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Hello everyone.
大家好。
It's good to see that so many members of the public have shown up for our presentation on the new housing development planned on the outskirts of Nunston.
很高兴看到这么多市民前来参加我们关于农斯顿（Nunston）郊区新住房开发计划的介绍会。
I'm Mark Reynolds and I'm Communications Manager at the development.
我是马克·雷诺兹（Mark Reynolds），是开发项目的宣传经理。
I'll start by giving you a brief overview of our plans for the development.
首先，我将向大家简要介绍我们的开发计划。
So one thing I'm sure you'll want to know is why we've selected this particular site for a housing development.
我想你们一定想知道的是，我们为什么要选择这块特殊的土地来开发住房。
At present it's being used for farming, like much of the land around Nunston.
目前，这里和农斯顿周围的大部分土地一样，都是农业用地。
But because of the new industrial centre in Nunston, there's a lot of demand for housing for employees in the region, as many employees are having to commute long distances at present.
但是，由于农斯顿新建了一个工业中心，该地区对员工住房的需求量非常大。目前许多员工不得不长途通勤。
Of course, there's also the fact that we have an international airport just 20 minutes'drive away, but although that's certainly convenient, it wasn't one of our major criteria for choosing the site.
当然，20分钟车程外就有一个国际机场，虽然很方便，但这并不是我们选址的主要标准之一。
We were more interested in the fact that there's an excellent hospital just 15 kilometres away and a large secondary school even closer than that.
我们更看重的是，据该地区15公里外的地方就有一家很好的医院，还有一所大型中学，比医院更近。
One drawback to the site is that it's on quite a steep slope, but we've taken account of that in our planning so it shouldn't be a major problem.
该地的一个缺点是坡度较大，但我们在规划时已经考虑到了这一点，所以问题不大。
We've had a lot of positive feedback about the plans.
我们的规划得到了很多积极的反馈。
People like the wide variety of accommodation types and prices, and the fact that it's only a short drive to get out into the countryside from the development.
人们喜欢这里多种多样的住宿类型和价格，也很高兴从该地开车到郊外只有很短的路程。
We were particularly pleased that so many people liked the designs for the layout of the development,
我们感到特别高兴的是，很多人都喜欢开发项目的布局设计，
with the majority of people saying it generally made a good impression and blended in well with the natural features of the landscape, with provision made for protecting trees and wildlife on the site.
大多数人都认为这种布局给人留下了很好的印象，与自然景观融为一体，并对保护场地内的树木和野生动物做出了规定。
Some people have mentioned that they'd like to see more facilities for cyclists, and we'll look at that,
有些人提到，他们希望这里有更多的自行车设施，我们将对此进行研究，
but the overall feedback has been that the design and facilities of the development make it seem a place where people of all ages can live together happily.
但总体反馈意见是，开发项目的设计和设施让其看起来是一个所有年龄段的人都能愉快地生活在一起的地方。
