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Section 1:
·Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it
Angouleme(安古拉姆）.
·He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a
great river.'
be located
·Our school is in the center of the city
·Our school is located in the center of the city
·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.
By no means
·=never 绝不，根本不
·这个电影一点也不好
·The film is not good
·他绝不是个坏孩子
·Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer
·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.
·mortal
·终有一死的，会死去的
·All human beings are mortal
·Her father's death reminded her that she was mortal.
·Immortal
·不会死的，不朽的
·His soul is immortal
·God is immortal
·Their love story is immortal
Section 2:
·The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.
·It has a span of 4260 feet.
Join A to B
·The bridge joins the island to the mainland
·高速公路把北京和天津连接在一起
·我不知道怎么把psp 连接到电视上
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·The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.
·It has a span of 4260 feet.
·span:跨度
·长度：
·Lifespan
·狗只有10 年的寿命
·这个桥全长一千米
·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.
·take sth into account
·take sth into consideration
·我们应该考虑到天气
·我们应考虑到他的年龄
·鉴于，考虑到
·考虑到他明天可能不来，我们取消了会议
·Taking into account that he may not come tomorrow, we cancelled the meeting.
·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.
Extremely large
·巨大的问题
·problems
·巨大的困难
·immense difficulties,
·极大的可能性
·Immense possibilities
·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.
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extend
·(路，河流…)延伸，通向
·Extend to
·Extend as far as
·这条路能通到超市的停车场
·我的花园一直伸展到河边
·Strech to/as far as
·假定你是李华。应英国朋友Bob 的要求，写一封短信介绍你校图书馆的基本情况。内容须包括下面两幅图
中的相关信息。
·The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea
·这个井深达5 米
·这个大楼高达10 米
·an extended family
·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.
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Suspend
·悬挂在
·be suspended from
·一盏灯悬挂在天花板上
·A lamp was suspended from the ceiling
be suspended from feet?
sb is suspended from (school,work)
·She was suspended from school for fighting.
·He was suspended for four matches after arguing with the referee(教练）.
·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.
estimate
·这个树据估计有300 岁了
·It is estimated that ______________________
·据估计他一年的收入是5 万美元
·据估计这次旅行将花费2 年时间
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·The hall has a seating capacity of 2000
·这个教室做多能坐70 个人
·这个书架可以装500 本书
·这个瓶子可以最多容纳一升（litre)水
·Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream to create 'an enormous
object
drawn as faintly as possible'.
fulfil:=satisfy
·满足一个愿望
·满足一个梦想
·满足需要
·We will attend a meeting which is going to start at 7.
·I’m looking at the boy who is reading a book
·I’ m reading a book which was written by Mark Twin
The Olympic Games, _____in 776 B.C.,did not include women players until 1912.
A．first playing
B．to be first played
C．first played
D．to be first playing
This is one of the questions _____at the meeting now.
A．to be discussed
B．discussed
C．being discussed
D．to have been discussed
