雙語閱讀：北京第一個主辦夏季和冬季奧運會的城市

　　President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach announcing the winning bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the 128th International Olympic Committee session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday. olympic.org

　　本周五，在馬來西亞吉隆坡舉行的第128屆國際奧委會會議上，國際奧委會主席托馬斯·巴赫宣布獲得2022年世界冬奧會舉辦權的城市。

北京第一個主辦夏季和冬季奧運會的城市

　　The International Olympic Committee has picked Beijing, China, as the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympic games. The committee came together in Kuala Lumpur, Friday, and picked Beijing over Almaty, Kazakhstan.

　　國際奧林匹克委員會最終選擇了中國的北京，作為2022年冬季奧林匹克運動會的主辦城市。本周五的吉隆坡，在中國北京與哈薩克斯坦城市阿拉木圖之間，委員會選擇了前者。

　　The bids were voted on by a group of 85 participants. Beijing’s bid received 44 votes, Almaty’s received 40 votes, with one abstention.

　　選舉結果來自85人參與的投票表決。北京獲得44票，阿拉木圖40票，棄權一票。

　　Beijing is now the first city to host both the summer and the winter Olympics.

　　北京成為了第一個主辦夏季和冬季奧運會的城市。

　　“China is a reliable partner because we always honor our commitment,” Wei Jizhong, a senior consultant for the Beijing bid, told the Chinese news agency Xinhua before the vote. “The Beijing 2008 Summer Games are a perfect example.”

　　“中國是可靠的合作伙伴，因為我們一直信守我們的承諾，”北京申奧代表團高級顧問魏紀中在投票前對新華社表示，“2008年的北京奧運會就是一個很好的例子。”

　　The International Olympic Committee also chose Lausanne, Switzerland, as the host city for the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics on Friday. Lausanne beat Brasov, Romania for the chance to host the Youth Winter Olympics.

　　國際奧林匹克委員會也在上周五選擇了瑞士洛桑，作為2020年青年冬季奧運會的主辦城市。洛桑擊敗了羅馬尼亞的布拉索夫，獲得青年冬奧會主辦權。

　　Last month, the committee announced that Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

　　就在上個月，委員會宣布，韓國的平昌將主辦2018世界冬奧會。