奶爸的英语教室2013.8.27【The longest suspension bridge in the world】
Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.' Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.
The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater platforms make of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea. These alone took sixteen months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet. They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire. It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream to create 'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible'.
1.Othmar Ammann
2.the citizen
3.traveller
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The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater platforms make of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea. These alone took sixteen months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet. They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire. It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream to create 'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible'.
1.Othmar Ammann
2.the citizen
3.traveller
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标点的基本写法，请大家加上任何一个标点后，都必须空格，然后再写单词，否则不对！
注意：希望大家现在开始批改一个月前自己的写作
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【The longest suspension bridge in the world】
September 27, 2014
The angle of Othmar Ammann
Verrazno, an italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbor in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He designed it as agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river. Although Verrazno is not by any means considered to be a great explorer, yet his name will probably remain immortal, because of the longest suspension bridge in the world, on November 21st 1964, was named after him.
The Verrazno Bridge, which was designed by me, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that I had to take the shape of the earth into account. Four huge cables were held up by two great towers built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend a depth of over 1000 feet under the sea. These alone took the workers sixteen months to build the platforms. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to the height of nearly 7000 feet. They supported the cables from which the bridge has been suspended. Each of four cables contains 26,108 length of wires. It is said that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. However, both size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge. In despite of its immensity, it is both simple and elegant. Fulling my dream to create an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.
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