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Will London Strike Olympic Gold?

This summer, London becomes the first city to host the Olympics three times. As the city gets ready for the Games, we take a look at some of the preparations and the benefits the event might bring.

Against the historical backdrop of the city, the Games will cast London in a new light as a modern metropolis. First, there is the stadium, which has been hailed as the most sustainable ever built. With a capacity of 80,000, it is 75 percent lighter in steel than average stadia and uses 40 percent less carbon. The ring at the top was constructed from disused gas pipes, and a sustainable fabric wrap will encircle the building for the duration of the Games.

The surrounding Olympic Park includes an Energy Center employing renewable energies. Perhaps the most interesting design is the Pumping Station, with its bright pink cylinders and eco-friendly roof garden. The exterior is decorated with drawings by Sir John Bazalgette, the engineer who created the sewer network for London in the 1850s.

Technology will play a key role, with a Technology Operations Center overseeing competition results, IT, power and telecommunications for all 94 Olympic venues. In an attempt to make this the first cashless Olympics, the organizers have set up a swipe card system that will allow spectators to make purchases from over 5,000 retailers.

奧運加持 倫敦鍍金在望？

今年夏天，倫敦將成為首座三度主辦奧運的城市。在這座城市為賽事準備就緒的同時，我們來看看其中的一些籌備工作以及這場活動可能帶來的利益。

對照這座城市的歷史背景，這屆奧運將讓倫敦呈現出現代大都會的嶄新面貌。首先是被譽為奧運史上最具永續性的主場館。能容納八萬人的主場館比一般體育場的鋼鐵含量輕 75%，碳使用量也少了 40%。頂部的圓環利用廢棄的油氣管建造而成，而建築外圍在賽會期間也將以耐久性布料包覆。

附近的奧運園區涵蓋一座運用可再生能源的能源中心。或許最有趣的設計是抽水站，有著亮粉紅色的圓柱體及環保空中花園。其表面妝點著約翰‧巴扎蓋特爵士的素描作品，這位工程師在一八五○年代創建了倫敦的下水道網絡。

科技將扮演關鍵性的角色，由科技作業中心來督導全部 94 座奧運場館的競賽結果、資訊科技、電力與電信。為了讓本次奧運成為首屆不使用現金的奧運賽事，主辦單位設置了一套磁卡系統，讓觀眾自五千家以上的零售商購買商品。

資料來源：biz 互動英語電子報