Euro 2012 main stadium to open on Oct. 8

 　　KIEV, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Kiev Olympic stadium, which will host the final match of Euro 2012 Soccer Championship, will be completed in time, and the stadium is expected to open on Oct. 8, Ukrainian Deputy¹ Prime Minister and Infrastructure² Minister Borys Kolesnikov said here Monday.

　　"There are no critical issues that would prevent us from opening the arena³ in October," he said during the press-conference.

　　According to him, the new soccer complex in Kiev is in good condition, and the construction work came to the final stage. Virtually all areas of the stadium are ready to host football matches.

　　Before the start of the European Championship to be held next summer in Ukraine and Poland, Olympic stadium will host a friendly match between Ukrainian and Germany national teams on November 11.

　　Kiev Olympic stadium was built in 1923, but was re-builded 4 times and being reconstructed again for Euro 2012. After the reconstruction⁴ the arena will contain nearly 73.000 seats. The stadium is supposed to host group matches, quarter-final and the final game.

　　With the 9 months until the Euro 2012 Championship kicks off, 3 out 8 stadiums are not fully⁵ completed in Ukraine and Poland. It is National Stadium in Warsaw, the Polish capital, Olympic stadium in Kiev and an arena in Lviv, which will be commissioned on October, 28.

　　The Euro 2012 European Soccer Tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between June 8 and July 1 next year.

　　Four Polish cities are hosting the tournament, including Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw and Gdansk. Ukraine's host cities are Kiev, Donetsk, Lviv,and Kharkov.

1 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

4 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。