新东京铁塔独领风骚(2/2)

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天空树以其别具一格的建筑风格成为东京人心目中的新宠儿，更是吸引了无数人的眼球
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Tokyo
Tokyo Tower
Sky Tree
校对：jackmgheart
翻译：西碧儿的琴
组长：elftea
答疑：Mornight
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另外这个日本妞讲的话中有多处语法错误，请自行修正~As the most prominent addition to the Tokyo skyline in decades, the new tower has been attracting a lot of attention. Authorities say, perhaps, a bit too much attention, blaming distracted motorists gazing at the new landmark for causing an increase in the number of traffic accidents.
Some may prefer to keep their distance for other reasons -- concerned about such a prominent structure in one of the world's most seismically active areas.  
Work on the tower was nearing completion when last year's massive earthquake hit northeastern Japan. The structure did shake but was not damaged.
Tokyo Tower, however, saw its antenna-laden pinnacle bent by the quake's vibrations.
The new tower has combined an anti-seismic technique used in traditional multi-story pagodas with state-of-the-art technology. The Sky Tree's central concrete cylindrical shell is isolated from the peripheral steel framing to reduce vibration.
"So steel and the concrete was shaken differently, a different pattern. So the earthquake happens, these two separated objects cancel the shaking."
The Sky Tree's builders also see traditional Japanese architecture factors in the aesthetic design.  It combines concave and convex curves that rise cylindrically, giving the tower a silhouette that will vary depending on the location and angle from which it is viewed.作为近几十年来东京天际新增的一道最显著的风景线，新建的塔吸引了很多人的眼球。
当权说，这可能引起太多注意了，骑摩托车者会分心而注视这个新地标，可能会引发更多的交通事故。
还有一些人可能宁愿与这塔保持距离，他们的理由是，在世界上地震最活跃的地区上有着如此高耸的建筑物着实令人担忧。
去年日本东北部遭受大地震时，该塔的建造已接近完工。这座塔那时确实发生了震动，但并没有受到损坏。
然而东京塔，塔顶的天线却因为地震的震动而变弯。
新建的塔结合了传统多层塔的抗震技术和尖端技术。东京天空树中心的混泥土圆柱状壳层空间与周围的钢结构是隔离开来的，从而减少震动。
“钢和混泥土受到了不同的震动，震动的方式不一样。所以当地震发生时，这两个物体因为分开的状态，消除了震动。”
东京天空树的建筑商也说到了在该塔的美学设计时，所用到的日本传统建筑学因素。它结合了上升圆润的凹凸曲线，赋予这座塔多变的轮廓，横看成岭侧成峰, 远近高低各不同。