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It took nine years from the time the Danishand Swedish governments agreed to build a fixed link between their countries tothe time the first car, train, truck and bicyclists crossed the Oresund Bridge.
Construction of the bridge, including designand cornerstone, began in March 1991 and was completed in July 2000. Today, itis the longest stone-stayed road and rail bridge in the world. At approximately10 miles (16 kilometers), including the tunnel, it is an engineering andarchitectural marvel. But as time has proven, the bridge is a cultural andeconomic boon as well. The sleek span of concrete whose design typifiesScandinavian minimalism has contributed greatly to the development of theOresund region: the eastern part of Denmark, including Copenhagen, and thesouthwestern part of Sweden, including Malmö and Lund.
The level of commuting between Malmö andCopenhagen has quadrupled since the opening of the bridge in 2000, and thenumber of Danes moving to the south of Sweden has increased sixfold. TheOresund region has become a cultural and economic powerhouse, considered amodel region by the European Union.
Work on the bridge began in 1995, and wasundertaken by a team of international consulting and construction companies.
From the beginning, construction of thebridge complied with some of the world’s toughest environmental regulations, aswell as many advanced design and construction details. The Mexico-based CEMEX,one of the world’s largest producers of Cement and ready-mix concrete, wasawarded a contract to deliver tons of high-quality cement to help build themain part of the bridge, the two approach bridges and the tunnel.
When it opened in July 2000, the OresundBridge consisted of a 3.5-kilometer immersed tunnel, the largest of its kind inthe world, a 4-kilometer long artificial island (made from mud dug out from thebottom of strait to make space for the tunnel) and a 7.8-kilometer cable-stayedbridge, the world’s longest bridge including both a highway and a railroad.
Though just half of the total construction,the actual bridge span, is visible above water, the overall architecture wasdesigned to please the eye from both the Danish and Swedish sides of thestrait.
The four 204-meter (670 feet) tall pillarscarrying the bridge have a simple Scandinavian design. To drivers andpassengers crossing the bridge, the pillars provide a visual, as well asactual, impression of stability and calm.
The two-level structure is made of steel andconcrete. Along tile two approach bridges, tracks are piaced in concretetroughs that turn into steel decks on the bridge. The bridge’s upper deckcarries cars and trucks, while the lower deck accommodates the railroad. Thefour pillars are grounded in giant cement boxes placed at the bottom of thestrait, about 18 meters below sea level.
Last year, an average of 13,600 vehicles and17,000 passengers crossed the bridge everyday, and traffic continues toincrease by 10-20 percent every year.
Throughout the construction process, theDanish and Swedish environmental agencies have surveyed but found no changes inthe wildlife, birds, fish and vegetation surrounding the bridge. In addition,the chemicals used in construction and the percentage of waste materials havebeen kept to a minimum, as required by both Danish and Swedish laws.
In 2003, the Oresund Bridge won the IABSE(International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering) OutstandingStructural Award for its innovative design, planning and constructionmanagement, as well as its strict compliance with the time schedule, budget andenvironmental requirements.
第二部分汉译英
能源是人类社会赖以生存和发展的重要物质基础。纵观人类社会发展的历史，人类文明的每一次重大进步都伴随着能源的改进和更替。能源的开发利用极大地推进了世界经济和人类社会的发展。
过去100多年里，发达国家先后完成了工业化，消耗了地球上大量的自然资源，特别是能源资源。当前，一些发展中国家正在步入工业化阶段，能源消费增加是经济社会发展的客观必然。
中国是当今世界上最大的发展中国家，发展经济，摆脱贫困，是中国政府和中国人民在相当长一段时期内的主要任务。20世纪70年代末以来，中国作为世界上发展最快的发展中国家，经济社会发展取得了举世瞩目的辉煌成就，成功地开辟了中国特色社会主义道路，为世界的发展和繁荣作出了重大贡献。
中国是目前世界上第二位能源生产国和消费国。能源供应持续增长，为经济社会发展提供了重要的支撑。能源消费的快速增长，为世界能源市场创造了广阔的发展空间。中国已经成为世界能源市场不可或缺的重要组成部分，对维护全球能源安全，正在发挥着越来越重要的积极作用。
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