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<p> 奥林匹克运动会<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="London">London</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rightto">rightto</span> <span word="hostthe">hostthe</span> 2012 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="capitalsaw">capitalsaw</span> <span word="offcompetition">offcompetition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>: <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>, <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="Londoners">Londoners</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="theircounterpartsin">theircounterpartsin</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="similarities">similarities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="theirinfrastructurein">theirinfrastructurein</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="ofinvestmentis">ofinvestmentis</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> - <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="around">around</span> $40 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="links">links</span>.<span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span><span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1992 <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="regenerated">regenerated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Londonsdeprived">Londonsdeprived</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="End">End</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbourhood">neighbourhood</span> <span word="willundergo">willundergo</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="transformationas">transformationas</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="built">built</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Ends">Ends</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Beckham">Beckham</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="inour">inour</span> <span word="manorwould">manorwould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Beckham">Beckham</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>; <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="defender">defender</span>, <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="Ferdinand">Ferdinand</span>, <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greatboostfor">greatboostfor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100<span word="m">m</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2012 <span word="games">games</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decidedto">decidedto</span> <span word="axebaseball">axebaseball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="softball">softball</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Jacques">Jacques</span> <span word="Rogge">Rogge</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>, <span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="disqualify">disqualify</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="togain">togain</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="status">status</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="recognised">recognised</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>,<span word="dartswould">dartswould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nationinvitation">nationinvitation</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012. <span word="says">says</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Darts">Darts</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="Olly">Olly</span> <span word="Croft">Croft</span>. <span word="GLOSSARY">GLOSSARY</span> 词汇表 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> 主办 <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="off">off</span> 击败了 <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> 对等的，相当的，同行 <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> 结构，构造 <span word="investment">investment</span> 投资 <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span> 虽然如此，但是 <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="End">End</span> 贫穷落后的东城区 <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> 重新改造，改头换面 <span word="our">our</span> <span word="manor">manor</span> 我们的地区 <span word="boost">boost</span>援助，支持 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> 取消，消减 <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="status">status</span> 取得举办奥林匹克运动会的资格 <span word="darts">darts</span> 飞镖，一种室内游戏 </p>
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