BEC剑桥英语高级真题3 Test 1 Part 5-Para

Part 5 Paragon: great business space

A new concept for the twenty-first century, Paragon is a totally unique showpiece development of high-quality office and call centre buildings, hotel and leisure facilities. Many cities find it increasingly difficult to allocate office spaces, but the city of Wakefield is already ahead of the game with Paragon.

一种作为21世纪的新概念，Paragon是一个完全独特的样板开发高品质的办公室和呼叫中心大楼，酒店和休闲娱乐设施。很多城市发现分配办公空间越来越难，但是Wakefields市已经在与Paragon的合作中遥遥领先了。

Paragon offers an extensive parkland setting with low-density buildings, and room to expand in the future. Yet, unlike the vast majority of business parks, Paragon has not been exiled to the distant edges of the city. Instead, this large site is only 1 km from the centre of Wakefield. This offers massive advantages: employees can easily walk or cycle to work, saving stress and pollution, and significantly cutting down on commuting time. There is no more driving along the motorway to distant outposts of business empires for the Paragon worker. But Paragon's location sacrifices nothing in terms of communications. It is perfectly placed for road and rail networks.

Paragon提供了一个低密度的广阔的公园环境，并为将来的扩建空间提供了空间。但是，和绝大多数商业园区不同，Paragon尚未被放逐到城市的边缘地区。相反，最大的园区在离Wakefield市仅1公里。这提供了巨大的优势：员工们能轻松的步行或者骑车去工作，减少了压力和污染,同时大大减少了上下班的时间。Paragon的人们，再也不需要在高速公路上开很久的车去到繁华的都市的郊区上班了。但是Paragon的地理位置并没有在通讯方面做出任何牺牲。它是公路和铁路的完美结合。

A further attraction of Wakefield for Paragon is the ready availability of a skilled workforce. There are more than 233000 people available for work within an hour's journey, and an enormous catchment population of 20 million within two hours' travel. The city has a long history as an administrative centre, and its recent success in attracting top-name companies is evidence of its solid business credentials. Figures from the developers suggest that up to 5000 jobs could be available in the initial phase of its development, with more to follow, making it one of the most significant areas of employment in the region.

Wakefield更吸引Paragon的地方是它随时可以提供熟练的劳动力。在一小时的车程中，有超过233000的工人可以工作，而在2小时的车程里，有着具体大的2000万人口的汇集区。这座城市有着悠久的做为行政中心的历史，它最近在吸引顶级公司方面的成功证明了其坚实的商业信誉。开发人员数字显示，在开发的第一阶段，最多可以提供5000个工作岗位，接下来紧跟着，将把这一区域作为最重要的就业地点。