水立方 Water cube 伟大工程巡礼

国家地理.伟大工程巡礼系列E82.北京水立方］National.Geographic.Megastructures.Beijing.Water.Cube.中英文互译（第一部分），自己听译的英文部分中文部分采用的是特大碗牛肉面@CHD联盟在射手网上提供的翻译仅供英语学习爱好者参考不当之处请指正QQ:851418500中国，数千年来屡屡打造世上最伟大的建筑里程碑，借此展示其伟大及国力。Chinaforthousandsofyears,it'sproclaimeditsgreatnessanditspowerbyerectingsomegreatestmonumentontheearth.到了21世纪,中国迅速夺回世界强国的地位，它正再一次用钢钢筋混凝土,玻璃和石材展示国力AndasChinarobsbacktotheworldstatesin21century,it'sonceagainproclaimingitspowerinsteelconcrete,glassandstone.不过就算是现代中国,最让人吃惊的莫过于此Butevenintoday'schinaitevendoesn'tgetmoreamazingthanthis.在中国的首都北京，工人正在打造人类史上最惊人的建筑之一InBeijing,china'scapital,workersareconstructingoneofthemostastonishingbuildingeverbuild.当北京点燃奥运圣火的火把全球将睁大眼睛看着空前绝后的国家游泳中心WhenBeijinglightsitsOlympictorch,theeyesoftheworldwouldbeontheincrediblenationalaquaticscenter.一个可以自我调节温度的巨大温室Agiganticgreenhousethatheatsandcoldsitself,一个可以独立支撑的骨架抗震性能卓越Withskeletonsostrongitcouldstandallinitandstruggleforearthquake可以自行灭火的薄膜式外壳Andveilforthinskinthatputsoutitownsfire.你能想象用这玩意盖房子吗?Canyouimagingthebuildingputonoutthis?基本上是利用气泡膜来盖房子Essentiallywillbuiltthebuildingunderit,bubble,right?Youknow.我得说实在太完美了Absolutely,Ihavetosayit'sperfect.而奥运的观众无从得见的是兴建这座超大建筑所需要的汗水、脑力和胆识WhatOlympiccrowdswon'tsee,it'sthesweat,brainsandgutsthatgotthismega-structurebuilt.他们极力相信可以化不可能为可能Theystruggletobelievethatincredible.我想我们都有点儿吓到，真的…Iwouldbeastoundedreally,你们想干什么？Isthathumantowant?影响了不少家庭生活Thelivesputonhold.我太太好一阵子不理我Mywifedidn'twannaspeaktomeforawhile.建筑工人爬上30米高表演高空特技。Andhardhatshighwellraxthirtymetershigh.看起来有点夸张，不过很安全。Itlooksbecrazybutitissafe.国家游泳中心是一座极具前瞻性的环保建筑ThenationalaquaticcenterisavisionarypiecesofEco-architect是21世纪中国的建筑杰作andbrilliantmonumentto21centuryChina.也是对建筑团队的礼赞,Andit'salsoatributetoateamthatconcretefearindult,他们克服了恐惧和怀疑anddidn'tquituntilthatmadetheimpossible,areality坚持到底，实现了这个不可能的任务超级建筑Mega-structures北京水立方Beijingwatercube.北京，建材纷纷送到工地Beijing,materialsarrivedatconstructionsite,在这个疯狂赶工的城市算是司空见惯hardlyandusuallyinthisconstructioncrazingtown.不过这些建材和这栋建筑物可是与众不同的。Butthisbuildingmaterialsandthisbuildingaredifferent独一无二的Reallydifferent.长达90公里的钢材,两万两千根钢梁Ninetykilometerssteel,22thousandbeams完全违背了传统的直线设计Followingnoconventionalstraightline错综复杂的金属构架Amazeametal这些钢材足以绕奥运跑道200多圈That'senoughsteeltocirclemorethan2hundredOlympicrunningtracks.外面覆盖10万平方米的塑胶膜Andit'scoveredwithplastic.100thousandsquaremetersofit.足以包裹14座原尺寸的橄榄球场Enoughtocover14fullsizerugbypictures切割成直径9米的气枕Cutintocushionsasbigas9metersindiameternearlyeighttimesthinnerthanapenny.但厚度只有0.2毫米是一分钱的1/8Butonly2tenthofmillimeterthick这座建筑的正式名称是国家游泳中心Officiallyit'scalledthenationalaquaticcenter不过在超大建筑的世界里人们都叫它水立方Butintheworldofmeg-architect,it'sknownaswatercube这是个令人叹为观止的蜂巢,像组装玩具一样轻盈脆弱It'sfantastichoneycomb,thatlooksaslightasfragilejob,asatinktoy.但它其实重达6500吨Butinrealityitweights6andhalfthousandtons几乎相当于埃菲尔铁塔所有的金属建材That'salmosttheheavyofallthemetalintheEiffeltower在墙壁和天花板里除了空气什么都没有Andinthewallsandceiling,nothingbutair.这是独一无二的建筑物Thereisnothingelselikeit.这座惊人的建筑是谁设计出来的?Whocameupwiththeamazingbuilding.工程经理特里斯坦卡弗雷Engineeringteamleader建筑师约翰比尔孟马克巴特勒和克里斯波赛Architects消防工程师玛丽安佛莉Fireengineer结构工程师马克艾金史塔Structureengineer建筑模型师斯图尔特布尔Buildingmodeler环境工程师夏克谢波尔Environment中国设计团队专案经历弋洪涛Chinesedesigningprojectmanager总共有上百位顶尖的建筑和工程师组成的梦幻团队Partofonehundredstrongar