2015年CRI 冰上运动在北京成为流行

 

When the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games took place, it was clear that China had been the perfect hosts for the Summer games. Take a look around the city and across the country now and you can still see the legacy¹ of the games – young people playing basketball in the park, children taking swimming lessons and of course the Birds Nest and Water Cube.

As Beijing seeks to become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, it's hoped that the Olympic legacy can continue into the winter sports world.

The interest in winter sports is already seeing an increase.

Mrs. Liang is a parent who enrolled² her daughter in ice skating classes at Beijing's Capital Gymnasium.

"I think skating is not just a skill, it's fun and a workout for your body. Unlike the time when I was a kid, now we have good facilities and coaches. My child loves it as well. So she picked up skating while enjoying it. When she grows up, it would be a relaxing activity when she feels tired after work or study."

Mrs. Liang is not the only parent who has enrolled her child in a winter sport. The only concern is that ice-sports are still currently underdeveloped in China.

The country is lacking highly-qulified coaches to meet the demand.

Even in Beijing, a megacity with 20 million residents, there are only 20 or so indoor ice rinks open throughout the year. That's why Fan Jun, the owner of a skating club is hoping Beijing will win the bid for the Winter Olympic Games in 2022.

"Should Beijing succeed, there's no doubt that ice-sports would be greatly propelled in Beijing or even across whole China. To build and maintain an ice rink is costly³. The Olympics would promote the facilites in the first place, it will surely foster the market and make these sports known and accepted by people as well."

It's thought that winning the bid could bring ice-sports to an estimated 300 million people across China.

The winning host city bid is set to be announced on July 31. Beijing and Almaty, Kazakstan are the two candidate cities for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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1 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

2 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。