London's transport may affect 2012 Olympics

     LONDON, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Londay's local city government said on Thursday that the city's transport infrastructure¹ is still "one of the biggest risks" to the running of the 2012 Olympic Games.

    Val Shawcross, chairman of the London Assembly transport committee(委员会), said that the city's aging transport network could struggle under the load of a predicted 5.3 million extra visitors during the Summer Games.

    "In 2012 London is facing extreme demand placed on a network already creaking at the seams," Shawcross said in the report. "This is not just about spectators and visitors being able to get to and from events; Londoners will need to go about their everyday business too."The report said that most of the 30 planned improvements to London's transport infrastructure have been completed or are on course for completion this year, but improvements to the London Underground Jubilee² Line specified³ in London's original bid document are behind schedule.

    It was oiginally expected to be completed in December 2009, but the city's transport body now predicts that it will have completed the work by June this year.

    The assembly transport committee also said that about a third of London residents may need to change their route, time or mode of travel because of the extra congestion⁴.

    "Spectators and Londoners will also need to respond positively⁵ to 2012 travel advice," Shawcross said. "In the run up to previous games, host cities have often launched publicity⁶ campaigns to encourage people to change their travel habits."(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

2 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

3 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。

4 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

5 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

6 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。