EVERY four years in summer, the British prepare for their team to be gallant losers in the Olympics.

每四年的夏天，英国人就要做好准备，他们奥运代表队铩羽而归。

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The best of the bunch is Chariots of Fire, a fascinating tale of two completely different British runners who compete for gold at the 1924 Olympics.

最精彩的一部是《火的战车》，它生动地讲述了两位风格迥异的英国短跑运动员在1924年的奥运会上争夺金牌的故事。

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A story in the British papers this morning concerns the torch for the London's 2012 Olympics.

今早英国的报纸刊登了关于2012年伦敦奥运会火炬的报道。

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London 2012 has been the best British performance in an Olympics for 100 years, and the country has gone wild.

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Many of the British complaints surrounding the Olympics reflect our understandable concern that our government just isn't up to managing it.

CNN: Why Britain doesn't love the Olympics

We have been following British fortunes at these Winter Olympics, and Mr Caborn was briefly out here to do the same.

BBC: Curling with Britain's sports minister