From Much Wenlock, a pretty town full of pricey houses, came a plea not to be lumped in with grittier Telford.

大温洛克，一个布满高价房屋的城镇，恳请委员会不要把自己与粗俗的特尔福德划归到一起。

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Wenlock is named after Much Wenlock, a village in Shropshire which held an event in the 19th century which inspired the modern Games.

文洛克以英格兰施罗普希尔郡的马奇文洛克村命名，它在19世纪举行的一次运动会成为现代奥林匹克运动会的灵感之一。

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"It's the silent spring here, " said Paul Evans, a conservationist in Much Wenlock, England. "The woods are full of deer, but there's no one about at all.

“这里经历了死寂的春天，”保守党人保罗- 伊万斯在英格兰的温洛克大部分地区说，“森林里满是鹿，却根本没有人的踪迹。

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This July, Much Wenlock will host the Wenlock Olympian Games, as it has virtually every year since 1850.

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On a recent visit, I was shown around the Much Wenlock Museum, newly refurbished in time for London 2012.

BBC: In search of the original British Olympics

In 1864 William Penny Brookes brought the Shropshire Olympian Festival to Shrewsbury from its Much Wenlock home.

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