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New WordsE`xpressions terminal n. 航站楼 interior n.adj. 内部，内部的 commuter n. 通勤的，按时上下班的人 whisk v. 迅速移动 element n. 成分，要素 double digit 两位数的 outpace v. 超过，赶过 Capital Airport Holding Co. 首都机场股份有限公司 Terminal 3 at Beijing Airport in USA This March Dong, deputy general manager of the Capital Airport Holding Co, spoke to a reporter recently. Journalist: When will the Terminal 3 come into use? Dong: Six international and domestic airlines will begin operating in the terminal Friday, while others will switch over from the other two terminals in March. The Olympics start August 8, at that time, the Terminal 3 will have its full play. Journalist: What will the new Terminal look like? Dong: Well, the huge, airy interior will have 64 Western and Chinese restaurants, 90 retail shops, and a state of the art baggage handling system. A high-speed commuter train will whisk passengers into the city, while the runway is capable of handling Airbus’s huge A380 super jumbo jet. Journalist: Who designed the new Terminal? Are there any new elements in its design? Dong: Terminal 3 was designed by British architect Norman Foster, who is a world famous designer. The building attempts to combine traditional architectural elements with up-to-date technology. Its red columns and matte gold roof are meant to evoke Beijing’s imperial palaces and temples. Journalist: What’s the new Terminal’s annual capacity? Dong: This new Terminal covers a wide range of area. The floor space of the terminal and ground transportation center covers 1.3 million square meters (14 million square feet). China’s capital needed a new terminal even without the Olympics, with double-digit economic growth rapidly outpacing infrastructure expansion plans. And I expect the whole airport to receive 64 million visitors this year. That is up from 50 million last year and 20 million in 2000.