中国申办2022年冬季奥运会

 　　中国申办2022年冬季奥运会

　　As fierce athletic¹ competition continues at the Sochi Winter Games, the race between cities bidding for the 2022 Winter Games is already underway.

　　CRI's Olympic correspondent Ding Lulu has more.

　　Report: Applicant² cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics are in Sochi drumming up support for their bids.

　　China was the first to start its campaign. Beijing's deputy mayor Yang Xiaochao is the vice³-president of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee.

　　"Winter Olympics has not been held in the most populous⁴ country in the world. We hope through hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, we can realize the dream of hosting both the Summer and the Winter Games in the same city."

　　Bidding teams from the four applicant cities are on an Observer Program to learn from Sochi's experience.

　　The bidding has proved popular with people back home at a Beijing Ski resort.

　　"I will definitely go watch the games if it were held in Zhang Jiakou, not to mention if it were held in Beijing."

　　"It sounds like a good idea. It's cold enough in the winter for winter events, the view is magnificent, the whole great wall overlooking the ski resort is beautiful."

　　A poll of 2500 people found over 90 percent support for Beijing's bid.

　　Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, says he appreciates China's effort.

　　"We appreciate very much this bid from China for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, because it is a concept that could motivate millions of people in the region of Beijing and beyond to practise winter sports and there would be excellent facilities."

　　According to Beijing vice mayor Yang Xiaochao, if Beijing wins the bid, it will use current venues⁶ to the extent possible. Only three of the city's 12 competition venues will be newly built.

　　The venues for the games are located along a line extending from Beijing to Yanqing and then Zhangjiakou, forming three relatively⁷ compact venue⁵ clusters.

　　But Beijing must compete with three European bidders⁸ - Norway's Oslo, Ukraine's Lviv, and a joint⁹ effort from Poland and Slovakia.

　　Some observers point out that with Asian cities hosting the 2018 PyeongChang and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Beijing's chances of winning another Olympic bid may be affected¹⁰.

　　Beijing vice mayor Yang Xiaochao says participation¹¹ itself is rewarding.

　　"Every applicant city are likely to face two very different results, we believe that the bidding itself is progress for us, whether we can win the bid or not, we will continue carry out related planning and initiatives."

　　For CRI, I'm Ding Lulu in Sochi, Russia.

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 applicant   

n.申请人，求职者，请求者

参考例句：

• He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
• In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

5 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

6 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

7 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

8 bidders   

n.出价者，投标人( bidder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Bidders should proceed only if they intend on using a PayPal account to complete payment. Bidders的唯一形式，应继续只当他们在使用贝宝帐户，以完成付款打算。 来自互联网
• The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他竞标人抱怨说该合同的竞标不公平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

10 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

11 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。