Olympic Volunteers’Song I Am a Star
Time: 4 minutes          Difficulty: ★★
北京奥运会志愿者之歌《我是明星》近日推出了音乐电视， 曲作者和演唱者是有“平民天王”之称的香港实力派歌手周华健。每一个志愿者都是一颗点缀在天空中的明星，默默无闻点燃自我，照亮别人，他们的光芒或许并不夺目，但他们自愿奉献、不求回报的精神，像一颗超级明星，令人感动。

The music video of I Am a Star, the Olympic volunteers’ song, was released in Beijing on January 20, 2008. This event also marks the 200-day countdown to the 2008 Beijing Games.

Hong Kong musician Emil Chau (Zhou Huajian), composer and singer of I Am a Star, joined hundreds of volunteers and their families at the release ceremony held at the China Millennium Monument in western Beijing.

The volunteers range in age from six to seventy years old.

I Am a Star is intended to express the idea that every volunteer is like a star shining in the sky. No matter the size of their contributions to the Olympics, they are doing their parts without thoughts of receiving rewards. Zhao Dongming, minister of BOCOG’s cultural activities department, said every volunteer is a shining star lighting the world, and they will be remembered throughout history.

“I believe that this song can bring honor, pride, and encouragement to the volunteers. They can understand how precious their contribution is from the song. Therefore, their smiles will be more genuine, which will, in turn, make Beijing look more beautiful.”

In the music video, Chau acted as a volunteer driving for VIPs, cleaning the event venues and leading the audience members to their seats. No matter how hard and tired he was, a big smile was always on his face. Chau hopes the video will help people remember to keep smiling and habitually show love to people from around the world.

“I think the most important thing is that our smiles, our love, and our care to others last forever, not just through the Olympics. I hope my song will encourage everyone to smile and show love to people around them right now, which will climax when the Olympics come, and continue into a new phase after it,” Chau said.               

Help: composer n. 作曲者  climax n. 高潮   v. （使）达到高潮

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