The competition to play host is as keen as anything on the track.

on the track 应该是指田径场上的比赛，这里是把争夺主办国同赛场上的体育比赛做了比吧？ 对主办权的争夺，和赛场上任何一场比赛都一样激烈。

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It is using several existing arenas, including Soldier Field where the Chicago Bears NFL team play, and the Chicago Bulls \ \ \ 'basketball arena will host gymnastics and basketball.

它将利用几个现有的场馆，包括芝加哥熊队的士兵体育馆，而芝加哥公牛队的体育馆将用来举办体操和篮球项目。

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THE International Olympic Committee votes in Copenhagen on Friday October 2nd to determine which city will play host for the 2016 games.

国际奥委会将在十月二号星期五投票选举来决定2016年奥运会举办权的城市。

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The second major FIFA youth football tournament of the year will kick off Saturday in Nigeria when the host Golden Eaglets play Germany on the opening day of the Under-17 World Cup.

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His next live exam: Thursday night, when the Knicks play host to the perennial power San Antonio Spurs.

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It is unlikely he'll be on hand Sunday night, when the Lakers play host to the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles.

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Another danger is that too much anti-foreign sentiment will scuttle China's effort to play the gracious host in August, when hundreds of thousands of visitors will descend on Beijing for the Olympics.

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