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第一段
1 .Good evening. I've been asked to speak to you about the proposed plan for the Improvement of our town centre.
晚上好。有人请我来跟各位谈谈关于改善我们市中心的一项拟议方案。
2 .As you know, there was extensive community consultation before the designers were engaged.
正如大家所知,在聘请设计师之前,我们进行了广泛的社区咨询。
3 .I'm sure you'll agree that a great many of your concerns have been acknowledged and incorporated into the draft plan that you see before you.
我相信大家会认同,你们提出的许多关切都得到了重视,并已纳入你们眼前这份草案中。
第二段
1 .Firstly, you'll notice that the existing supermarket has been enlarged- it's the biggest building you see on the plan,
首先,你们会注意到,现有的超市已经扩建——它是你们在这份规划图上看到的最大建筑,
2 .on the south side of the Main Street Mall.
位于主街步行街的南侧。
3 .You can see that the part of Main Street in the town centre has been turned into a pedestrian mall.
大家可以看到,市中心那一段主街已被改造成步行街。
4 .We're planning extensive plantings of shrubs and small trees to provide shade.
我们计划大面积种植灌木和小树,以提供遮荫。
5 .There' ll be plenty of parking for supermarket shoppers on the west side of the building and a few spaces to the south facing the park.
超市顾客可以在建筑西侧找到大量停车位,南侧面向公园的地方也有少量车位。
6 .The park will not be touched except for the addition of a small artificial lake,
公园不会改动,只是会新增一个小型人工湖,
7 .which we hope will attract ducks and other bird-life.
我们希望它能吸引鸭子和其它鸟类。
第三段
1 .We've taken into account your petition not to expand the tavern.
我们已经考虑了你们反对扩建酒馆的请愿。
2 .I know some of you wanted it removed from the town centre altogether,
我知道你们中有些人希望把它彻底搬离市中心,
3 .so it will be discreetly screened from public view by more trees.
所以会用更多树木把它巧妙地遮挡起来,避免被公众看到。
4 .The existing car park at the rear of the tavern will remain.
酒馆后方现有的停车场将保留。
5 .Opposite the tavern, on the other side of Main Street,
在酒馆对面,也就是主街的另一侧,
6 .there will be a covered market.
将建一个带顶棚的市场。
7 .The Saturday farmers' market Is hugely popular but stall holders have suffered from a lot of bad weather recently.
周六的农夫市集非常受欢迎,但摊主们近来饱受恶劣天气之苦。
8 .We think everyone will be happy with this part of the re-development.
我们认为大家都会对改造工程的这一部分感到满意。
第四段
1 .These two rectangular buildings here,
这里这两座长方形建筑,
2 .in the middle of the plan,
位于规划图的中部,
3 .are new. We plan to demolish the existing shops, some of which are unsound anyway,
是新建的。我们计划拆除现有的商店,其中一些本来就已经不安全,
4 .and put up these two modern buildings instead.
转而建起这两座现代化的建筑。
5 .The one across Bay Road from the market will house boutiques,
市场对面、隔湾路相望的那一座将容纳精品店、
6 .delicatessens and other specialty shops all under one roof.
熟食店和其它专卖店,全都集中在一个屋檐下。
7 .The other one to the west will contain offices so you'll have convenient access to all the professionals in town inside one building.
西边的那一座将用作办公楼,这样你们就能在同一栋楼里方便地找到镇上所有的专业人士。
第五段
1 .The swimming pool will remain where it is, of course.
游泳池当然会留在原处。
2 .The school is a major user of the pool so, to make it safer for students to cross Swan Road,
学校是游泳池的主要使用者,因此,为了让学生过天鹅路更安全,
3 .a pedestrian crossing will be installed in front of the school gymnasium.
将在学校体育馆前方设置一条人行横道。
4 .You can see we've planned a gap in the trees here, on the Main Street Mall,
你们可以看到,我们在主街步行街这里的树丛中留出了一个缺口,
5 .so that students will be able to walk across the Main Street Mall straight to the pool.
这样学生就能穿过主街步行街,直接走到游泳池。
6 .Another pedestrian crossing to the west of the pool will give students and other users safer access to the new library,
泳池西侧还将增设一条人行横道,让学生和其他使用者能更安全地前往新图书馆,
7 .here. Library users will be able to share the supermarket parking.
就在这里。图书馆的使用者将可以使用超市的停车场。
第六段
1 .We expect that Swan Road may become a busier thoroughfare once the Main Street has been converted to pedestrians only;
我们预计,一旦主街改为步行街,天鹅路可能会变成一条更繁忙的通道;
2 .but we¡¯ II address that issue in the second stage of the development.
但我们会在开发的第二阶段解决这个问题。
3 .In the meantime, the east end of Swan Road will be converted into a public car park -here, between the council building and the market.
与此同时,天鹅路东端将被改造成一个公共停车场——就在这里,位于议会大楼和市场之间。
第一段
1 .I'll deal with any questions you may have at the end of this talk.
讲座结束时,我会解答你们可能提出的任何问题。
2 .In the meantime, I¡¯ll give you some idea of what the second stage of development will involve.
在此期间,我先给大家大致介绍一下第二阶段的发展会涉及哪些内容。
3 .In line with the overwhelming concern of Bayfield inhabitants,
与贝菲尔德居民最为关切的问题相一致,
4 .improved public transport is definitely at the forefront of the next stage.
改善公共交通无疑处于下一阶段的优先位置。
5 .We¡¯re planning to develop a modern transportation hub on the outskirts of town.
我们计划在城镇郊区建设一个现代化的交通枢纽。
6 .Another issue we want to address is the lack of playgrounds and sporting facilities.
我们想要解决的另一个问题是游乐场和体育设施的匮乏。
7 .These could be part of stage two depending on the council¡¯s ability to purchase appropriate sites.
这些可能被纳入第二阶段,具体取决于市政委员会能否购置合适的场地。
8 .As I mentioned earlier, traffic may become a problem in Swan Road.
正如我之前提到的,斯旺路的交通可能会成为一个问题。
9 .Once Main Stress has been blocked off, the council will study the speed,
一旦主街被封闭,市政委员会将研究速度、
10 .flow and density of vehicles on Swan Road and decide on a appropriate measures.
斯旺路上车辆的流量和密度,并决定采取适当的措施。
11 .I know the council¡¯s preference would be to install traffic lights either side of the pedestrian crossing.
我知道市政委员会倾向于在人行横道两侧安装交通信号灯。
12 .But they¡¯ll consider other options to alleviate traffic problems, like diverting non - essential vehicles to a back road.
但他们也会考虑其他缓解交通问题的方案,比如把非必要车辆分流到后街。
第二段
1 .Are there any questions?
有什么问题吗?