伦敦奥运:伦敦如何演绎自己的精彩
<p>100 <span word="day">day</span> <span word="countdown">countdown</span>: <span word="how">how</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shadowed">shadowed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>?</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="He">He</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="countdown">countdown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="looming">looming</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span>' <span word="fixation">fixation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="intensifying">intensifying</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="strolling">strolling</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hastily">hastily</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="rejuvenation">rejuvenation</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="littered">littered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="boroughs">boroughs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grandeur">grandeur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extravaganza">extravaganza</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Delivering">Delivering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LOCOG">LOCOG</span> <span word="organisers">organisers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bracing">bracing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dehli">Dehli</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span>' <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="superpower">superpower</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="crunch">crunch</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>. <span word="LOCOG">LOCOG</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="organisers">organisers</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="utilized">utilized</span> <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="multiculturalism">multiculturalism</span>. <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ethnically">ethnically</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="demographics">demographics</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="over">over</span> 300 <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="manifest">manifest</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="Contrast">Contrast</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 90% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="banter">banter</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="Arguably">Arguably</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="organisers">organisers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="marketed">marketed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p>
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