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1、NewWords&E`xpressionsterminaln.航站楼interiorn.&adj.内部，内部的commutern.通勤的，按时上下班的人whiskv.迅速移动elementn.成分，要素doubledigit两位数的outpacev.超过，赶过CapitalAirportHoldingCo.首都机场股份有限公司Terminal3atBeijingAirportinUSAThisMarchDong,deputygeneralmanageroftheCapitalAirportHoldingCo,spoketoareporterrecently.Jou

2、rnalist:WhenwilltheTerminal3comeintouse?Dong:SixinternationalanddomesticairlineswillbeginoperatingintheterminalFriday,whileotherswillswitchoverfromtheothertwoterminalsinMarch.TheOlympicsstartAugust8,atthattime,theTerminal3willhaveitsfullplay.Journalist:WhatwillthenewTerminallooklike?D

3、ong:Well,thehuge,airyinteriorwillhave64WesternandChineserestaurants,90retailshops,andastateoftheartbaggagehandlingsystem.Ahigh-speedcommutertrainwillwhiskpassengersintothecity,whiletherunwayiscapableofhandlingAirbus’shugeA380superjumbojet.Journalist:WhodesignedthenewTerminal?Aretherea

4、nynewelementsinitsdesign?Dong:Terminal3wasdesignedbyBritisharchitectNormanFoster,whoisaworldfamousdesigner.Thebuildingattemptstocombinetraditionalarchitecturalelementswithup-to-datetechnology.ItsredcolumnsandmattegoldroofaremeanttoevokeBeijing’simperialpalacesandtemples.Journalist:Wha

5、t’sthenewTerminal’sannualcapacity?Dong:ThisnewTerminalcoversawiderangeofarea.Thefloorspaceoftheterminalandgroundtransportationcentercovers1.3millionsquaremeters(14millionsquarefeet).China’scapitalneededanewterminalevenwithouttheOlympics,withdouble-digiteconomicgrowthrapidlyoutpacingin

6、frastructureexpansionplans.AndIexpectthewholeairporttoreceive64millionvisitorsthisyear.Thatisupfrom50millionlastyearand20millionin2000.