It has just been about 9 months since the Rio Olympics concluded， but its never too early to think about where the world will be turning its attention to next. The 2018 Olympics will return to East Asia for the first time since 2008， setting in motion a string of three-straight competitions in the region. Heres a rundown of the upcoming Olympic locations and how those cities captured hosting rights for the international event.

虽然里约奥运会才仅仅落幕9个月左右，但是现在考虑全世界下一个关注点却一点都不早。自2008年以来，2018年奥运会将第一次重新回到东亚地区，在这个地区将连续有三场赛事。这里就来说说以后几届奥运会的举办城市，以及这些城市是如何获得这项国际赛事的主办权的。

2018 Winter Olympics： Pyeongchang

2018年冬奥会：平昌

Following two failed attempts to host the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics， Pyeongchang finally secured South Koreas first Winter Olympics in history. Seoul， capital of South Korea， previously hosted the Summer Games in 1988.

Pyeongchang was selected as host city in 2011， earning the nod over Munich， Germany and Annecy， France， to win the nomination. Preparations are well underway—South Korea broke ground on a high-speed train line from Seoul to Pyeongchang right before the 2012 London Olympics. The 2013 Special Olympics were hosted in the city.

With a similar name to Pyongyang—the capital of North Korea—Olympic organizers decided to brand the Games as “PyeongChang 2018” with a capital letter to further distinguish the host city.

在連续申办2010年和2014年冬奥会失败后，平昌终于让韩国在历史上第一次成功申办冬奥会。韩国首都首尔在1988年主办了夏季奥运会。

平昌在2011年击败了德国的慕尼黑和法国的安纳西，被选为冬奥会的主办城市。准备工作正在顺利进行——在2012年伦敦奥运会开始之前，韩国就破土动工修建一条从首尔到平昌的高速铁路。2013年的特奥会就是在平昌举办的。

因为名字和朝鲜首都平壤很像，奥运会的组织者决定用大写字母书写“平昌2018”的奥运标志，用于进一步把主办城市平昌和平壤区分开来。

2022 Winter Olympics： Beijing

2022年冬奥会：北京

What seemed to be a sure hosting win for Oslo， Norway， took an unexpected turn back in 2014 when the city withdrew its bid because of cost concerns. A year later， Beijing emerged as the narrow victor， edging Almaty， Kazakhstan， by four votes.

The 2022 Winter Olympics—the third Olympics in a row that will be hosted in East Asia—will be the first winter edition in China. There will be three clusters for competition： Beijing， Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. Travel time from Beijing to Zhangjiakou—a longer trip than to Yanqing—is estimated to take 50 minutes on a new high-speed railway that will allow trains to travel at up to 217 mph.

Beijing most recently hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.

2014年，本来挪威的奥斯陆已经稳操胜券，却在它因为经费的考虑而撤回申请时意外反转。一年之后，北京以四票的微弱胜利击败了哈萨克斯坦的阿拉木图，获得了主办权。

2022年冬奥会——是奥运会连续三次将在东亚举行——这将是中国主办的第一届冬奥会。这次冬奥会将有三个会场：北京，北京延庆县和张家口。北京到张家口的距离比北京市区到延庆县更长，在修建好时速高达217英里的新型高速铁路之后，估计路程会缩减到50分钟。

北京最近一次主办的是2008年夏季奥运会。……