轻松英语之旅24:OAKA(The Athens Olympic Sports Complex)

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[00:28.11]OAKA - The Athens Olympic Sports Complex
[00:31.40]雅典奥运会场馆
[00:43.42]The Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA)
[00:47.09]is situated¹ at Maroussi
[00:48.97]and was the centre of the Olympic Games 2004.
[00:53.18]Following an Athens 2004
[00:55.53]and Ministry² of Culture initiative,
[00:57.79]the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava
[01:01.74]has designed the upgrade of OAKA
[01:04.40]using innovative³ and creative methods,
[01:06.98]including the new roof structure
[01:09.23]for Olympic Stadium.
[01:10.76]The complex includes the Olympic Stadium,
[01:13.35]which hosted both the Opening
[01:15.48]and Closing ceremonies,
[01:17.52]and the Football gold medal match,
[01:19.56]the Olympic Indoor Hall,
[01:21.24]where the finals of Basketball took place,
[01:24.02]the Olympic Aquatic⁴ Centre,
[01:25.73]the Olympic Tennis Centre
[01:27.39]and the Olympic Velodrome.
[01:29.95]The Ministry of Culture
[01:31.89]was responsible for this project.
[01:38.48]The Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA)
[01:40.39]is situated at Maroussi
[01:43.13]and was the centre of the Olympic Games 2004.
[01:46.35]雅典奥运会场馆坐落于雅典北部郊区的马鲁希，
[01:50.13]曾是2004年奥运会的主会场。
[01:53.44]complex
[01:55.21]综合建筑群
[02:01.23]a vast shopping complex
[02:03.54]一处大型的购物楼群
[02:18.29]Following an Athens 2004
[02:20.44]and Ministry of Culture initiative,
[02:22.93]the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava
[02:25.42]has designed the upgrade of OAKA
[02:27.95]using innovative and creative methods,
[02:30.31]including the new roof structure for Olympic Stadium.
[02:52.01]initiative
[02:53.45]计划、措施
[02:55.55]a government initiative to help exporters,
[02:58.01]扶助出口商的政府计划
[03:03.61]designed the upgrade
[03:14.91]innovative and creative
[03:17.09]有创新精神的
[03:18.40]有创造性的
[03:19.52]stadium
[03:20.40]露天大型运动场
[03:22.97]鸟巢
[03:24.43]National Stadium
[04:25.19]The complex includes the Olympic Stadium,
[04:28.07]which hosted the Opening and Closing ceremonies,
[04:30.52]the Athletics⁵ events and the Football gold medal match,
[04:33.43]the Olympic Indoor Hall,
[04:35.28]where the finals of Basketball took place,
[04:37.56]the Olympic Aquatic Centre,
[04:39.43]the Olympic Tennis Centre
[04:40.91]and the Olympic Velodrome.
[05:08.04]ceremony
[05:09.08]典礼
[05:10.49]graduation ceremony
[05:11.81]毕业典礼
[05:12.79]wedding ceremony
[05:14.15]结婚典礼
[05:15.58]the Opening and Closing ceremonies
[05:19.33]开幕式和闭幕式
[05:26.84]Master of Ceremony.
[05:28.28]司仪
[05:34.19]aquatic
[05:35.03]水生的，水上的
[05:36.84]水上运动
[05:38.42]aquatic sports
[05:40.05]aquatic plants
[05:41.42]水生植物
[05:42.87]the Olympic Aquatic Centre
[05:45.49]奥林匹克水上运动中心
[05:47.62]velodrome
[05:48.45](自行车等的)室内赛车场
[05:49.62]the Olympic Velodrome
[05:51.05]奥林匹克室内赛车场
[05:55.09]the Olympic Tennis Centre
[05:57.04]奥林匹克综合网球中心
[06:04.44]The Ministry of Culture was responsible for this project
[06:16.26]complex
[06:17.07]综合建筑群
[06:18.22]architect
[06:19.17]建筑师
[06:20.11]stadium
[06:20.93]露天大型运动场
[06:22.46]the Opening and Closing ceremonies
[06:24.59]开幕式和闭幕式
[06:26.25]aquatic
[06:27.25]水生的，水上的
[06:29.82]velodrome
[06:30.74](自行车等的)室内赛车场

1 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

4 aquatic   

adj.水生的，水栖的

参考例句：

• Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
• We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。

5 athletics   

n.运动，体育，田径运动

参考例句：

• When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
• Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。