摩天大楼竞赛 比拼的不只是高度
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Hemisphere">Hemisphere</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Opened">Opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sleek">sleek</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span> <span word="soars">soars</span> 1,776<span word="ft">ft</span> (541<span word="m">m</span>) <span word="above">above</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1776.</p><p>世界贸易中心一号大楼是西半球最高的建筑，也是世界第四高楼。该楼楼高1,776 <span word="ft">ft</span>（541 <span word="m">m</span>），于去年11月份完工。1776英尺的高度是为了纪念1776年签订的《美国独立宣言》而设定的。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Childs">Childs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Skidmore">Skidmore</span> <span word="Owings">Owings</span> <span word="Merrill">Merrill</span> (<span word="SOM">SOM</span>), <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> ‘<span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span>’. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monumental">monumental</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Libeskind">Libeskind</span> – <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Twin">Twin</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="executed">executed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p><p>这座摩天大楼由<span word="SOM">SOM</span>建筑事务所的大卫·查尔兹担任主要设计，原称“自由塔”。它是世界贸易中心在“911”袭击事件遭到损毁后所重建的建筑之一，建筑师丹尼尔·里伯斯金是世贸重建工程的总策划人.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="hubs">hubs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Calvin">Calvin</span> <span word="Coolidge">Coolidge</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Newspaper">Newspaper</span> <span word="Editors">Editors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1925, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="business">business</span>”. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span>, “<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accumulation">accumulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="justified">justified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognise">recognise</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="nigh">nigh</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span>.”</p>
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