2014年考研英语新概念必背作文精选世界上最长的吊桥
<p> <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> 17<span word="The">The</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>世界上最长的吊桥</p><p> <span word="Verrazano">Verrazano</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span>, <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="NewYork">NewYork</span> <span word="Harbour">Harbour</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1524 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Angouleme">Angouleme</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veryagreeable">veryagreeable</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="floweda">floweda</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Verrazano">Verrazano</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greatexplorer">greatexplorer</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="immortal">immortal</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 21<span word="st">st</span>, 1964,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Verrazano">Verrazano</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Othmar">Othmar</span> <span word="Ammann">Ammann</span>, <span word="joinsBrooklyn">joinsBrooklyn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Staten">Staten</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,260 <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="longthat">longthat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="designer">designer</span>. <span word="Twogreat">Twogreat</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="cables">cables</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="immenseunderwater">immenseunderwater</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adepth">adepth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span>.<span word="Above">Above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 700 <span word="feet">feet</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thefour">thefour</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> 26,108 <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="thebridge">thebridge</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itstotal">itstotal</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thingsabout">thingsabout</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="immensity">immensity</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span>,<span word="fulfilling">fulfilling</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="designers">designers</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="faintlyas">faintlyas</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p>
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