哪两个城市?一个你可能听说过，也可能没听说过的城市阿拉木图，以及一个你肯定听说过，但或许不是因为冬季运动史而熟悉的城市北京。

“None of this concerns us, Akhmetzhan Yessimov, the mayor of Almaty, said through aninterpreter in a recent interview at his office. “We want to win.

“这些对我们没什么影响，阿拉木图市长阿赫梅特江·叶西莫夫(Akhmetzhan Yessimov)最近在办公室通过翻译接受采访时表示。“我们要赢得这次主办权。

He shrugged. “Once you say you are a mushroom, you might as well get into the soup.

他耸了耸肩。“既然说自己是个蘑菇，不妨就做个汤，看看到底怎么样。

And yet, still: This soup is tricky. Yes, Almaty has put together a bid that is comprehensiveand original, and it has become a legitimate contender as one bidder after another hasdropped out citing either costs or a lack of public support. But winning July’s I.O.C. vote, whichwill be held in Kuala Lumpur, is another matter. And there is no question that Almaty is theunderdog.

但是，这锅汤可没那么好炖。没错，阿拉木图已经拿出比较完整而有新意的申办计划，而且在一个接一个申办城市因为缺少资金或缺少公众支持的理由退出之后，阿拉木图已经成为一个说得过去的争夺者。但是能不能在7月份在吉隆坡举行的国际奥委会最终投票中获胜却是另一回事。而且，阿拉木图显然是不被看好的一方。

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