新概念英語課件NCE3-lesson17（共26張）

Unit17thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld

世界上最長的吊橋.LOGOBackgroundKnowledgeVerrazanoBridge維拉薩諾大橋Brooklyn布魯克林StatenIsland史坦頓島Hudsonriver哈德遜河LOGO懸索橋(吊橋)（suspensionbridge)指的是以通過索塔懸掛并錨固于兩岸(或橋兩端)的纜索(或鋼鏈)作為上部結構主要承重構件的橋梁。Basicwordstodescribethesuspensionbridge★span跨度(n)★cable纜索★concreten.混凝土★suspendv.懸掛★lengthn.根，段★tower索塔LOGONewwordsandexpressionsSuspension(n.)Suspend(v.)besuspendedfrom懸掛于eg:ThebridgehasbeensuspendedfromthecablesThelightissuspendedfromtheceiling.suspense(n.):擔心、掛念、懸念suspendersAgreeableadj.宜人的eg:Todayisagreeableagreeablesituation.

LOGOLOGOTextThelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldVerrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'TextThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.

TextTheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4,260feet.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.TextTwogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.TextAbovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.TextHowever,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate'anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'.explanationThelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld[Imageinformationinproduct]Image:Notetocustomers:ThisimagehasbeenlicensedtobeusedwithinthisPowerPointtemplateonly.Youmaynotextracttheimageforanyotheruse.suspension(n.)-suspend(v.):hang懸，吊suspendfrom懸掛于eg.FreudSigmud,anAustriandoctoraboutwhomlittlewasknownin1920stotheAmericans,becameaworldrenownedpsychologistandwasfamousforhisidealibido.idea[哲]理念，觀念

libido力比多，本能沖動，性欲explanationVerrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.1.aboutwhomlittleisknown定語從句+倒裝句Knownabout了解

Knowaboutsb.Sb.islittleknownabout倒裝：Littleissb.knownabout.whomlittleisknownaboutaboutwhomlittleisknown2.sailinto乘船駛入harbor海港Backgroundnotes:NewYorkHarborPerhapsnosinglemonumentintheUSAisasfamousastheStatueofLibertywhichstandsonasmallislandinNewYorkHarbor.MostimmigrantsfromEuropenowpassthroughNewYorkcityviaKennedyAirport.ButforimmigrantsfromAsia,thegatewaytotheUSAisSanFrancisco,notNewYorkcity.PearlHarborAnimportantUSnavalbaseinHawaii,WhichwassuddenlyattackedbyJapaneseplanesinDec.1941.ManyWarshipsweredestroyedandthiscausedgreatshockandangerintheUS,andmadetheUSstartfightinginWorldWarII.Hiroshima廣島AcityinJapan,whichwasdestroyedin1945duringWorldWarII,whenaUSnuclearbombwasdroppedonit,killingmanypeople.nuclearadj.原子核的，原子能的nucleusn.細胞核explanationHedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.‘describesth.as把……描繪成Formillionsofimmigrants,theUSAwasdescribedasapromisingland,butformanyothers,itwasabitterdisillusionment.promisingadj.有前途的有希望的disillusionmentn.幻滅illudevt.欺騙誆騙置于……幻覺中illusionn.幻覺regardsth.as把……看做ThestatueofLibertywasregardedasasymbolofAmericandemocracy.demon.1，演示，示威2，民主黨員democracyn.民主政治民主國家民主主義民眾democraticadj.民主的民主政體的民主主義的<美>民主黨的democraticparty民主黨demonstratevi.游行示威addresssbas將……稱為（正式）NewYorkisaddressedasaBigApple.refertosthas管……叫Peoplewhoworkinofficesarereferredtoaswhite-collarworkers.appointsb.as任命某人為agreeableadj.令人愉快的適宜的，宜人的situation位置地點agreeablesituation地理條件十分適宜（環(huán)境十分宜人的地方）inthemidstofsth在中間，在期間inthemidstofaperiod/placeinthemidstofColdWarinthemiddleof在位置正中間inthemiddleofdoingsth忙于I’minthemiddleofameeting.mid-在中間的MidsummerNight’sdream仲夏夜之夢midday正午15explanationThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.

explanationThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorerbynomeans(方式):notatall絕對不根本不onnoaccount（原因）Onnoaccountcanyoutellhimthetruth.innoway（途徑）Innowayshoulditbeseenasadefeat.innocase(情況)explanationhisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.remainvi.依然留下保持n.剩余物，殘??；殘余；遺跡；遺體...theremainsofanancientmosque一座古清真寺的遺跡immortaladj.永恒的不朽的流芳百世的n.神仙流芳百世的人immortalityn.不朽，不朽的聲名Eaglesareseenassymbolsofstrength,courage,determinationandimmortality.benamedaftersb.以命名beaftersth.追求Theonlythingsheisafterisfameandfortune.fameandfortune名利explanationTheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4,260feet.join…to…=connectto連接spann.跨度haveaspanof橫跨Ithasaspanof4,260feet.Itis4,260feetlong.有多長risetoaheight拔地而起高聳屹立Everstrisestoaheightof8,848m.extendtoadepthTheholeextendstoadepthof2m.Theroadextendstoawidthof5m.coveranareaofChinacoversanareaof9,600,000squarekilometers.explanationThebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.take…intoaccount把…考慮在內(nèi)accountn.description描述giveanaccountof描述HegaveusavividaccountofhistriptoParis.

Hegaveadetailedaccountofwhathappenedonthefatefulnight.他詳細描述了那個災難性夜晚所發(fā)生的事n.賬目存款AccountsaredetailedrecordsofallthemoneythatapersonorbusinessreceivesandspendsHekeptdetailedaccounts.他記明細賬。v.解釋Thisbasicutilitarianmodelgivesarelativelyunsophisticatedaccountofhumanbehavior.這個實用的基礎模型較為簡略地解釋了人類的行為。accounting會計會計學記賬accountant會計員teller柜員ATMAutomaticTellerMachineexplanationThetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.platform平臺pedestaln.底座基座WhileanAmericandidnotcreateLadyLiberty,the154-footpedestalsupportingitwasdesignedby…steelandconcrete鋼筋混凝土immenseadj.極大的浩瀚的immensityn.無限廣大巨大enormousgiantgiganticmagnificent偉大的壯麗的significant有重大意義的explanationTheplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.extendtoadepth深入深達risetoaheight高出高達Thesealonethese根據(jù)上文，中心詞是twotowersexplanationTheysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.length根段wire電線文中翻譯成鋼繩explanationIthasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.carrysth.’scapacity承受什么東西的承載量的重量carry/carryingcapacity承載量Studyonlandproductionpotentialitya