Question

鸟巢和水立方的英文简介？

不要机器翻译。也不用太复杂。

Answer 1

Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest/Olympic Stadium)

The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest will be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and will be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies. In 2002 Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. The stadium will seat as many as 100,000 spectators during the Olympics, but this will be reduced to 80,000 after the games. It has replaced the original intended venue of the Guangdong Olympic Stadium. The stadium is 330 metres long by 220 metres wide, and is 69.2 metres tall. The 250,000 square metre (gross floor area) stadium is to be built with 36 km of unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes. The stadium will cost up to 3.5 billion yuan (422,873,850 USD/ 325,395,593 EUR). The ground was broken in December 2003, and construction started in March 2004, but was halted by the high construction cost in August 2004.

In the new design, the roof of the stadium had been omitted from the design. Experts say that this will make the stadium safer, whilst reducing construction costs. The construction of the Olympic buildings will continue once again in the beginning of 2005.

水立方
With the year of 2007 approaching, good news came from the construction sites of the Olympic projects -- the membrane structure of the outside layer of the National Aquatics Center was completed on the morning of December 26.

Construction of the landmark project, also called the "Water Cube," officially started on December 24, 2003. The work on concrete and steel structures was finished in July 2006. On August 1 this year, installation of cushions of membrane structure was officially launched.

With the closure of the outside membrane layer project, the installation of inside cushions will be under way, in a synchronized manner with the indoor fit-up and decoration. Installation of electromechanical equipment and pipes is currently going on and indoor fit-up and decoration will start by the end of the year. The whole project will be completed at the end of 2007.

In accordance with the plan, the venue test event will be launched at the National Aquatics Center in February 2008.

The material of membrane structure is called ETFE, or ethylene-tetra-fluoro-ethylene, used for the first time in China. It is also the largest and most complicated membrane system in a single building project internationally. The construction staff of the National Aquatics Center completed all works and fulfilled the goal as planned after overcoming many difficulties, successfully carrying out membrane structure research and independent innovative construction practice.

Answer 2

鸟巢英文简介

Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest/Olympic Stadium)

The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest will be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and will be host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies. In 2002 Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. The stadium will seat as many as 100,000 spectators during the Olympics, but this will be reduced to 80,000 after the games. It has replaced the original intended venue of the Guangdong Olympic Stadium. The stadium is 330 metres long by 220 metres wide, and is 69.2 metres tall. The 250,000 square metre (gross floor area) stadium is to be built with 36 km of unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes. The stadium will cost up to 3.5 billion yuan (422,873,850 USD/ 325,395,593 EUR). The ground was broken in December 2003, and construction started in March 2004, but was halted by the high construction cost in August 2004.

In the new design, the roof of the stadium had been omitted from the design. Experts say that this will make the stadium safer, whilst reducing construction costs. The construction of the Olympic buildings will continue once again in the beginning of 2005.

水立方英文简介

National Swimming Center--Exquisite and Exciting "Water Cube"

A semi-transparent "cube", with "bubbles" spread out all over its surface, is a shape very similar to the structure of "H2O", the outlook for the National Swimming Center at the 2008 Olympic Games. After the games, it will become a recreational water park open to the public.

In Chinese culture, water is an important natural element. It creates a calming atmosphere and inspires happiness. Taking full consideration of the functions of water in recreation and bodybuilding, designers have explored many ways for people of different age groups to appreciate its function. The design is called "Water Cube". Many creative designs have been employed in the creation of the swimming pools at the swimming center. Other high-tech facilities including optical devices used to define positions of athletes, and multiple-angle, three-dimensional screening systems are provided to help spectators enjoy competitions.

The National Swimming Center, one of the three landmark buildings for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is located inside the Beijing Olympic Park. Covering a total floor space of 50,000 square meters, it has 17,000 seats. The project costs about US$100 million. The center will be a venue for swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water-polo games during the period of the Olympic Games. After the games, the center will become a large water recreational center open to the public.

In January 2003, Beijing started to solicit design schemes for the National Swimming Center. The international competition settled on "Water Cube" as the winning scheme. It is designed by the design consortium consisting of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, China State Construction International (Shenzhen) Design Co Ltd, PTW Architects (Australia) and Ove Arup (Australia).

The National Swimming Center will be the only landmark Olympic venue that is constructed by donations from compatriots from Overseas.

Answer 3

国家体育场 （鸟巢）

国家体育场由瑞士赫尔佐格和德梅隆建筑事务所与中国建筑设计研究院合作设计，因为裸露在外的架构形成了体育馆的碗状而被人称为‘鸟巢’。体育场坐落在奥林匹克公园里，在奥运会举行期间能容纳10万人，奥运会的开闭幕式已经运动赛事也将在这里举行。

建这个体育场共耗资4.23亿美元，奥运会之后将改造成为多种运动的场馆，最多能容纳8万人。

National Stadium

Designed by Swiss firm Herzog de Meuron in collaboration with the China Architecture Design & Research Group,the National Stadium is fondly known around town as the Bird’s Nest for its latticelike concrete skeleton forming the stadium bowl.Located in the Olympic Park,the stadium is able to seat 100,000 during the Games,and will be the site of opening and closing Olympic ceremonies,as well as athletic events and soccer finals.Costing US$423 million,the stadium will be converted into a multi-purpose sporting facility post Games,with a maximum capacity of 80,000 people.

国家游泳中心（水立方）

国家游泳中心又被称为‘水立方’，由澳大利亚PTW公司，奥雅纳公司与中建国际设计顾问有限公司，中国建筑工程总公司协作设计。游泳中心耗资1亿美元，其中部是半透明的立方体建筑，上边覆盖着半透明的‘气泡’，外观上给人一种水的感觉。‘水立方’有1.7万个席位，内设各种高科技设施，包括定位运动员的系统和多角度，三维屏幕系统，供水下赛事报道。

National Aquatic Center

Known as the Water Cube,the National Aquatic Center

Is the brainchild or Australian firms PTW Architects and Ove Arup,in collaboration with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation and the China State Construction International Design CO Ltd.Costing US$100 million, the center features a semi-transparent cube structure,covered in transparent ”bubbles” to give a water like effect to the exterior.It can hold over 17,000 people,and is also fitted with various high-tech facilities including optical devices used to define the position of athletes,and multiple-angle,three-dimensional screening systems to provide under water event coverage.

Answer 4

Bird's Nest是鸟巢
Olympic Stadium是水立方