Unit 2　The Olympic Games

The 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022

2022年冬奥会将在北京举行，这使得北京成为第一个既举办过冬季奥运会，又举办过夏季奥运会的城市。

Beijing，with co－host Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei Province，will host the 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022.It will be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games after beating Kazakhstan's Alma－Ata(哈萨克斯坦的阿拉木图) to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics over the more than 100 years of history.

The Winter Olympics are a total of 15 categories，102 events.Beijing will host all the ice sports; Yanqing county of Beijing and Zhangjiakou will host all the snow sports.And a high－speed railway，which will be completed in 2019，will link Beijing with Zhangjiakou.It will take 50 minutes to go from Beijing to Zhangjiakou.

The Chinese government will take a series of measures to deal with air pollution and offer full support in finance，legal affairs and security to make sure that Beijing could present another impressive Olympics.

Winning the hosting rights for the 2022 Winter Olympics not only helps develop the winter sports in our country，but also strengthens the friendship and mutual understanding between the Chinese people and the people from other countries and regions.It will also