World’s steepest railway line 世界上最陡峭的缆索铁路
<p><span word="World">World</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="steepest">steepest</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="line">line</span> 世界上最陡峭的缆索铁路</p><p>本集内容 <span word="World">World</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="steepest">steepest</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="line">line</span> 世界上最陡峭的缆索铁路</p><p>学习要点 有关“<span word="heights">heights</span> 高度”的词汇</p><p>边看边答 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="project">project</span>?</p><p> <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="here">here</span>, 13 <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faint">faint</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transporting">transporting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="mountainside">mountainside</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="of">of</span> 53 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="funicular">funicular</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="steepest">steepest</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Reinhold">Reinhold</span> <span word="Boiger">Boiger</span>, <span word="Engineer">Engineer</span></p><p>“<span word="To">To</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 110% <span word="gradient">gradient</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> - <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="below">below</span>.”</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breathtaking">breathtaking</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knees">knees</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="upright">upright</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="uniquely">uniquely</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gradient">gradient</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="travels">travels</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> 34 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="descent">descent</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p>
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