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20. London 2012 Olympic Games伦敦2012奥运会
[00:04.50]After a hard-fought campaign,
[00:07.64]London has been awarded
[00:09.87]the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
[00:13.16]The UK capital saw off competition
[00:16.65]from four rival cities:
[00:18.43]Paris, Madrid, Moscow and New York.
[00:22.37]Londoners can now look forward
[00:25.01]to the transformation of their city
[00:27.09]in the same way as their counterparts in Beijing.
[00:29.92]Indeed, there are many similarities in the two cities
[00:33.62]approach to hosting the games.
[00:35.69]Both cities need to invest in developing their infrastructure
[00:40.20]in order to cope with the demands of the event.
[00:42.73]However, this kind of investment is far from cheap
[00:46.37]- it is estimated that it will cost around $40 billion
[00:51.23]to prepare for the 2008 games,
[00:54.06]much of which will be spent on transport links.
[00:57.62]Nevertheless, the benefits of becoming an Olympic city
[01:01.46]can be enormous
[01:03.34]- Barcelona, which hosted the 1992 games,
[01:06.67]was completely regenerated and has since become
[01:09.97]one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
