On September 7th, Tokyo residents were overjoyed to hear the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcement that Tokyo had beaten out Istanbul and Madrid in its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
一個對韓國銀行和廣播網絡攻擊來自中國的互聯網地址，韓國官員說，但它背後的人的身份無法確認。
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Still, as Tokyoites revel in this great victory, others living within the tsunami-ravaged north-east coast continue to struggle with the ongoing consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
當東京人還沉醉在勝利的喜悅之中，那些居住在日本東北海岸的海嘯受災戶們仍在福島核災所帶來的災難中掙扎。
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Before the IOC vote, in order to win the bid to host 2020 Olympic Games, Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, reassured the world, saying, “It [the nuclear disaster] has never done and will never do any damage to Tokyo.”
為了在投票中贏得2020奧林匹克運動會的主辦權，在國際奧會投票前夕，日本首相安倍晉三再次向世界保證：「這次核災至今沒有，未來也不會對東京造成任何損害。」
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With all of the hype about the Olympic Games, many residents of Fukushima now feel that the rest of Japan has forgotten about them
申辦奧運的消息不斷地宣傳之下，許多福島的居民開始覺得其他地區的日本人已經遺忘了他們的存在，
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and that money that could have been spent on nuclear waste cleanup and helping disaster torn regions get back on their feet, will be invested into Tokyo, as it prepares for the Olympics. In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of Fukushima refugees will continue to live in shacks.
而原本可能會花費在清除核廢料以及災區重建的經費，將會被投資在籌備東京奧運上。在這同時，仍有數以萬計的福島災民居住在簡陋的小屋內。
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But perhaps there is a bright side to Tokyo hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics for the people of Fukushima: the world will be watching closely to see how well the Japanese government deals with the aftermath of the world's worst nuclear disaster in history.
不過對於福島居民而言，主辦2020奧林匹克夏季運動會仍有正面的事：全世界都密切關注，日本政府在歷史上最慘烈的核災之後，後續將如何妥善處理。
重點單字
- revel (v.) 著迷, 陶醉
- tokyoite (n.) 東京人
- ravage (v.) 毀壞, 摧殘
- hype (n.) 天花亂墜的公開宣傳
- refugee (n.) 難民
- shack (n.) 簡陋木屋, 棚屋
- aftermath (n.) 後果, 餘波
- 引用來源:http://www.be-wells.com.tw/Learning/EnglishNews_detail_3.php
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