学术高级英语：俄罗斯在世界杯举办前作出的努力

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俄罗斯在世界杯举办前做出的努力 

节选来自经济学人�

https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/06/14/russia-prepares-to-welcome-1m-visitors-for-the-world-cup 

Wide pedestrian walkways (人行道) and lush [lʌʃ](茂盛的，郁郁葱葱的) greenery (绿色植物) greet visitors to Moscow, the product of years of renovation(修理，革新). 

The centre boasts  [bəʊst] (以…为豪) nearly universal wifi coverage(wifi覆盖) and a plethora ['plɛθərə] (过多/大量)of craft-beer (精酿啤酒) bars. “I already love it,” declared Jonathan Mascorro of Texas, as (表原因) he pondered (考虑) options for bahn mi and pho at a Vietnamese restaurant in Moscow’s Gorky(高尔基-俄罗斯无产阶级作家) Park this week.

Smaller regional host cities (地区主办城市) will have sparser (更稀少的) amenities(生活设施), but have also been spiffed [spif] up (把…打扮漂亮／使整洁). Hordes (一大群) of (=a lot of) English-speaking volunteers have been recruited; taxi drivers have been encouraged to brush up(加强/提高) on their language skills, too. As one Moscow cabbie (出租车司机) quips  [kwɪp] (嘲讽): “I’m already tired of saying khello.”) Even typically surly(bad-tempered and unfriendly, 脾气不好的，不友好的) train conductors(火车司机) are being taught to smile at customers.