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1 .Hello, and welcome to Focus on the Arts.

大家好，欢迎大家来到我们的节目“关注艺术”。

2 .I'm your host-Dave Green-and this is your very own local radio programme.

我是主持人-Dave Green-这是完全属于你的本地电台节目。

3 .Every Friday evening we put the spotlight on different arts and culture facilities, and look at the shows and events that are on offer in the coming week.

每周五晚上，我们都会关注不同的艺术和文化设施，看看下个礼拜会有什么展览和活动。

1 .And today the focus is on The National Arts Centre.

今天我们来看看国家艺术中心。

2 .Now, if you don't already know it yourself, I'm sure you've all heard of it.

现在，如果你们自己并不了解，也一定已经听说过了。

3 .It's famous throughout the world as one of the major venues for classical music.

它享誉世界，是举办古典音乐会的主要场所之一。

1 .But did you know that it is actually much more than just a place to hear concerts?

但是你知道吗，其实它并不仅仅是一个听听音乐会的地方。

2 .The Centre itself is a huge complex that caters for a great range of arts.

它本身是一个巨大的建筑体，迎合了各种各样的艺术。

3 .Under a single roof it houses concert rooms, theatres, cinemas, art galleries and a wonderful public library, as well as service facilities including three restaurants and a bookshop.

同一个屋顶，它可以是音乐厅、剧院、电影院、艺术馆和精彩的公共图书馆，还有包括三家餐厅和一家书店的服务设施。

4 .So at any one time, the choice of entertainment there is simply enormous.

所以在任何一个时间，有很多娱乐选择。

1 .So, how did they manage to build such a big arts complex right in the heart of the city?

那么，他们是如何做到在市中心建立这么大的艺术设施呢?

2 .Well, the area was completely destroyed by bombs during the war in 1940.

嗯，在1940年的战争中，这个地区完全被炸弹炸毁了。

3 .So the opportunity was taken to create a cultural centre that would be, what they called: 'the City's gift to the Nation'.

因此，创造一个文化中心的机会将是所谓的“城市赠与国家的礼物”。

4 .Of course it took a while for such a big project to get started, but it was planned in the 60s, built in the 70s and eventually opened to the public in 1983.

当然了，这么大的项目要启动还是花了一段时间的，60年代就开始计划，70年代开始建造，最终在1983向公众开放。

5 .Ever since then it has proved to be a great success.

从那时起，它就已经被证明是一个巨大的成功。

6 .It is not privately owned, like many arts centres, but is still in public hands-it's run by the City Council.

不像许多艺术中心都是私营的，这个艺术设施但仍然属于公众一由市议会管理。

7 .Both our National Symphony Orchestra and National Theatre Company were involved in the planning of the project, and they are now based there-giving regular performances every week-and as the Centre is open 363 days of the year, there are plenty of performances to choose from.

国家交响乐团和国家剧院公司都参与计划这个项目一它们会在那里每周定期表演一它一年中开放363天，还有很多节目可以选择。