北京在2008年主办奥运,最不高兴的恐怕是通用拼音的倡议者。主办奥运让中国门户大开,未来七年,全世界都会把目光放在中国,也会更主动了解中国。中国显然不会为了办奥运去修改汉语拼音使其适合“外国人发音”。因此在不久的将来,不管懂不懂华语,了解汉语拼音的人都会大幅增加,最起码连不懂华语的人也会懂得汉语拼音中较为特别的符号如X、Q等大概该怎么发音。通用拼音的倡议者反对汉语拼音的理由,将不复存在。 Beijing hosting the Olympic Games in 2008 is probably the most unhappy proponent of the universal pinyin. Hosting the Olympics will open China’s gateway to the world. In the next seven years, the whole world will look at China and will also take the initiative to understand China. Obviously China will not adapt its Pinyin to Olympics to make it suitable for “alien pronunciation.” Therefore, in the near future, people who understand Hanyu Pinyin will greatly increase their understanding of Chinese. At least, even people who do not understand Chinese will understand how the more specific symbols of Hanyu Pinyin, such as X and Q, should be pronounced. Proponents of Pinyin phonetic system will not exist for any reason.