New concept English Lesson 17
The longest suspension bridge in the world
世界上最长的吊桥
suspension暂缓，推迟，延期，（车辆的）悬架
suspension bridge，悬索桥，吊桥
How is the bridge supported ?
Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known,
Verrazano，一个很少人知道的意大利人
sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.
于1524年驶入纽约港，并把它（纽约港）命名为Angouleme
sail into，（船只）驶入
Harbour，港口
He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river倒装句（of which开头）. '
他把它（纽约港）描述为“一个非常宜人的环境，坐落在两座小山的中间，在这中间是一条大河在流淌”agreeable，令人愉快的，宜人的
locate，位于，坐落
in the midst of，在…中间
flow，不及物动词，不能带宾语，a great river是主语，这是一个倒装句，表方位的介词短语放在句首，后面要倒装，动词要用不及物动词
Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer,
虽然Verrazano不认为是一个伟大的探险家
is by no means绝不，一点也不（放在be动词和表语之间）=not at all
his name will probably remain immortal,
他的名字将流芳百世
immortal，不朽的，流芳百世
for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after用…名字命名 him.
因为在1964年11月21日，世界上最长的吊桥用他的名字命名
was named after him，用他的名字命名
The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to连接 Staten Island.
Verrazano桥，是Othmar Ammann设计的，连接布鲁克林和斯塔顿岛
join A to B，把A和B连接起来
It has a span of 跨度4,260 feet.
它的跨度是4260英尺
a span of ，跨度
The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. 桥是如此的长，以至于地球的形状不得不考虑进去
take into account，把……考虑进去
Two great towers support four huge cables.
两个巨大的塔支撑着四条巨大的缆绳
The towers are built on immense underwater platforms make of steel and concrete.
这两个塔建立在钢筋和混凝土制造的巨大的水下平台上
immense，巨大的
concrete，混凝土
The platforms extend to延伸 a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.
这些平台延伸到水下100英尺的深度
extend to延伸
These alone（=only，only放修饰的名词前，alone放名词后） took sixteen months to build. 单单这些（平台）就花了16个月来建设
alone，（=only，only放修饰的名词前，alone放名词后）
Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.
水面之上，这两座巨塔上升到700英尺的高度
rise to，上升到
They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.
它们支撑着桥梁被悬挂着的缆绳
Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire（……根金属线）.
这四根缆绳的每一根都包含着26108根金属线
lengths of wire（……根金属线）
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars,
据估算，即便桥上放满了汽车
estimate，估算
were虚拟语气
packed with：挤满
pack (n.) 包裹，一群 packed (adj.) 充满…的
it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
这将仍然只承载了其总承载的三分之一
a third of，三分之一
However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge.
