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.

很高兴看到有这么多人出席我们关于在宁斯顿郊区规划的新住宅开发区的介绍活动。

I'm Mark Reynolds and I'm Communications Manager at the development.

我是开发部的传讯经理马克·雷诺兹。

I'll start by giving you a brief overview of our plans for the development.

首先，我将简要介绍一下我们的开发计划。

So one thing I'm sure you'll want to know is why we've selected this particular site for a housing development.

好了。我相信您肯定想知道我们为什么特别选择此处进行住房开发。

At present it's being used for farming, like much of the land around Nunston.

目前它被用于耕种，就像宁斯顿周围的大部分土地一样。

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.

但因为宁斯顿的新工业中心，员工对住房的需求很大，目前许多员工不得不选择长途通勤。

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，还有一个事实是这里距离国际机场仅20分钟车程，这确实很方便，但这并不是我们选择这里的主要标准之一。

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.

我们更感兴趣的是距离此处仅15公里的地方就有一家一流的医院，而且更近的地方还有一所大的中学。

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.

此处的一个缺点是它位于相当陡峭的斜坡上。但我们在规划中已考虑到这一点，因此这应该不是一个主要问题。

We've had a lot of positive feedback about the plans.

我们收到了很多关于规划计划的积极反馈。

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.

人们喜欢规划中显示的多样住宿类型和不同的价格，也喜欢从开发区到乡村只需很短的车程。

We were particularly pleased that so many people liked the designs for the layout of the development, 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.

我们特别高兴的是，有这么多人喜欢开发区的布局设计，大多数人表示该设计总体上给人留下了良好的印象，并与景观的自然特征很好地融合。此外规划还为保护此处的树木和野生动物给出了应对措施。

Some people have mentioned that they'd like to see more facilities for cyclists, and we'll look at that, 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.

有些人提到他们希望看到更多供骑自行车者使用的设施，我们会考虑这一点。但总体反馈是，该开发区的设计和设施使其看起来像是一个适合所有年龄段的人快乐地居住的地方。