新概念三第十七课 翻译
Lesson 17
The longest suspension
bridge in the world
世界上最长的吊桥
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How is the bridge supported?
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'.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
suspension
n. 悬，吊
agreeable
adj. 宜人的
situation
n. 地点，地方
locate
v. 位于
immortal
adj. 永生的，流芳百世的
Brooklyn
n. 布鲁克林（纽约一区名）
Staten
n. 斯塔顿（岛）
span
n. 跨度
cable
n. 缆索
concrete
n. 混凝土
suspend
v. 悬挂
length
n. 根，段
estimate
v. 估计
capacity
n. 承受量
immensity
n. 巨大
elegant
adj. 优美别致的
faintly
adv. 微细地
参考译文
1524年，一位鲜为人知的意大利人维拉萨诺驾船驶进纽约港，并将该港名为安古拉姆。他对该港作了这样的描述：“地理位置十分适宜，位于两座小山的中间，一条大河从中间流过”。虽然维拉萨诺绝对算不上一个伟大的探险家，但他的名字将流芳百世，因为1964年11月21日建成的一座世界上最长的吊桥是以他的名字命名。
维拉萨诺大桥由奥斯马.阿曼设计，连结着布鲁克林与斯塔顿岛，桥长4,260英尺。由于桥身太长，设计者不得不考虑了地表的形状。两座巨塔支撑着4根粗大的钢缆。塔身建在巨大的水下钢盘混凝土平台上。平台深入海底100英尺。仅这两座塔就花了16个月才建成。塔身高出水面将近700英尺。高塔支撑着钢缆，而钢缆又悬吊着大桥，4根钢缆中的每根由26，108股钢绳组成。据估计，若桥上摆满了汽车，也只不过是桥的总承载力的1/3。然而，这座桥重要特点不仅是它的规模与强度。尽管此桥很大，但它的结构简单，造型优美，实现了设计者企图创造一个“尽量用细线条勾画出一个庞然大物”的梦想。
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f代表什么意思
F : Fahrenheit 华氏（温度计华氏表）
F : Fax v. 传真
F : Female 女性（的）
F : Fighter (US military aircraft designation; as in F-16) 战士(美国军用飞机设计;在F-16)
F : False 假的,谬误的,伪造的
F : Failure 衰竭,失败,缺乏,故障
F : Full vi. 增厚
F : Fail n. 不及格
F : Filter 过滤器,过滤池,滤光片,滤波器,滤纸
F : Flag 标志
F : Fuse 保险丝、保险管、保险装置
f : fracture 骨折,破裂,折断,裂痕
F : Fraction 部分,成分,分数的
F : Frequency 频率,出版次数,周率
f : feet 英尺
f : hydrocortisone 氢化可的松,皮质(甾)醇
f : frame 帧数
Faint 什么意思啊
faint pc:faint的中文意思是晕倒,在清华很多女生都很爱讲ft
所谓ft,是英文单词faint的缩写,就是“晕”“倒”之类的意思。 原来是faint 表示晕倒的意思 后来简化成了FT 晕倒
还有个英文别名Faint Chair。Faint是“昏厥”的意思,比方说女郎喝得微醺或者太激动,娇嗔地晕倒在椅子里,似睡似醒,意态暧昧,调情一流。 理想中的Faint Chair应该在卧室的大更衣间中央,上面搭着一条开司米羊毛小被子
“Faint”是什么意思？
Faint:
[
feint
]
n.
昏厥,昏倒
a.
微弱的,无力的,模糊的
v.
昏倒
例句与用法:
1.
Our
chances
of
victory
are
very
faint
now.
现在我们取胜的机会已经微乎其微了。
2.
I
heard
a
faint
sound
in
the
distance.
我听到远处有个微弱的声音。
3.
A
young
student
fainted
in
the
hot
sun.
有个年幼的学生在炎炎烈日下晕倒了。
4.
`Do
you
know
where
she
is?'
`Sorry,
I
haven't
the
faintest.'
‘你知道她在哪里吗?’‘对不起,
我一点也不知道.’
5.
The
explorers
were
faint
from
hunger
and
cold.
探险者们因饥寒交迫而委顿不堪.
6.
She
looks/feels
faint.
她看来[感到]快要晕倒了.
7.
There
is
a
faint
hope
that
she
may
be
cured.
她获治愈的希望渺茫.
8.
Only
faint
traces
of
the
tiger's
tracks
could
be
seen.
老虎的踪迹仅依稀可见.
“惚恍”是什么意思？
意思：亦作“惚怳”。混沌不分；隐约不清。迷迷糊糊。多指神志方面。游移不定。读音：hū huǎng近义词：1、模糊[mó hu] 轮廓模糊不清强调难以辨认2、隐约[yǐn yuē] 困厄；俭约。谓义深而言简。依稀不明貌。造句：1、她失恋后，每天胡思乱想，精神惚恍。2、这位老人回想着自己过去的生活，神情惚恍。3、他的眼睛里呈现着一种奇特的、不协调的惚恍神情。4、她醒得很早，但继续迷离惚恍了一会。5、她可能有心事,这几天上课精神惚恍,无精打采的。
“恍然大悟”的“恍”字是什么意思？
恍是猛然的意思。读音：huǎng组词：恍悟、恍荡、恍惚、恍怳、惊恍、恍然、徜恍、傥恍、恍若、恍如、怆恍、怅恍、恍惘造句：对于这件事我恍惚了。我只是在那一瞬间有些恍惚,不知所措。一时恍恍惚惚，天空里又像这个又像那个，其实什么也不像，什么也看不清了，必须低下头，沉静一会儿再看。我昨天晚上没有睡好觉，今天精神不太好，做什么都恍恍惚惚的。数学考砸了，我恍恍惚惚地回到家，吃不香，睡不好。
