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1、伦敦奥运会倒计时一周年FinlayMacKayisaphotographerfromGlasgow.He'sbeeninvolvedinaphotoexhibitionprojectwiththeNationalPortraitGalleryoverthepasteightmonths,takingpicturesoftheathletesofTeamGB.MacKaysaysheismostimpressedby2008ParalympicsgoldmedalistDavidWeirandhistrainerJennyArcher."Theywerethefirstpeoplewesho
2、twhenitwastoodark.Anditwasoriginallyjustabigshotofherheadontheside.AndtheyDavidwasgoingbydownhill.Anditwasreallydark.Justdidn'treallywork.Andwhenwecameback,Ijustnoticedquiteachangeinherappearance.Hermumjustdiedaboutsixweeksbefore.Soyoucanjustreallyseeit.Whenshewasjusttellingmerightatthemomentwhenw
3、etookthosepictureshermumjustdied,shewaskindofcrying.Itwasquiteemotional."AfterwatchingtheBritishathletesforthelast8-months,MacKaysayshefeelssomeoftheathletesarewellprepared."IthinkDavidWeirisreadybecausehe'sawinner.PrettysureAaron(Cook)isgoingtodoreallywell'cauzhewasworldchampionandIthinkhestillis
4、.Louis(Smith)needstokeeptraining.Ifyou'regoingtogetperfectformingymnastics,thattoeshouldpointthere."SebastianCoe,ChairmanoftheLondonOrganizingCommittee,saystheirfinalyearbeforethegamesisallaboutpreparation."Thenext12monthsisallabouttesting,testing,testing,makingsureeverythingistestedfortheathletes
5、,forallourclientgroups."Aseriesoftesteventshavebeenheldoverthepastfewmonths,includingthemodernpentathlon,volleyball,themarathonandracewalking.Another35testeventsarestillscheduledtotakeplaceuntilthiscomingspring.Andwhilethepreparationfortheeventsseemstobecomingalong,oneofthenaggingconcernsissecurit
6、y.London'stwotoppoliceofficershaveresignedrecentlyamidthephonehackingscandalconnectedtomedia-barronRupertMurdoch'sorganization.AndMurdochhimselfwasattackedbyapranksterduringhistestimonytoaparliamentarycommittee,raisingquestionsaboutsecurityinLondon.Despitethis,Coesayshestillhasconfidenceintheirsec
7、uritypreparations."Oneyeartogo,thestrategyandtheresourcesareinplace.Sowhat'simportanttousistheoperationaldeliveryfromthesecuritypointofview.Theteamrunningthatisstillinplace.Theheadguyisstillinplace.Soeverybodyisf