刚刚过去的2008年,是极不平凡的一年。我们抗击南方部分地区严重低温雨雪冰冻灾害和四川汶川特大地震灾害斗争取得重大胜利,北京奥运会、残奥会圆满成功,神舟七号载人航天飞行任务顺利完成,应对国际金融危机取得积极成效,纪念党的十一届三中全会召开30周年纪念大会隆重召开。20 The passing of 2008 is an extraordinary year. We have won a major victory in the fight against the severe snow disaster in parts of the South China Sea and the disaster in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. The successful completion of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games and the successful manned space flight Shenzhou VII have achieved positive results in response to the global financial crisis. Commemorating the 30th Anniversary General Assembly of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held ceremoniously. 20