Lesson17ThelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldThe10longestsuspensionbridgesintheworldRankBridgenameMainspanlengthCountryDateofcompletion1AkashiKaikyoBridge1,991mJapan19982GreatBeltEastBridge1,624mDenmark19983HumberBridge1,410mU.K.19814JiangyinBridge1,385mChina19995TsingMaBridge1,377mChina(HK)19976VerrazanoNarrows1,298mUSA19647GoldenGateBridge1,280mUSA19378HogaKustenBridge1,210mSweden19979MackinacBridge1,158mUSA195710Minami(South)Bisan-SetoBridge1,100mJapan1988AkashiKaikyoBridgeJiangyinBridgeGoldenGateBridgeVerrazanoNarrowsWhereisthebridge?ListenandDrawABBCCmaincablesuspendercabletoweranchorage主桥墩DDABBCCA:maincableB:suspendercableC:towerD:anchorage主桥墩DDABBCCDDWhat’sthespanofthebridge?(scanning)Newwordssuspensionn.悬,吊suspensionbridgesuspendv.悬,吊Thelightissuspendedfromtheceiling.灯吊在天花板上。suspended停运因为暴风雨,火车停运了。Thetrainissuspendedbecauseofthestorm.•suspense•n.悬疑•beinsuspense•快点,弗莱克,不要让我心悬着,告诉我真相。•Comeon,Frank,don’tkeepmeinsuspense.Justtellmethetruth.estimatev.估计•我们估计跳舞的人数大约5千。•Weestimatedthenumberofdancersatabout5,000.•你高估了。•Youoverestimatedit.•Neverunderestimatethenumberofguests.capacityvitalcapacity肺活量bearingcapacity承受力storagecapacity储存量maximumcapacity最大量•能力:•capacityn.做某事的能力•abilityn.能力,才干(已经做到了)•capabilityn.潜在的能力•competencen.胜任工作的能力、资格elegantgraceful•Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarborin1524andnameditAngouleme.Textanalysis老鱼,一个被很多人熟知的江苏人,1993年创办了一所英语学校,并命名为新东方。OldFish,amanfromJiangsuaboutwhommuchisknown,establishedanEnglishschoolin1993andnameditNewOriental.Hedescribeditas‘averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.’describe…as…描述成我不愿意说他真的聪明Ihesitatetodescribehimasreallyclever.•inthemidstof在……之中•小屋在森林的深处。•Thehutisinthemidstoftheforest.•这个小村庄坐落在美青山间,一条大河从中流过。•Thevillagestandsamongmountainsinthemidstofwhichflowsabeautifulstream.•belocatedin/on/to位于•liein/on/to位于ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.•仿写•虽然邵逸夫绝对算不上一个伟大的教育家,但他的名字将会流芳百世,因为中国许多教学大楼或体育馆都是以他的名字命名的。ThoughShaoYifuisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreateducator,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,formanyteachingbuildingsandstadiumsarenamedafterhim.…isbynomeansa…•表“绝不”的短语•innoway,innocase,•innosense•innocircumstances•onnoaccount,•atnotime在任何时候,任何情况下,中国绝不首先使用核武器。AtnotimeandinnocircumstanceswillChinabethefirsttousenuclearweapons.Itisbynomeanspleasanttotakeacrowdedtrain.bynomeans乘坐一辆拥挤的火车无论如何不是一件令人高兴的事。翻译•尽管计算机有许多优点,但绝非没有局限性。•Thoughthecomputerhaveitsadvantages,itisbynomeanswithoutitslimitations.•consider…asimmortaladj.流芳百世的,永垂不朽的n.不朽人物,流芳百世的人物Shakespeareisanimmortalwriterintheworld.Heisoneoftheimmortals.benamedafter以……命名notorious臭名昭著的猎德大桥,由众多桥梁专家设计,连接天河区和海珠区、番禺区,跨度460米。TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4,260feet.猎德大桥,由众多桥梁专家设计,连接天河区和海珠区、番禺区,跨度460米。TheLiedeBridge,whichwasdesignedbymanybridgeexperts,joinsTianheDistricttoHaizhuDistrictandPanyuDistrict.Ithasaspanof460metres.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.•takeintoaccount•=takeintoconsideration•=takeaccountof考虑到当我们开会的时候,必须把日期考虑进去。•Wehavetotakethedateintoaccountwhenwehavethemeeting.Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.•extend(延伸,伸展)=reach,stretch•--arailwayextendstothenextcity.•extendtoalengthof…延伸到……的长度•extendtoawidthof…延伸到……的深度•extendtoadepthof延伸到……的深度Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.alone仅仅;只有•仅每月月租就达3000元。•Themonthlyrentalonewas3,000yuan.•Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.•Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.•Itisestimatedthat据估计•这次会议估计要持续四天。•Itisestimatedthatthemeetingwilllastfourdays.•据估计,损失超过了一百万。•Itisestimatedthatthedamagewasoveronemilliondollars.•bepackedwith装满书包里装满了参考书。Thebagispackedwithreferencebooks.fulfill•①履行,完成•护士在照看病人时要尽很多责任。•Anursehasmanydutiestofulfillincaringforthesick.•如果你答应了人家,就要履行诺言。•Ifyoumakeapromiseyoushouldfulfillit.•②实现•如果他懒惰,做医生的抱负就永远也不能实现。•Ifheislazy,hewillneverfulfillhisambitiontobeadoctor.However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner‘sdreamtocreate‘anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible‘.规模和强度并不是鸟巢的重要特点。尽管鸟巢十分巨大,但它结构简单,造型优美,实现了设计师企图创造一个‘尽量用最细的线条勾勒一个庞然大物’的梦想。•姚明不仅仅是人高马大。尽管他的个头大,但是他思维敏捷,行动迅速,实现了自己为NBA效力的梦想。•YaoMingismorethanjusthisbigsize,despitehishugefigure,heisbothsmartandswift,fulfillinghisdreamtoplayforNBA.P79Composition•Describeanybridgeyouknowwell.Expandthefollowingintoaparagraphofabout150words.翻译•1.他绝不是一个坏男孩。•2.这座城市是以GeorgeWashington的名字命名的。•3.据估计该项工作可能要花费我们一年的时间。•4.然而,这座桥的重要特点不仅是它的规模和强度。•5.经验应该被考虑在内。翻译•1.他绝不是一个坏男孩。•Heisbynomeansabadboy.•2.这座城市是以GeorgeWashington的名字命名的。•ThecityisnamedafterGeorgeWashington.•3.据估计该项工作可能要花费我们一年的时间。•It’sestimatedthattheworkwillpossiblytakeusayear.•4.然而,这座桥的重要特点不仅是它的规模和强度。•However,sizeandstren