Old shops on Qianmen Street to be reopened |
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Chinanews, Beijing, July 20 - Qianmen Street in Beijing will be reopened in October, after being closed off to all traffic for renovation1. Nowadays, the street administration is inviting2 new businesses. It is said that the 13 famous shops of long standing3 originality4 lining5 the street will resume their business, too.
The 200 new shops will be located on both sides of the street, covering nearly 70,000 sq m, including restaurants, retailers6 and shops providing other services. The invitation will last till the beginning of September. The places of the 13 long-standing shops have already been reserved.
"We are planning to invite some international enterprises to open their business here, too," said a staff member of the Qianmen Street administration.
The buildings along the street will be restored to their original look in the 1920s and 1930s, with well selected materials. The five traditional ceremonial archways on the street will be rebuilt. The street will be paved with slabs7, and streetcars will be put in use again on the new Qianmen Street.
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renovation
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| n.革新，整修 |
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- The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
- The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。
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inviting
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| adj.诱人的，引人注目的 |
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- An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
- The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。
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standing
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| n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的 |
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- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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originality
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| n.创造力，独创性；新颖 |
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- The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
- He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。
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lining
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| n.衬里，衬料 |
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- The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
- Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
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retailers
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| 零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 ) |
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- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
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slabs
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| n.厚板，平板，厚片( slab的名词复数 )；厚胶片 |
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- The patio was made of stone slabs. 这天井是用石板铺砌而成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The slabs of standing stone point roughly toward the invisible notch. 这些矗立的石块，大致指向那个看不见的缺口。 来自辞典例句
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