英国已进入经济衰退,自然得尽量节省开支。
The games arrive as Britain's economy shrank the most in more than three years in the latest quarter -- extending its first double-dip recession since the 1970s.
而且歪曲事实:
While the budget has doubled since the International Olympic Committee awarded London with the 2012 Games in 2005, spending by the British government has been a quarter of what China allocated to Beijing 2008.
The use of existing or temporary facilities has helped keep costs down.