近日，在朝阳公园举办了北京市民一年一度的英语party--“北京市民外语活动周”。据粗略估计有超过5万的群众参加了此次活动。组委会精心策划了全市市民讲外语活动成果展示、名家讲座、名人见面、有奖互动游戏、现场签售、多语种外语角、爱心捐赠活动、现场招募志愿者、媒体现场直播、各类英语大奖赛现场报名等10大类活动，并特别加入了奥运主题和北京英语水平考试等新鲜元素，使得本次外语活动周与时代主题紧紧扣在了一起。精心设计的活动吸引了广大市民的热情参与，取得了大家的认可。市民排队领取组委会免费发放的《奥运英语100句》成为现场一道靓丽的风景。

Citizens line up to get English booklet.

Some 50,000 citizens flocked into Chaoyang Park in the eastern Beijing to kick off the annual campaign promoting English-learning.

Declaring the "English-learning Week" open, Beijing Vice Mayor Zhang Mao made a speech in English, noting that the municipal government has encouraged Beijingners to learn and use foreign languages with an aim to successfully host the 29th Olympic Games.

As a result of the massive participation in recent years, the number of the citizens who can speak foreign languages may reach four million this year, most of whom being public servants and the workers at the service sector, campaign organizers said.

Lectures, meetings with well-known persons, interactive games, book sales, foreign language corners and donations featured the campaign which attracted also representatives of education agencies of foreign countries, foreign students and foreign businessmen in Beijing, embassy staff as well as overseas media.

A highlight of the activity was the recruitment of foreign language volunteers, who will go into neighborhoods to help learners resolve their questions.

Vocabulary:

massive：大量的，大块的

public servants：公务员

recruitment：招募，招聘