The preamble to the Laws of Cricket talks about “the spirit of the game”; their English custodians even hold an annual “Spirit of Cricket” lecture at Lord’s in London, the game’s home.

板球规则的前言里就谈到了“体育精神”，在板球的发源地英国，人们甚至每年在伦敦的板球场要举行一次关于“板球之魂”的讲座。

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But of course if you are lucky enough to be in charge of the government in London, you don't need to bother about seeking out the Spirit of the Future yourself.

当然，如果你足够幸运能统治伦敦，你完全不必费事去亲自找寻灵异。

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A stall holder adjusts hanging decorations at the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia in London, England.

在英国伦敦奥林匹亚举行的圣诞集市上，一名摊贩正在调整悬挂的装饰品。

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Others thanked him for coming and later the mayor got big cheers from a separate crowd as he brandished a broom and thanked those volunteers who had arrived to help clear up the mess as representing the real "spirit of London".

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"It's not in the spirit of the thing, " said Kevin Button of Ashford, in Kent, just outside London.

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