The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are coming near. Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches? First, you need to know about audience manners.

The manners of audience is thought to be an important part of sporting culture. In 2004, after world champion Stephen Hendry lost to Ding Junhui in the China Open Snooker（臺(tái)球） Championships, he complaineds of the noise from Chinese audience. How to behave while watching the Olympic Games?

    During exciting games, don’t shout at the performance of players. (83) Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.

Clapping is a special form of body language you can use to express to players. But you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for long. After an excellent performance, clap warmly. (84)If someone fails, your clapping will help encourage him. Clapping is not welcome, however, while a game is in progress because players need to pay their attention to their performance. 

Different kinds of sports have different kinds of rules for the audience. Enjoying artistic gymnastics（藝術(shù)體操）needs silence. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis audience manners includes not using flash photography（閃光攝影）. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.

    To be a good audience, you should take time to learn the games rules and related culture of each event.