中外建筑英语选读 课件 ch03 Modern Architecture.pptx

ModernArchitectureChapter3中外建筑英语选读

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Preview:BysimplyreviewingthepathofChinesearchitecture.ThischapterwilldiscussthecreativeconceptofChinesemodernarchitectureinthe21stcentury,andputforwardtotheideaofharmoniouscoexistencebetweenmanandnature.NationalStadium

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Affectionatelyknownas BirdsNest,theNationalStadiumissituatedinOlympicPark,ChaoyangDistrictofBeijingCity.Itwasdesignedasthemainstadiumof2008BeijingOlympicGames.NationalStadium

SinceOctober2008,aftertheOlympicsended,ithasbeenopenedasatouristattraction.Now,itsthecenterofinternationalordomesticsportscompetitionandrecreationactivities.NationalStadium

In2022,theopeningandclosingceremoniesofanotherimportantsportevent,WinterOlympicGameswasheldhere.Theformofthestadiumlookslikeabignestwhichembracesandnurseshumanbeings.Alsoitlooksratherlikeacradlebearinghumanbeingshopeofthefuture.NationalStadium

TheconstructionoftheNationalStadiumstartedonDecember24,2003.InJuly2004,theprojectwasstoppedtemporarilyduetotheamendmentofthedesign.NationalStadium

OnDecember27ofthesameyear,theconstructionwasresumedandfinishedinMarch,2008.Thegrosscostofthewholeprojectis2,267million Chineseyuan(about350millionU.S.dollars).NationalStadium

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北京奥林匹克公园是2008年北京奥运会和残奥会的举办地，总面积为2864英亩(1159公顷)。公园设计包含十个场馆、奥运村和其他配套设施，后来被改造成一个综合性的多功能活动中心，供公众使用。NationalStadium

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ArchitecturalTermsstadium/sterdiom/n.[Cjalargeclosedareaoflandwithrowsofseatsaroundthesidesandoftenwithnoroof,usedforsportseventsandmusicalperformances体育场。NationalStadium

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Theformofthestadiumlookslikeabignestwhichembracesandnurseshumanbeings.NationalStadium

looklike意为“看起来像”;nurse在句中名词作动词，解释成“看护、照料”;which引导的限制性定语从句作abignest的定语