Every two years， cities around the world make bids to the International Olympic Commission (IOC) to host the Olympic Games. Today， cities are selected through a much more strict process.

每?jī)赡?，世界各地的城市就?huì)向國(guó)際奧林匹克委員會(huì)投標(biāo)來舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)?，F(xiàn)在，篩選城市要經(jīng)過一個(gè)更加嚴(yán)格的過程。

Any city that wants to host the Olympic Games puts in its name to the IOC and is considered an “Applicant (申辦的) City”. For the next ten months， the IOC looks into the city on several points:

任何想要舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的城市必須將它的名字提交給國(guó)際奧林匹克委員會(huì)，它將被視為奧運(yùn)申辦城市。在接下來的十個(gè)月里，國(guó)際奧林匹克委員會(huì)將對(duì)這個(gè)城市的以下幾個(gè)方面進(jìn)行深入調(diào)查：

1. The city must prove that it is big enough to hold the Olympic Games. It also needs to show that it can ensure the high level of safety needed at any time during the Olympic Games.

2. The city needs to convince its residents that the expenses of the Olympics are worth it in city improvement and new jobs.

3. The city needs to have a highly positive media to carry the games.

1. 這個(gè)城市必須證明它足夠大，能夠舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)。它還需要證明在奧運(yùn)會(huì)期間它能保證高水平的安全性。

2. 這個(gè)城市必須讓它的居民相信奧運(yùn)會(huì)的花費(fèi)在城市發(fā)展和新工作方面物有所值。

3. 這個(gè)城市必須有非常積極的媒體來曝光比賽。

If the IOC decides that a city is considered a “Candidate (侯選的) City” and then it goes into the second period of the process. After handing in an application and an application fee， the IOC makes a final judging on which city is the best candidate for the coming Summer or Winter Olympic Games.

如果國(guó)際奧林匹克委員會(huì)決定一個(gè)城市是候選城市，那么接下來就進(jìn)入第二階段。在提交了申請(qǐng)和申請(qǐng)費(fèi)之后，國(guó)際奧林匹克委員會(huì)會(huì)做出一個(gè)最終選擇，看哪個(gè)城市是最佳候選城市來舉辦即將到來的夏季或冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)。

The costs for bidding for the games is unbelievably high. Bid Committees must pay an application fee to the IOC. The cities generally need to begin large construction projects like building the “Olympic Village”， new sports arenas (競(jìng)技場(chǎng)) and stadiums， and transportation systems.

申辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的費(fèi)用出奇的高。申奧委員會(huì)必須向國(guó)際奧林匹克委員會(huì)支付一筆申請(qǐng)費(fèi)用。之后，這個(gè)城市將逐步開始興建一些大型工程，例如：奧運(yùn)村、新體育競(jìng)技場(chǎng)、體育場(chǎng)和運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)。