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一、【Text】课文
Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed 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.' Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his
name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the greatest
bridge in the world was named after him.
The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn
to Staten Island. It has a span of 4260 feet. The bridge is so long that the
shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. Two great
towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater
platforms 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. They
support the cables from which the bridge has been 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. However, size and strength are not the only important things about
this bridge. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling
its designer's dream to create 'an enormous object drawn as faintly as
possible'.
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
◆suspension n. 悬，吊
◆agreeable adj. 宜人的
◆situation n. 地点，地方
◆locate v. 位于
◆immortal adj. 永生的，流芳百世的
◆Brooklyn n. 布鲁克林(纽约一区名)
◆Staten n. 斯塔顿(岛)
◆span n. 跨度
◆cable n 缆索
◆concrete n. 混泥土
◆suspend v. 悬挂
◆length n. 根，段
◆estimate v. 估计
◆immensity n. 巨大
◆capacity n. 承受量
◆elegant adj. 优美别致的
◆faintly adv. 微细地
★suspension n. 悬，吊
suspension bridge 吊桥
suspend: 悬挂
Eg.: The light is suspended from the ceiling.
暂停
Eg.: The train was suspended because of the heavy rain.
suspense: n. 担心，挂念，悬念
Eg.: The wonderful film give me a deep impression because of its suspense.
He didn’t tell us the truth in cap to me in suspense all day.
suspenders 吊袜带
★agreeable adj. 宜人的
Today is agreeable.
agreeable situation
His house is in a agreeable situation.
★situation n. 地点，地方
location
situate v.
locate v.
Beijing is located in the North of China.
Japan is located to the East of China.
is located to...
★locate v. 位于
★immortal adj. 永生的，流芳百世的
★Brooklyn n. 布鲁克林(纽约一区名)
★Staten n. 斯塔顿(岛)
★span n. 跨度
★cable n 缆索
★concrete n. 混泥土
★suspend v. 悬挂
★length n. 根，段
★estimate v. 估计
underestimate 低估
overestimate 高估
Eg.: At a rough estimate, the car is worth 500 thousand RMB.
estimation n. 判断
in my estimation
★immensity n. 巨大
★capacity n. 承受量
Are you clear about the capacity of the cinema?
做某事的能力
have a capacity for doing sth.
have a capacity to do
ability成功地做到了
We have ability to finish the work in two days.
capability内在的潜力
have capability to do
have capability of doing
Any chile has capability of learning a foreign launguge well.
Any chile has capability to learn a foreign launguge well.
faculty 侧重于“主观的能力”
the faculty of seeing
the faculty of hearing
competence 胜任工作的能力、资格
I have competence for the job.
★elegant adj. 优美别致的
The lady is elegant.
graceful: 强调一个人的体型
elegant: 还表示人的举止很得体，大方
delicate: 精致的
★faintly adv. 微细地
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发表于 2016-7-11 23:04:58