Natio nal Swimming Center is also know n as “Water
Cube ”,lo cated in the Beijing Olympic Park ,it is one of
the 2008Beijing Olympic Games landmark buildings.Na-
tional Sw imming Center site plans to build 62,950square
meters ,a total construction area 65000-80000square me-
ters ,of w hich so me of the gro und f loor o f the building
area of no t less than 15,000square meters.And its Na-
tional Stadium (co mmonly known as Bird ’s Nest )po ints
out in the city of Beijing in the northern end of the axis o n
both sides to jo intly form a relatively co mplete historical
and cultural city of Beijing image.国家游泳中心———“水立方”
河北省武邑县第二中学张金兰
[Voca bula ry ]
⑴construction n.建筑，建
筑物
⑵axis n.轴
⑶image n.图像，形象化的
比喻⑷audience n.观众，听众⑸leisure n.安逸，空闲译文：国家游泳中心又被称为“水立方”，位于北京奥林匹克公园内，是2008年北京奥运会标志性建筑物之一。国家游泳中心规划建设用地62950平方米，总建筑面积65000-80000平方米，其中 地下部分的建筑面积不少于
15000平方米。其与国家体育场
(俗称鸟巢)分列于北京城市中轴
线北端的两侧，共同形成相对完
整的北京历史文化名城形象。
2008年奥运会期间，国家游
泳中心承担游泳、跳水、花样游泳、水球等比赛，可容纳观众坐席17000座，其中永久观众坐席为6000座，奥运会期间增设临时性座位11000个。赛后将建成为具有国际先进水平的、集游泳、运动、健身、休闲于一体的中心。During the 2008Olympic Games ,
the National Swimming Centre for swimming ,diving ,sy nchronized swimming ,w ater polo ,and o ther co mpetitions ,the audi-
ence can accommo date 17,000seats ,including permanent
seats for 6,000spectators ,during the Oly mpics additional
11,000tempo rary seats.After the Olympic Games it w ill
be built into an internatio nally advanced level ,set swim-
ming ,sports ,fitness and leisure in the centre of
one.
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