北京10座摩天大楼的建设都有我的份
在1997年的时候我从乡下来到北京。那年是香港回归年。自从那时起我就在建筑公司干活。我在学校的时候就想着来这里。我从电视上看到北京的样子，看上去很不错的样子。北京10幢摩天大厦都有我的份。包括月坛大厦、广发银行大楼。我现在工作的工地将是未来的北京歌剧院。我听说建筑公司的人可以在建筑开幕的时候免费听歌剧。
我一般一天挣30块到40块。不过新的劳动法颁布以后，我挣得是现在的两倍多。我现在是我们组的工头。我为我的现状感到自豪。
我的愿望是我能在离开北京钱挣够钱，在老家建一个老层楼房。每一层有三间房子。我觉得那要花去6000元。我知道我的老板花了200000元买了幢房子然后花了500000元来装修。我可不能和他比。
我有另一个愿望，把我的老婆儿子接来北京看奥运会。我希望政府能考虑到我们为城市建设过出的贡献。能够给建筑工人免费看几场比赛。票价对我们来说太贵了。我计划着在奥运结束以后回到建筑工地。我想建筑工地工作的机会会越来越少，我也会回到老家去。
我没受过什么教育。要在北京找一个工作，没有文凭是不行的。我想回到乡下去经营一个农场。养点猪和鸡。我希望我的儿子能读上大学，然后成为医生。这是一个稳定的工作。我现在需要操心的是我工作时候的安全。我亲眼见到一个队上的工友从11楼摔下去。这样的事故每年都有，这让我们很紧张。
í?Ií»ve taken part in the construction of 10 skyscrapers in Beijing.í?
Above: Construction site of new Xin Hua News Agency building.
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COLORS 70:Left, Li Di, 24, clerk at Min Sheng Insurance Corporation; Right, Sheng Jun, 31.
I came to Beijing from the countryside in 1997, the year Hong Kong was given back to China. Ií»ve worked in construction since then. Ií»d wanted to come here since I was at school. Ií»d see Beijing on the news, and I thought it looked great.
Ií»ve taken part in the construction of 10 skyscrapers in Beijing, including Yue Tan Mansion and the Guangdong Development Bank. Now Ií»m working on the building, which will be the Beijing opera theater. Ií»ve heard that construction workers will be able to see shows for free when it opens.
I used to earn 30 to 40 yuan [US $4 to 5] a day. But after the new labor laws came into effect, I earned double. Now Ií»m the foreman of my little team. Ií»m proud of my status.
My wish is to earn enough money so that when I leave Beijing I can build a two-story house for my family in our village. It will have three rooms on each floor. I expect it will cost 60,000 yuan [US$7,500]. I know my boss spent 200,000 yuan [US $25,000] building a house for his family and 500,000 yuan [US $62,500] to decorate it. But I could never compete with him.
I have another wish ¿C to have my wife and sons come to Beijing for the Olympics. I hope the government will arrange for construction workers to watch some games free of charge, since we are contributing to the city. The tickets are too expensive for us.
I plan to go back to the countryside after the Olympics. I think there will be fewer projects to build then, and I should go back home.
I doní»t have much education, and ití»s impossible to find a good job in Beijing without a diploma. I would like to go back to the village to run a farm, to raise pigs and chickens. I hope my son can go to the university and become a doctor. Ití»s a steady job. What I have to watch out for now is my safety at work. I have seen a worker on the team fall from 11 stories up. Such accidents happen every year. It makes us nervous.
我一般一天挣30块到40块。不过新的劳动法颁布以后，我挣得是现在的两倍多。我现在是我们组的工头。我为我的现状感到自豪。
我的愿望是我能在离开北京钱挣够钱，在老家建一个老层楼房。每一层有三间房子。我觉得那要花去6000元。我知道我的老板花了200000元买了幢房子然后花了500000元来装修。我可不能和他比。
我有另一个愿望，把我的老婆儿子接来北京看奥运会。我希望政府能考虑到我们为城市建设过出的贡献。能够给建筑工人免费看几场比赛。票价对我们来说太贵了。我计划着在奥运结束以后回到建筑工地。我想建筑工地工作的机会会越来越少，我也会回到老家去。
我没受过什么教育。要在北京找一个工作，没有文凭是不行的。我想回到乡下去经营一个农场。养点猪和鸡。我希望我的儿子能读上大学，然后成为医生。这是一个稳定的工作。我现在需要操心的是我工作时候的安全。我亲眼见到一个队上的工友从11楼摔下去。这样的事故每年都有，这让我们很紧张。
í?Ií»ve taken part in the construction of 10 skyscrapers in Beijing.í?
Above: Construction site of new Xin Hua News Agency building.
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COLORS 70:Left, Li Di, 24, clerk at Min Sheng Insurance Corporation; Right, Sheng Jun, 31.
I came to Beijing from the countryside in 1997, the year Hong Kong was given back to China. Ií»ve worked in construction since then. Ií»d wanted to come here since I was at school. Ií»d see Beijing on the news, and I thought it looked great.
Ií»ve taken part in the construction of 10 skyscrapers in Beijing, including Yue Tan Mansion and the Guangdong Development Bank. Now Ií»m working on the building, which will be the Beijing opera theater. Ií»ve heard that construction workers will be able to see shows for free when it opens.
I used to earn 30 to 40 yuan [US $4 to 5] a day. But after the new labor laws came into effect, I earned double. Now Ií»m the foreman of my little team. Ií»m proud of my status.
My wish is to earn enough money so that when I leave Beijing I can build a two-story house for my family in our village. It will have three rooms on each floor. I expect it will cost 60,000 yuan [US$7,500]. I know my boss spent 200,000 yuan [US $25,000] building a house for his family and 500,000 yuan [US $62,500] to decorate it. But I could never compete with him.
I have another wish ¿C to have my wife and sons come to Beijing for the Olympics. I hope the government will arrange for construction workers to watch some games free of charge, since we are contributing to the city. The tickets are too expensive for us.
I plan to go back to the countryside after the Olympics. I think there will be fewer projects to build then, and I should go back home.
I doní»t have much education, and ití»s impossible to find a good job in Beijing without a diploma. I would like to go back to the village to run a farm, to raise pigs and chickens. I hope my son can go to the university and become a doctor. Ití»s a steady job. What I have to watch out for now is my safety at work. I have seen a worker on the team fall from 11 stories up. Such accidents happen every year. It makes us nervous.
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