体坛英语资讯：LA City Council approves contracts with IOC to host 2028 Olympics
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="by">by</span> 12-0, <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="approving">approving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>) <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2028.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2028 <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="with">with</span> 2024 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 13 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>, <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Analyst">Analyst</span>, <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="assessments">assessments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Host">Host</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Contract">Contract</span>, <span word="Memorandum">Memorandum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Understanding">Understanding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2028 <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="worsen">worsen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="But">But</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="Herb">Herb</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Wesson">Wesson</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="twitted">twitted</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>: "<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>. @<span word="LA">LA</span>2028 <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>."</p><p><span word="Jenifer">Jenifer</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, 46, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Angelino">Angelino</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1984 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>.</p>
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