It’s north of the city centre.

　　在市中心的北部。

　　A Where is the new Olympic Stadium being built?

　　A 新的奥林匹克露天体育场建在哪里？

　　B It’s north of the city centre. It’s a whole new area, especially for the Olympics.

　　B 在市中心的北部。那是一个新区，专为奥运会准备的。

　　A I’d like to go and see it. I’ve seen pictures of the new stadium – it looks fantastic.

　　A 我想去看看。我已经看过了这座新体育场的一些照片——看起来非常漂亮。

　　B It’s not just the stadium – it’s the main centre for the Olympics, with lots of other things there too.

　　B 它不仅是体育场——还是奥运会的主会场，那里还有很多其他的建筑设施。

　　A Yes, I know. The swimming centre is there.

　　A 是的，我知道。游泳中心在那里。

　　B The Olympics will be all over Beijing – north, south, east and west – but the main centre is in the north.

　　B 奥运会场将遍及全北京——北、南、东和西——但是主会场在北部。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 You can also talk about directions by using north / north; south / south; east / east; west / west , e.g.: The Olympic Stadium is north of the city centre / The Olympic Stadium is north of the city centre.

　　你还可以用north / 北； south / 南；east / 东； west /西来谈论方向。例如：The Olympic Stadium is north of the city centre /奥林匹克体育场在市中心的北部。

　　2 Remember all over . . . / all over . . . to describe a sense that something is everywhere, e.g. The Olympics will be all over Beijing / The Olympics will be all over Beijing.

　　记住all over . . . / 遍布 . . .是用来描述某物到处都有的感觉。例如：The Olympics will be all over Beijing /奥运会场将遍及全北京。

Key phrases and sentences   Where is the new Olympic Stadium being built? It’s north of the city centre.  It’s a whole new area, especially for the Olympics. I’d like to go and see it.  I’ve seen pictures of the new stadium – it looks fantastic. It’s not just the stadium – it’s the main centre for the Olympics, with lots of other things there too. Yes, I know.  The swimming centre is there. The Olympics will be all over Beijing – north, south, east and west – but the main centre is in the north.

重要的短语和句子   新的奥林匹克露天体育场建在哪里？ 在市中心的北部。 那是一个新区，专为奥运会准备的。 我想去看看。 我已经看过了这座新体育场的一些照片——看起来非常漂亮。   它不仅是体育场——还是奥运会的主会场，那里还有很多其他的建筑设施。 是的，我知道。游泳中心在那里。   奥运会场将遍及全北京——北、南、东和西——但是主会场在北部。