Many people marveled at how fragile the Beijing's infrastructure seemed for a modern metropolis. Despite the billions of dollars spent to upgrade its roads and buildings, the city's sewage system appeared quickly overwhelmed by the rainstorm.很多人惊讶于对于一个现代化大都市来说 ， 北京的基础设施是多么的脆弱 。尽管数十亿美元用于升级其道路和建筑物 ， 城市的污水处理系统还是被来势凶猛的暴雨所淹没 。
The Beijing-based media group, Caixin wrote on Weibo: "Why is this happening once and again? Year after year Beijing faces the same challenge, not even hosting the Olympics can provide a solution. That's how vulnerable our capital city can be." 总部设在北京的一个媒体集团 ， 财新网在微博上写到：“为什么这一局面再次发生？北京一年又一年地面临着同样的挑战 ， 这不是举办奥运会就可以提供解决方案的 。我们的首都是多么的脆弱 。”
Another user, chuntiangushi wrote: "We can host the most luxurious Olympics and send satellites into space but can never seem to fix this drainage system. What a shame." 另一个用户 ， 春天故事写道：“我们可以举办最豪华的奥运会 ， 将卫星送入太空 ， 但似乎从来没有解决这个排水系统 。真羞愧！”。
2. 新闻报道的英语作文 South China Agricultural University" Lotus Cup" graduate student basketball league, my courtyard by institutes of life science Sixteen thirty on October 27th, our institute and the school of life sciences at Yanshan District basketball field 1 sites were a basketball game. The tournament is following the South China Agricultural University" Lotus Cup" graduate student basketball league first group stage match since I Institute to start second games. The game started, dressed in blue uniforms of the student team beginning showed strong successful desire. They borrow a height advantage on our team attack. Our team is unable to obtain the offensive advantage, had to defend. The first festival in 0: the score of 4 not enemy opponent. The beginning of the second quarter, because after the first adaptation, our team after the adjustment of tactics, to play with, quick strike, make full use of advantage of steady rebound bounce, grab the opponent repeatedly rebounding. To the end of the second quarter, the score is 12 to 13 level, slightly after the opponent. The girls in the game in midfield, our college players and team launched a fierce competition. The end of the game after that whistle sounded, the score was kept at 2: 2 smooth rice, end neither in victory nor defeat. In order to decide the outcome, both sides made a free throw competition qualification. The tense atmosphere is my courtyard Ou Chunfeng students to a wonderful ball break, the audience an orgasm, the score reached 3 : 2. In the next third games, players are girls in our hospital team victory inspired, make persistent efforts, with 10: 3 score wins the match. The fourth section is a decisive time. Although the total score of 2 points ahead of his opponent, but they dare not let down. Graduate team learned previously unsuccessful lesson, decided to launch a counterattack, until to the end of the game only three minutes, the total score was back to 35: 34, just behind my team a. Tense moment is coming! The team played out of all of the skills, their lightning speed, accurate steals, sharp breakthrough, fancy moves again and again set off the atmosphere of the scene, the audience cheers wave then wave. In the imminent victory moment, my courtyard players did not dare to stand firmly and fight steadily, relax, do not give adversary has an opportunity, will score in the frame 40 : 35, with 5 minutes of a graduate school. It was a good game, players play the best level, tension, the climax happen frequently. The game of victory, the sense is great, is my hospital following the last game defeat, in the basketball league 's first victory, mark our hospital has achieved the second phase of the final qualification. End my courtyard to participate in 1 / 4 finals will be held in the afternoon of October 31st, please look forward to. 。