概述：本屆冬奧會備受矚目。據估計，為了此次盛事，俄羅斯投入了約500億美元，是史上耗資最多的一次奧運會。
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Millions of sports lovers are thinking about just one thing right now -- the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Close to 2,900 men and women are set to compete in the 2014 Winter Games. The opening ceremonies were held Friday night. The Games continue through Sunday, February 23rd. The Olympics are bringing a lot of attention to Sochi, a city on the Black Sea. Sochi is a popular area for vacation travelers. The area is known for its mild winters with warm to hot weather in the summer. At least $50 billion is being spent on the 2014 Winter Games, making it the costliest Olympics in history. $7 billion was spent on the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. Olympic officials chose Sochi to host the 2014 Games almost seven years ago. At the time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Games would cost about $13 billion. Yet the real cost is four times his estimate. So where did all the money go? Many Russians say people involved in the project have taken some of it. One research group found that 38% of Russians it spoke with said the Olympics increased the likelihood of corruption.

現在數百萬的體育愛好者們都在想著同一件事，那就是在俄羅斯索契舉辦的冬季奧運會。屆時將有約2900名運動員在2014冬奧會中競技。開幕式已于周五晚上落幕。冬奧會將持續到2月23號（周日）。 冬奧會為索契這個位于黑海之濱的城市賺足了眼球。索契是度假勝地，因其氣候溫和的冬季和不太炎熱的夏季而聞名。 此次冬奧會至少花費了500億美元，是歷史上耗資最多的奧運會。2010年在加拿大溫哥華舉辦的冬奧會花費了70億美元。奧林匹克官員在大約7年前選定索契作為2014年冬奧會東道主。 當時，俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京表示冬奧會將耗費大約130億美元，然而實際花費是他估計的四倍。那么錢花到哪里去了呢？很多俄羅斯人認為是參與該項目的人拿走了部分錢。一個研究小組發現他們所調查的俄羅斯人中有38%都認為這次奧運會增加了腐敗的可能性。

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