopping,wewillbringanylonbagwithusinsteadofplasticbags;duringthefeast,Idonotsendanycardinordertoprotecttheforestresource;afterwashingtheclothes,wewontdumptheusedwaterbutuseittoflashthetoilet…Allinall,weshouldstartfromeverylittlethingaroundustotrulyrealizethe"GreenOlympic".

　　IstillrememberclearlythatintheAthens2004OlympicGames,w