奥运鸟巢介绍英语版

“鸟巢”： "nest"
“水的立方”： "Water meter"
国家体育场-鸟巢
“鸟巢”位于北京奥林匹克公园内、北京城市中轴线北端的东侧，建筑面积25·8万平方米。除了承担奥运会开、闭幕式任务外，还将在这里进行田径、男子足球决赛等奥运会的重要比赛。这个体育场能容纳观众10万人，其中临时坐席2万个。奥运会后，可承担重大体育比赛、各类常规赛事以及非竞赛项目，是北京奥运会的一座标志性建筑，是北京奥运会留下的宝贵遗产，同时也将成为北京市民广泛参与体育活动及享受体育娱乐的大型专业场
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英文介绍
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 i