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London Wins
倫敦贏了
July 6, 2005
2005年7月6日
London
倫敦
At 12:45 UK time today, the name of the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games
今天英國時(shí)間12點(diǎn)45分，2012年奧運(yùn)會(huì)的主辦城市
was being announced by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in Singapore.
由國際奧委會(huì)在新加坡宣布。
It was London.
它是倫敦。
London's name had been announced twice before, in 1908 and 1948,
倫敦這一名字在1908年和1948年曾被宣布過兩次，
so it now has the distinction of being the first city to host the event three times.
所以它獲得了第一個(gè)三次主辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的城市的殊榮。
Applications to host the games had also been made by Moscow, Madrid, New York and Paris.
申請主辦這次奧運(yùn)會(huì)的城市還有莫斯科、馬德里、紐約和巴黎。
In the end, it came down to a choice between Paris and London.
最后的角逐落在巴黎和倫敦之間。
The news is being celebrated by crowds in the streets.
街頭成群的人們在歡慶。
Cheering people can also be seen everywhere: in pubs, homes and offices all over London.
在倫敦的酒吧、家里、辦公室，到處都可以看到歡慶的人們。
Prince William, who is now in New Zealand,
正在新西蘭的威廉王子說，
said he was delighted that the 2012 Olympic Games would be held in London and he was looking forward to the Games.
他很高興倫敦將主辦2012年奧運(yùn)會(huì)，他期待著奧運(yùn)會(huì)的到來。
