日常英语：在市中心的北部

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. 外贸族

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。 外.贸.族