2015考研英语阅读电梯和摩天大楼
<p> <span word="Lifts">Lifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span></p><p> 电梯和摩天大楼</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mile">mile</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="club">club</span></p><p> 另一个高耸入云的俱乐部</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lightweight">lightweight</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="soarever">soarever</span> <span word="upward">upward</span></p><p> 一种新型的轻型升降梯将会让建筑继续向更高处发展</p><p> <span word="WHEN">WHEN</span> <span word="Elisha">Elisha</span> <span word="Otis">Otis</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1854 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="anaxeman">anaxeman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hoist">hoist</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="aloft">aloft</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="cityscapes">cityscapes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p> 当艾利沙奥的斯在1854年纽约世界博览会上站在一个高楼的阳台下，命令一个持斧的人砍断那个把他带到高空的绳索时，他彻底改变了人们对城市景观的印象。</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="hisnew">hisnew</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="braking">braking</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> 为了吸引人群的眼光，在新的自动制动系统起动前，他只让他的新安全电梯降落了几英寸。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="elevators">elevators</span>.</p><p> 这让人们在使用电梯时-美国人坚持这个称呼有了足够的信心，</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>.</p><p> 也正是缘于这种信心，后来的建筑造得越来越高。</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p>
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