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1、The longest susupension bridege in the world,Part 1,suspension n. 悬，吊the act of officially removing sb from their job, school, team 暂令停职（或停学、停赛等）the act of delaying sth for a period of time 暂缓；推迟；延期suspend v. 悬；挂；吊；延缓；A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.,agreeable adj.宜人的，愉悦的；讨人喜欢的pleasant and eas
2、y to like同义词：pleasant，comfortable，delightful,situation n.the kind of area or surroundings that a building or town has 地理位置，环境特点The town is in a delightful situation in a wide green valley.things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place 情况；状况；形势；局面We have all been in similar
3、embarrassing situations.,locate v.位于 be located（+介词）The house is located next to the river. to find the exact position of sb/sth. 找出的准确位置；确定的准确地点Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors.to put or build sth in a particular place 把安置在（或建造于）They located their company in China.,immortal v.
4、that lives or lasts for ever 长生的；永世的；不朽的 famous and likely to be remembered for ever 流芳百世的；名垂千古的,Brooklyn 布鲁克林,Staten 斯塔滕岛,span v. 跨度cable n. 缆绳；（支撑桥梁等用的）钢索thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges concrete n.混凝土,length n.长；长度The river is 300 miles in length.细长的一段（或一节、一根等）a lengt
5、h of rope/string/wire,estimate v./n.估计,估算I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.We estimated (that) it would cost about 5 000.,capacity n.the number of things or people that a container or space can hold 容量The theatre has a seating capacity of 2 000.the ability to unders
6、tand or to do sth 领悟能力Limited resources are restricting(制约) our capacity for developing new products.,immensity n.巨大，广大 the immensity of the universeimmense adj.巨大的=enormouselegant adj. 优雅的 She was tall and elegant.faintly adv.细微地 (L10),Part 2,Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed
7、 into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.,an Italian 为Verrazano的同位语about whom little is known 为Italian的定语从句it为New York Harbourwithin prep.在.之间midst n.中部,Though Verraz
8、ano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.,Though 引导让步状语从句for引导原因状语从句,The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Isl
9、and. It has a span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.,Which 引导非限制性定语从句join A to B 连接A和Bso.that.如此.以至于.take sth. into account 考虑（某种因素）,Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater plat
10、forms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea. These alone took sixteen months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.,extend v.延伸alone adv.仅仅，只,They support the cables from which the bridge has been
11、 suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire. It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.,suspended sth. from sth. 悬挂，悬吊from which .做cables 的定语从句contain v.包含It has been estimated that. 据估计.be packed with sth. 装满.；挤满.a third of 三分之一,However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designers dream to create an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.,fulfill v.实现drawn作过去分词修饰object,谢谢观看,