羅姆尼評論倫敦奧運準備工作引發反彈
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to backtrack Thursday from comments he made that seemed to question Britain's ability to host the Olympic Games.
Within hours of his arrival in the British capital Wednesday, NBC News aired an interview wih Romeny in which he said that last-minute concerns over London's security staffing for the games were "disconcerting."
But after meeting with top British officials including Prime Minister David Cameron Thursday, Romney said he expected the games to be "highly successful" and that it was "impossible for absolutely no mistakes to occur."
Mr. Cameron had defended London's preparations and said it was easier to hold the Olympics "in the middle of nowhere" than in London. The comment was apparently in reference to the 2002 Olympics in ((the U.S. state of)) Utah, which Romney managed.
Romney is expected to attend Friday's opening ceremonies for the Olympics. He then travels to Israel and Poland.星期四，美國總統候選人羅姆尼試圖挽回他所做評論的影響，他發表的這一評論似乎是質疑英國主辦奧運的能力。
星期三，羅姆尼抵達英國首都倫敦的幾小時後，美國全國廣播公司播放了對他的採訪報導。羅姆尼在接受採訪時說，在奧運開幕前的最後時刻，倫敦安保力量的情況令人不安。
但是，羅姆尼星期四會晤英國首相卡梅倫等官員後表示，他期待倫敦奧運獲得極大成功，但完全不出錯誤是不可能的。
卡梅倫爲倫敦籌備奧運的能力進行辯護，並聲稱在一個不爲人所知的地方舉辦奧運的難度小於在倫敦舉辦奧運。卡梅倫顯然是在暗指2002年猶他冬季奧運，羅姆尼是那屆奧運的經辦人。
羅姆尼預定將出席星期五在倫敦舉行的奧運會的開幕式，然後將前往以色列和波蘭訪問
