Tokyo will host 2020 Olympics.2020年夏季オリンピック・パラリンピックの開催地が東京に決まりました.
今日の英文
Tokyo has been awarded the 2020 Olympics, capitalising on its reputation as a “safe pair of hands” and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting by the International Olympic Committee. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul.
Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, billed itself as the safe and reliable choice at a time of global political and economic uncertainty.
Tokyo had been on the defensive in the final days of the campaign because of mounting concerns over the leak of radioactive water from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
In the final presentation before the vote, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the IOC assurances that the Fukushima leak was not a threat to Tokyo and took personal responsibility for keeping the games safe.
今日の英単語
a safe pair of hands
適確な判断ができる人
(in a sporting context) used to refer to someone who is reliable when catching a ball
defy
動詞
ものともしない、無視する
openly resist or refuse to obey
eliminate
動詞
敗退させる
exclude (someone or something) from consideration or further participation
uncertainty
名詞
不確かさ、不確かな状態
the state of being uncertain
mounting
形容詞
ますます増える
gradually increasing
assurance
名詞
保証、請け合い
a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise
