随着北京奥运会日益临近，奥运筹办的进展受到很多人大代表和政协委员的关注。昨天，北京奥组委执行副主席蒋效愚在接受代表询问、委员咨询时说，2007年是北京奥运会筹办的决战之年，北京奥组委的重点工作是要做到四个就绪。

The year 2007 is decisive for Beijing Olympic Games organizers who are determined¹ to make four major work areas ready for the 2008 Games, according to Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice-president of Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Replying to inquiries² from deputies to Beijing Municipal People's Congress about the progress in preparations for the Olympic Games, Jiang said Thursday that BOCOG will deliver ready-for-use competition venues³ and competition organization schemes in 2007.

Secondly⁴, he said, urban logistics including water, electricity, natural gas, heating, road and other facilities are set to be ready too.

Thirdly, Games-time operation mechanisms⁵ and systems of BOCOG and relevant departments of Beijing municipal government will be ready. Their work will be integrated through a series of test events in the year.

Finally, he said, management teams composed of backbone⁶ talents will be ready to fit the positions of sport, security, athlete service and media reception.

Vocabulary:

decisive: 决定性的，需要做出决定的

urban logistics：城市运行保障

Games-time operation mechanisms and systems：赛时运行机制和体系