While the world ponders the legacy of the Beijing games, the Olympic flag has been handed over to London where the hard work is underway in preparation for the 2012 summer games.

当世界仍然沉浸在对北京奥运会的无穷回味中时，奥运会的会旗已经转交给伦敦·伦敦目前正在紧锣密鼓地为2012年夏季奥运会作准备。

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FIVE years ago this month London won the right to stage the summer Olympic games in 2012.

五年前的七月，伦敦赢得了2012年夏季奥运会的举办权。

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The 30th Summer Olympic Games will be held in London in 2012.

第30届夏季奥林匹克运动会将于2012年在伦敦举行。

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P&G's Sam Minardi says the company will continue to pursue its partnership with the U.S.Olympic Committee through the 2012 London Summer Games.

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The Swatch Group brand, Omega, is the official timekeeper for the Olympics, which meant that the company had major marketing expenses during the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.

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The contracts follow a major initiative last summer during the London 2012 Olympic Games to try to win contracts for UK firms around the 2016 Olympic Games and 2018 football World Cup in Russia.

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On Friday, the three-time heavyweight champion, whose name became synonymous with the phrases "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" and "I am the Greatest, " made another memorable appearance late Friday during a spectacular opening ceremony ushering in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.

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