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新西兰英语 503 Christchurch city shops open

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 　　Ever since the earthquake on February 22nd, the centre of Christchurch city has been closed. The only people allowed into that area were workers demolishing2 damaged buildings and engineers checking the safety of buildings that did not collapse3. Then eight weeks ago, builders and other contractors4 started making a temporary shopping area in Cashel St.

　　Yesterday afternoon, Prime Minister, John Key, opened the shopping area which is called Re-Start. 10,000 people came to the opening and visited the 30 shops, two cafés and a bank. Sixty shop owners wanted to be part of Re-Start but only half of those were chosen.
　　These temporary shops were built very quickly because they were built from shipping5 containers. They are brightly coloured. Some are two-storeyed. They are designed around two U shapes with a café in the middle of each U.
　　Many people worked very hard to make sure these buildings would be open before the Christchurch festival week of horse racing6 and the agricultural Show.
　　Vocabulary
　　demolish1 (v) – pull down the building; demolition7 (n)
　　contractors include electricians, plumbers8 etc.
　　temporary – for a short time; opposite is permanent
　　two-storeyed (spelling is British) – one container on top of another one
　　Questions
　　The full name of this project is Re-Start the Heart. What does the name mean?
　　What is the advantage of using shipping containers? Are there any disadvantages?

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1 demolish 1m7ze     
v.拆毁(建筑物等)，推翻(计划、制度等)
参考例句：
  • They're going to demolish that old building.他们将拆毁那座旧建筑物。
  • He was helping to demolish an underground garage when part of the roof collapsed.他当时正在帮忙拆除一个地下汽车库，屋顶的一部份突然倒塌。
2 demolishing 0031225f2d8907777f09b918fb527ad4     
v.摧毁( demolish的现在分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings. 这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。 来自《用法词典》
  • Conventional demolishing work would have caused considerable interruptions in traffic. 如果采用一般的拆除方法就要引起交通的严重中断。 来自辞典例句
3 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
4 contractors afd5c0fd2ee43e4ecee8159c7a7c63e4     
n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 shipping WESyg     
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
参考例句：
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
6 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
7 demolition omezd     
n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹
参考例句：
  • The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
  • The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
8 plumbers 74967bded53f9cdf3d49cad38cfca8ba     
n.管子工，水暖工( plumber的名词复数 )；[美][口]（防止泄密的）堵漏人员
参考例句：
  • Plumbers charge by the hour for their work. 水管工人的工作是以小时收费的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Plumbers, carpenters, and other workmen finished the new house quickly. 管道工、木工及其他工匠很快完成了这幢新房子。 来自辞典例句

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