Mineirao prices increase

 BELO HORIZONTE, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Prices at the reopened Mineirao stadium will be three times as expensive as tickets last season, Minas side Cruzeiro revealed today.h The newly renovated¹ arena², which will be used during the Confederations and World Cups, will see its first official match on February 3. Cruzeiro and Atletico-MG meet in the Minas Gerias state championship.

Tickets for the inaugural³ game range from 60 reais to 120 reais, approximately between 25 and 50 U.S. dollars.

The price increase marks a stark⁴ contrast to 2012, when fans could watch the sides play at the Estatio Independencia for a modest 20 reais.

The Mineirao will see plenty of action prior to its first international tournament, the FIFA Confederations Cup in June.

Aside from hosting matches in the Minas Gerais and Brazilian championships, Atletico-MG will play Copa Libertadores games at their newly modernized⁵ home.

Having finished runners-up in last year's Brazilian league the club qualified⁶ automatically for South America's most important club competition and will play their first Libertadores game at the stadium next month.

1 renovated   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
• The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。

2 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

3 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

4 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

5 modernized   

使现代化，使适应现代需要( modernize的过去式和过去分词 )； 现代化，使用现代方法

参考例句：

• By 1985 the entire railway network will have been modernized. 等到1985年整个铁路网就实现现代化了。
• He set about rebuilding France, and made it into a brilliant-looking modernized imperialism. 他试图重建法国，使它成为一项表面华丽的现代化帝业。

6 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。