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Hello,and welcome to Focus on the Arts.
你好，歡迎來到《聚焦藝術》。
I'm your host - Dave Green - and this is your very own local radio programme.
我是你們的主持人戴夫·格林，這是你們當地的廣播節目。
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.
每周五晚上我們都會聚焦不同的藝術與文化設施，同時預告下周舉行的活動。
And today the focus is on The National Arts Centre.
今天關注的是國家藝術中心。
Now,if you don't already know it yourself,I'm sure you've all heard of it.
現在，如果你們還不知道那里的話，那么我敢肯定你們都聽說過它。
It's famous throughout the world as one of the major venues for classical music.
它作為舉行古典音樂的主要會場之一而聞名世界。
But did you know that it is actually much more than just a place to hear concerts?
但是你知道它事實上不只是一個聽音樂會的地方嗎？
The Centre itself is a huge complex that caters for a great range of arts.
巨大的中心建筑可以迎合各種大量的藝術。
Under a single roof it houses concert rooms,theatres,cinemas,art galleries and a wonderful public library,
這里面不僅有音樂廳、劇院、電影院、藝術長廊、公共圖書館，
as well as service facilities including three restaurants and a boodshop.
還有服務設施，包括三個飯店和一個書店。
So at any one time,the choice of entertainment there is simply enormous.
所以在任何時候，娛樂的選擇性很大。
So,how did they manage to build such a big arts complex right in the heart of the city?
那么他們怎么在市中心建造了這么大的一座藝術中心？
Well,the area was completely destroyed by bombs during the war in 1940.
在1940年的戰爭時期，炸彈把這里全部炸毀。
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，人們借這個機會創造了可以被稱作“城市對國家的饋贈”的文化中心。
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.
如此大的工程開始動工都花了很長時間，但是它于60 年代計劃，70 年代開始建造，1983 對公眾開放，
Ever since then it has proved to be a great success.
從那時起它就一直很成功。
It is not privately owned, like many arts centres, but is still in public hands -it's run by the City Council.
它不像許多藝術中心屬于個人所有，但是它仍然在公眾手中，由市城府經營。
Both our National Symphony Orchestra and National Theatre Company were involved in the planning of the project,
國家交響樂團和國家劇院也納入到項目計劃之中，
and they are now based there - giving regular performances every week - and as the Centre is open 363 days of the year,
他們現在每周在那里舉行定期演出，中心全年開放363天，
there are plenty of performances to choose from.
因此會有很多演出供人們選擇。
