悉尼将建第二座国际机场
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Australia has approved the construction of a second international airport in Sydney at the cost of $2.4bn.

澳大利亚政府批准在悉尼建设第二座国际机场,耗资24亿美元。
 
The new facility will be located at Badgerys Creek1, in western Sydney. 
 
Planning and design work would start immediately, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said, with construction expected to begin in 2016. Funding would come mostly from the private sector2
 
The green light from Mr Abbott's government comes nearly 70 years after the idea was first debated. 
 
The debate on the need for a second airport in Australia's largest city dates back to 1946. Badgerys Creek was a proposed site but the idea was then shelved for fear of backlash from local voters.
 
'Nationwide benefit'
 
Around 20 sites were considered before the government approved the new facility about 45km west of Sydney's central business district. 
 
Based on early estimates, the first flights in and out of the airport are not expected until the mid-2020s. 
 
Speaking outside parliament in Canberra, the prime minister said Sydney's second airport would create up to 60,000 jobs when it became fully3 operational. 
 
Mr Abbott has made it clear he wants a curfew-free airport. Sydney's current Kingsford Smith Airport is only 8km away from the city and it operates with a curfew between 23:00 and 06:00.
 
Australia's national carrier, Qantas, welcomed the announcement. 
 
Chief Executive Alan Joyce said in a statement: "Sydney is the key gateway4 for air traffic in and out of Australia and the benefits of having two major airports will be felt nationwide."
 
"We look forward to being part of this process as Badgerys Creek moves closer to reality."


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1 creek 3orzL     
n.小溪,小河,小湾
参考例句:
  • He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
  • People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
2 sector yjczYn     
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
3 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
4 gateway GhFxY     
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法
参考例句:
  • Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
  • A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。
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