l the five 2008 Olympic mascots(吉祥物)have become top fashion．The more you know about them, 1 you will understand the Olympics in China．Since China made its final decision at 8 p．m．November 11, the five mascots have been seen everywhere．If you put their 2 together, they say "Beijing welcomes you!"in Chinese．People rushed into many 3 to buy them．Some shelves were empty after only one day of business．
Do you know why the mascots 4 kids?"Children are the future of the world．So we have five childlike mascots, " said Wu Guanying, one of the designers．Wu 5 the idea of five dolls．When artists'finished the first designs in April, they showed their work to some kids 6 if they liked them．They were quite happy at seeing the lovely images(形象)．They had many ideas about 7 they meant．"There were all kinds of answers．Some kids thought the mascots were a family of earth protectors(保护者)．One even thought 8 was a daughter of the sea．"said Wu．An Olympic mascot is a symbol(标志)for the games．It's always an image with something special for the people of 9 ．Also, it carries people's 10 for the success of the games．
