2016年CRI Preparatory Work for 2022 Winter Paralympics Games Officially Underway

 

Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and the International Paralympic Committee co-hosted the Orientation¹ Seminar for the games Monday in Beijing.

IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez says the most important job for Beijing's Olympic organizers right now simply involves learning.

"This is the very initial stages of your organization. The organizing committee was created only a month ago, the fundamental priority now is to have this seminar and to learn more about the Paralympics Games and to start for now on to include all the plans of the Paralympics Games in the foundation face of the preparation of the games. "

Beijing successfully hosted the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games. Some of the venues² used eight years ago will be used again in 2022.

Following the 2008 games, the city has been making efforts to integrate disabled persons into society.

Zhang Jiandong from the Beijing Organizing Committee says more will be done to improve facilities for the disabled.

"First, we will have a wholesale³ planning of the sports venues for the Paralympics Winger Games. Special arrangements will be made in order to make the venues better fit the needs for the sports of the disabled persons. Second, we will further push forward the development of sport for the disabled. Third, we will put more efforts in improving barrier-free facilities."

He reaffirmed Beijing's bid to make sure the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will be as 'fantastic, extraordinary and excellent' as the 2022 Olympic Winter Games."

In realizing the aim, the Games Organizers have promised closed cooperation with the IPC.

IPC Chairman Philip Craven says he has confidence that Beijing will present the world another extraordinary games.

"You know, when I think of Beijing, of course I think back of the amazing Paralympics Games in 2008 when China and Beijing raised the bar so high for those Paralympics Games. And I know you are capable and you must repeat a similar feat⁴ with the winter games in 2020."

The meeting was the first of its kind for Beijing's Organizing Committee, which was inaugurated on December 15.

For CRI, this is Min Rui.

1 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

2 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

3 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

4 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。