The competition to play host is as keen as anything on the track.

on the track 应该是指田径场上的比赛，这里是把争夺主办国同赛场上的体育比赛做了比吧？ 对主办权的争夺，和赛场上任何一场比赛都一样激烈。

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Taliesin will also play host to an array of celebrations, but the most important challenge is the arduous work of helping Taliesin survive.

塔利耶森也会以东道主的身分主导一连串庆祝活动，但最主要的挑战来自艰巨的修复工程。

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Shanghai will play host to the 2002 Tennis Masters Cup.

上海将是2002年世界杯网球锦标赛的主办地。

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Another danger is that too much anti-foreign sentiment will scuttle China's effort to play the gracious host in August, when hundreds of thousands of visitors will descend on Beijing for the Olympics.

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His next live exam: Thursday night, when the Knicks play host to the perennial power San Antonio Spurs.

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It is unlikely he'll be on hand Sunday night, when the Lakers play host to the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles.

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