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美联英语提供：英语阅读：The Other Side of the Olympics奥运会的另一面 两分钟做个小测试，看看你的英语水平 /test/kuaisu.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 The Other Side of the Olympics奥运会的另一面 The Olympics represents the noble ideal of sports overcoming the barriers of politics with champion athletes of all nations gathering in the spirit of sportsmanship. However, the stakes go beyond who wins the gold medal. Shortly after each competition, nations begin to vie afresh for the bid to host the next game. Winning the vote to host is not merely an honor, it is a political conquest in global recognition. It also spins revenue from the influx of tourists, participants and Olympic related paraphernalia. 奥运会所代表的崇高理想，就是各国的运动选手用运动员精 神超越政治障碍聚集在一起。可是，其利害关系不仅在于 谁获得金牌。每一届奥运会后不久，各国又重新开始争夺下一 届奥运会的主办权。获得主办权不仅仅是一种荣誉，也代表着 在政治上被全球认同的胜利。此外，还可以通过接踵而来的游 客、参赛者和和奥运会有关的设备迅速增加税收。 However, all that glitters is not gold. For some residents of Beijing, the site of Olympic 2008, the impact of winning the bid cuts deep and far into their personal lives. The capital is expecting to pour billions of dollars into sports facilities and related upgrades such as roads, public transport, landscaping and sanitation. For the bustling city of bicycles and traffic jams tucked among imperial relics, the Olympics is an opportunity for urban renewal. Yet for those within the areas, something must give way to make room for the model Olympic Village. 然而，我们不能只看其表面（该句亦可直译为“闪闪发光的 未必都是金子”)。对于北京2008年奥运会场地的那些居民来 说，获得主办权对他们生活的影响是深远的。首都预计要在运 动设施及其相关的改进，如道路、公共交通、环境景观和公共卫 生等方面投入数十亿美元。对于其皇家遗址中到处存放自行 车、交通拥堵的繁忙城市，奥运会是一次都市翻新的机会。可是 对于那些住在规划用地的人而言，他们必须放弃一些东西来为 一个现代化的奥运村腾地儿。 Decades of family homes will be uprooted and dispersed among apartments on the outskirts of the city. Although modern plumbing and sanitation will replace chamber pots, the move is an upheaval of a community and its way of life and social dynamics. It will be interesting to follow up on those and study the effects of the transplant. 几十年的家园被连根拔起，而被分散到城市郊区的公寓。 虽然现代化的管道和卫生设备将取代便盆，但是迁移对一个社 区及其生活方式和社会变迀过程仍然是一个大变动。追踪