How is the financial crisis affecting the race for global pre-eminence between New York and London?

金融危机对纽约与伦敦争夺全球卓越地位的竞赛影响如何？

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NEW YORK CITY —In 1910, two men set out to be the first to reach the South Pole in a race that would be both heroic and tragic.

纽约城——1910年，有两个人决定动身比拼谁能最先首次到达南极，这次竞赛可能既英勇又悲壮。

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Pena, who ran the New York marathon in November, finished the race in five hours eight minutes, half an hour faster than his Big Apple time.

Pena在11月参加了纽约马拉松，用了5小时8分钟完成了比赛，这一次比纽约的时间快乐半个小时。

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However,in June's Belmont Stakes, Borel missed a personal Triple Crown when "Summer Bird" won the New York race.

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She ended up running the New York race again in November 1996.

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