新西兰英语 307 Rugby World Cup Party in Auckland
Most New Zealanders know that the Rugby World Cup will take place here in September and October 2011. Teams from 19 countries will compete. The final will be held at Eden Park in Auckland.
Last year the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) and the government spent $20m each to buy the Queens Wharf 1 from the Ports of Auckland. The government planned to build a temporary building, big enough for a party for 20,000 people during the World Cup. However, there is a one-hundred year old shed – shed 10 – on Queens Wharf which the ARC chairman at first said was “old and cheap and nasty” and should be demolished 2. Since then, the ARC has listened to the Historic Places Trust which believes that the shed is part of our history and now the ARC has decided 3 it is a heritage building and cannot be demolished. For more about heritage buildings listen to May 9th 2010. The ARC now plans to spend $17m on shed 10 so that it can become a terminal building for cruise ships.
The World Cup Minister, Murray McCully, is not happy with the ARC. Time is fast running out to build something for what he calls ‘Party Central’ for the World Cup.
Questions
If shed 10 becomes a cruise ship terminal building, will it still be a heritage building?
Is it a good idea to have one big place for rugby fans to have a party or is it better for them to go to many smaller pubs?
- We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
- We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
- The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
- They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。