But it still expects to match its results from the last Winter Games.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

We hop on the train and take it from Palo Alto to the Giants games.

我们会从帕洛阿尔托搭火车去看巨人队比赛。

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And just as at the regular Olympics, communication among participants from different countries can be an issue at the games.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

But some employers frown on workers taking time away from their jobs to follow the games and keep track of their brackets.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

They also know the gestures. Nearly 4,000 athletes have come from more than 80 countries to take part in the games this year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Arrivals to China,however, are still down from 2008 when Beijing hosted the Olympic Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

Neirotti is a professor for Sports Management at the George Washington University, and 28 students from the Business School are with her in Vancouver studying the management and marketing of the Olympic Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

(OMITTED) "He felt that the more countries that we can get involved participating in the Olympic games helped to meet the mission of the Olympics, which is to bring people together from all parts of the world to improve relations and to make the world a healthier place."

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"I met a blonde man and he said, 'That's a very interesting word.' And I said, 'What word is that?' And he said, 'Kiviuq!' And I said,' What do you mean?' And he said, 'We have a word just like that.' And I said, 'Where are you from?' And he said,'Finland,' Canada's Northern House exhibit is open throughout the Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19