伦敦失去世界之都的地位,这不是会不会发生的问题,而是什么时候发生的问题。通过举办奥运会,伦敦就有机会在一个月中重新成为世界关注的焦点,也能提醒世人——伦敦仍具旅游和商业的优势。2012年奥运会在英国伦敦举行。一直有人在问,伦敦为何要办奥运?要回答这个问题,我们首先要追溯到15年前。1997年,英国奥委会开始为伦敦申请2012年奥运会的举办权。而在此之前,英国在争夺1992年、1996年、2000年的奥运会举办权时,已连遭挫败,其中前一次代表英国的竞标者为伯明翰,后两次都是曼彻斯特。英国最终不得不承认,只有举世闻名的伦敦才能与其他国家的竞标者一争高下。2000年,英国政府决定正式支持伦敦申办2012年奥运会。2005年,在 London’s loss of the status of the world capital is not a problem that will not happen but when it happens. By hosting the Olympics, London has the opportunity to regain the spotlight of the world in a month and to remind the world that London is still enjoying the advantages of tourism and business. 2012 Olympic Games in London, UK. Someone has been asking why London is going to run the Olympic Games. To answer this question, we first go back 15 years ago. In 1997, the British Olympic Committee started to apply for the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Prior to that, the United Kingdom had been defeated in its bid for the hosting of the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000, of which the former bidder for Birmingham on behalf of Britain was the second and Manchester for the second. Britain eventually had to admit that only the world-famous London could compete with bidders from other countries. In 2000, the British government decided to formally support London’s bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. 2005, at