Rio mayor admits Olympic hotel concerns

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro city mayor Eduardo Paes says preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games are on track despite lingering concerns about a lack of new hotels.

　　Speaking on the opening day of a four-day meeting between Brazilian officials and the International Olympic Committee's 2016 coordination¹ commission, Paes admitted Rio had not yet met its target of making available 27,800 hotel rooms by 2013.

　　Chief among concerns is a lack of new developments in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, which will host most of the venues² for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

　　"As the Games get closer the deadlines become shorter. But I think that in these next three days we will show that preparations for the Games are going well," Paes said.

　　"The concern is with certain places like Barra da Tijuca, where there is still a deficit³ of 700 hotel rooms. We already have 14,300 guaranteed but we are aware of the situation and working towards bridging the gap."

　　According to Paes, Rio will boast 12,000 new hotel rooms by 2015, as outlined in the city's winning bid to host the Games in 2009.

　　Paes added that 90 percent of Rio's Olympic budget had been finalized⁴ but declined to estimate the overall cost to Brazilian tax payers.

　　According to non-government consultancy Contas Abertas the budget will rise to 20 billion US dollars, up from the original forecast of 15 billion US dollars.

1 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

2 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

3 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 finalized   

vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》