International media get Olympic preview

时间：2006-09-27 08:03:20

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Sept. 27 - International media representatives warmed up for their coverage1 of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Tuesday by visiting some of the venue2 construction sites in the capital city.

 

Just one day before the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games first World Press Briefing, attendees of the meeting visited some of the main Olympic venues3, including the National Stadium, the National Aquatics4 Centre, the Main Press Centre and the Media Village.

 

"I'm very impressed with the progress. These dramatic facilities, some of the finest in the world, will be very exciting for the athletes to compete in," said Kevan Gosper, chairman of the Press Commission of the International Olympic Commission (IOC).

 

His words were echoed by some of the reporters.

 

"The construction of the venues seems to be progressing very well. The aquatics centre should be a beautiful venue once they finish the outside," said Monte Lorell, managing editor of USA Today's Sports Weekly.

 

As the host city of the 2008 Games, Beijing has attracted increasing global attention. This press briefing has attracted about 300 representatives from 93 international news organizations and officials from the IOC.

 

"We are looking at the Beijing Games as much more than a sports event. We look at it as a news event, a business story as well," said Lorell. "So far I have seen it is very well-organized operation. The construction is moving ahead very well."

 

The attendees of the meeting will be given a full-day briefing on the latest progress in the preparations of the 2008 Games Wednesday, with media operations the main topic of discussion. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) is also seeking suggestions from leading news agencies and newspapers.

 

In order to provide efficient services for the foreign media to cover the Olympic Games in China, BOCOG President Liu Qi has already announced some special policies for the media during the Games. He also pledged that China's relevant authorities are formulating5 a regulation to allow unrestricted media reporting during the Games. This commitment was welcomed by IOC officials.

 

"I think they are very good policies. I think BOCOG is doing everything to ensure that the media will be able to report happily and easily in line with the commitments that they made to the IOC," said Gosper.

 
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1 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
2 venue ALkzr     
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
参考例句：
  • The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
  • The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
3 venues c277c9611f0a0f19beb3658245ac305f     
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
参考例句：
  • The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
  • Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网
4 aquatics ab7cdab76e358228d20ce3555c1d1eeb     
n.水生植物，水生动物( aquatic的名词复数 )；水上运动
参考例句：
  • Pasturage breed aquatics basically has pig, ox, sheep and fowl. 畜牧养殖主要有猪、牛、羊和家禽。 来自互联网
  • So in English they are National Stadium and National Aquatics Center. 这两处场馆的正式名字叫做”国家体育场”和”国家游泳中心“。 来自互联网
5 formulating 40080ab94db46e5c26ccf0e5aa91868a     
v.构想出( formulate的现在分词 )；规划；确切地阐述；用公式表示
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese government is formulating nationwide regulations on the control of such chemicals. 目前，中国政府正在制定全国性的易制毒化学品管理条例。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • Because of this, the U.S. has taken further steps in formulating the \"Magellan\" programme. 为此，美国又进一步制定了“麦哲伦”计划。 来自百科语句

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