英语听力：2016奥运 伦敦市长与里约热内卢市长会面

As the London 2012 Olympics wind down, representatives from London and the 2016 Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro have held a joint news conference in preparation of the upcoming handover ceremony.

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and his Rio de Janeiro counterpart Eduardo Paes, outlined how the two cities will continue to work together to ensure a smooth handover of the Olympic flag. They focused on experience in areas including competition management, ticket sales, and venue building.

Both sides agreed that the London Games have already been a huge success. Paes underlined that the Brazilian city was keen to follow London’s example in hosting the biggest international sport festival.

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, said, "My view is, I don’t know whether people agree, I think they’ve seen a city that functions extremely well. There were a lot of anxieties about transport, about security, whether the people would get behind the games, and we’ve seen some fantastic images of London beamed around the world. So, that’s the winner for me, and obviously UK sport, Team GB."

Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio De Janeiro, said, "Brazil has done its homework in the past twenty, thirty years. Democracy is consolidated, the institutions are strong, the judicial system works, the press is free, and we are very proud of that. So for us it is a great opportunity to show how fantastic Rio is, it still is a warming city, it still is a sunny city, but it’s a city where you can find place to work, it’s a modern city, and Brazil is a great country."

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2012年伦敦奥运会已经落下帷幕，伦敦和2016年奥运会的主办城市里约热内卢的代表举行了联合资讯发布，准备即将到来的政权交接仪式。

伦敦市长鲍里斯·约翰逊和他的里约热内卢外长爱德华多·佩斯，概述如何两市将继续共同努力，以确保顺利交接奥林匹克会旗。他们把目光集中在包括竞争管理，票务销售，场馆建设等领域的经验。

双方一致认为，伦敦奥运会已经取得了巨大成功。佩斯强调，巴西城市要把伦敦奥运当成一个很好例子来追寻，伦敦举办了一次盛大的国际化的奥运会。
伦敦市长鲍里斯·约翰逊说，“我的看法是，我不知道人们是否同意，我认为他们已经看到了一个功能非常好的城市。有很多关于伦敦交通、安全的忧虑，是否会影响到后面的比赛，但是我们已经看到了这个令人举世瞩目的奥运会了。所以，显然我、英国奥运代表团以及整个团队GB都是赢家。“

里约热内卢市市长爱德华多·佩斯说，“巴西在过去的二三十年中，民主是综合的，机构都很强，司法系统也很完备，资讯是免费的，对此我们感到非常自豪的。所以对我们来说这是一次伟大的机会，来展示里约是一个怎样的城市，它是一个温暖阳光的城市，但是你也能在哪里找到工作的一个地方，它是一个现代化的城市，巴西是一个伟大的国家。

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