"OneWorldOneDream"fullyreflectstheessenceandtheuniversalvaluesoftheOlympicspirit--Unity,Friendship,Progress,Harmony,ParticipationandDream.Itexpressesthecommonwishesofpeopleallovertheworld,inspiredbytheOlympicideals,tostriveforabrightfutureofMankind.Inspiteofthedifferencesincolors,languagesandraces,wesharethecharmandjoyoftheOlympicGames,andtogetherweseekfortheidealofMankindforpeace.Webelongtothesameworldandwesharethesameaspirationsanddreams.

　　"OneWorldOneDream"isaprofoundmanifestationofthecoreconceptsoftheBeijingOlympicGames.Itreflectsthevaluesofharmonyconnotedintheconceptof"People'sOlympics",thecoreandsoulofthethreeconcepts--"GreenOlympics,High-techOlympicsandPeople'sOlympics".While"HarmonyofManwithNature"and"PeaceEnjoysPriority"arethephilosophiesandidealsoftheChinesepeoplesinceancienttimesintheirpursuitoftheharmonybetweenManandNatureandtheharmonyamongpeople,buildingupaharmonioussocietyandachievingharmoniousdevelopmentarethedreamandaspirationsofours.Itisourbeliefthatpeaceandprogress,harmoniousdevelopment,livinginamity,cooperationandmutualbenefit,andenjoyingahappylifearethecommonidealsofthepeoplethroughouttheworld.

　　"OneWorld,OneDream"issimpleinexpressions,butprofoundinmeaning.ItisofChina,andalsooftheworld.ItconveystheloftyidealofthepeopleinBeijingaswellasinChinatosharetheglobalcommunityandcivilizationandtocreateabrightfuturehandinhandwiththepeoplefromtherestoftheworld.Itexpressesthefirmbeliefofagreatnation,withalonghistoryof5,000yearsandonitswaytowardsmodernization,thatiscommittedtopeacefuldevelopment,harmonioussocietyandpeople'shappiness.Itvoicestheaspirationsof1.3billionChinesepeopletocontributetotheestablishmentofapeacefulandbrightworld.

　　TheEnglishtranslationofthesloganisdistinctiveinsentencestructure.Thetwo"One"sareperfectlyusedinparallel,andthewords"World"and"Dream"formagoodmatch.Thesloganissimple,meaningful,inspiring,andeasytoremember,readandspread.

　　InChinese,theword"tongyi",whichmeans"thesame",isusedfortheEnglishword"One".Ithighlightsthethemeof"thewholeMankindlivesinthesameworldandseeksforthesamedreamandideal".