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時隔 12 年，英聯邦運動會將再次於蘇格蘭格拉斯哥舉行。此前，澳大利亞維多利亞州因成本上漲而放棄 2026 年英聯邦運動會的主辦權，引發瞭對該賽事將於何處舉辦的擔憂。
Glasgow hosted an extremely successful Commonwealth Games in 2014. So, after Victoria’s withdrawal, it was suggested the city could rescue the 2026 Games using existing infrastructure and venues.
格拉斯哥在 2014 年主辦瞭一屆極其成功的英聯邦運動會。所以在維多利亞州退出後，便有人提出格拉斯哥可以利用現有的基礎設施和比賽場館來舉辦比賽，從而挽救 2026 年的運動會。
Today, the Scottish government approved a scaled-back version of the event after receiving assurances that no public money will be spent. The total budget for 2014 was £543m. This Games is set to cost about £114m, funded largely by the Commonwealth Games Federation. There will be 10 core sports, down from 17 in 2014 and only four venues as opposed to 14 a decade ago.
今天，在得到賽事官方對不動用公共資金的保證後，蘇格蘭政府批準運動會以較小的規模舉行。2014 年運動會的總預算為 5.43 億英鎊。2026 年運動會預計將花費 1.14 億英鎊，其中的大部分資金由英聯邦運動會聯合會提供。和 2014 年的運動會相比，核心比賽項目將從 17 項縮減至 10 項，比賽場館也將僅有 4 個，而非 2014 年的 14 個。
詞匯表
hosted 主辦
withdrawal 退出
infrastructure 基礎設施
venues 比賽場館
scaled-back 縮減的，縮小的
assurances 保證
public money 公共資金
budget 預算
core 核心的
as opposed to 而非…
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. Which country and state was originally going to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games before they withdrew?
2. True or False? Glasgow will build all new infrastructure to host the games.
3. On what condition, mentioned in the article, did the Scottish government approve the event?
4. What is the predicted cost of the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
答案
1. Which country and state was originally going to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games before they withdrew?
Victoria, Australia was originally going to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games before they withdrew.
2. True or False? Glasgow will build all new infrastructure to host the games.
False. It was suggested Glasgow could host the 2026 Games using existing infrastructure and venues.
3. On what condition, mentioned in the article, did the Scottish government approve the event?
The Scottish government approved the event after receiving assurances that no public money will be spent.
4. What is the predicted cost of the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
The predicted cost of the 2026 Commonwealth Games is £114m.
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