A: At a cost of NT$6 billion (about US$200 million), the Taipei Performing Arts Center is finally set to open nine years after construction began.
B: Wow, that’s expensive, although it does look cool.
A: To celebrate its opening to the public, the center has put together a program of 37 shows, comprising 142 performances.
Photo: Cheng Ming-hsiang, Liberty Times 照片：自由時報鄭名翔
B: Fantastic! I’m going to take a look at the program calendar.
A: 聽說北藝中心造價高達近六十億台幣（約近兩億美元），蓋了九年終於蓋好啦。
B: 這麼貴？不過看起來是蠻酷的。
A: 為了慶祝開幕，該中心還安排了三十七檔節目、一百四十二場演出呢。
B: 太棒了！我先來查一下節目表。
（Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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