万花筒2008-03-10:北京奥运村落成
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2008年
CNN's John Vause has a look at the newly unveiled Olympic village that will house 16,000 athletes in Beijing
Well, this will be home for 16, 000 athletes and coaches at this year's Beijing Games. Forty-two buildings, it's a sprawling 1 complex in fact, it's the largest Olympics village in Games' history, and designers say this is a showcase of environmental standards, for example, the outdoor lighting 2 here is powered by solar panels and inside these buildings, the heating and cooling systems used reclaimed 3 sewage water from a local treatment plant.
Now, also inside, these apartments, a privilege denied to the vast majority of Beijing residents drinking water straight from the tap. There's also Internet access, but authorities say that will be subject to the normal heavy government censorship. Athletes will sleep two to a room, and eight to an apartment, and officials deny that there will be a ban on bibles and other religious symbols. In fact, they say they've built what they call a religious service center, and once the Olympics are over and the Para-Olympics are over, all of these apartments will be renovated 4 and then sold off.
John Vause, CNN, Beijing.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. solar panel
A solar panel is a device that collects and converts solar energy into electricity or heat. It transfers energy from the sun into electricity or heat which can be used by (for example) nearby buildings.
2. Para-Olympics : 残疾人奥运会
- He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
- a modern sprawling town 一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇
- The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
- The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。