赖世雄中级美国英语 Lesson 103:The Tallest Building in the&n
日期:2008-12-27 11:57

(单词翻译:单击)

The Tallest Building in the World

Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers when experts had the country's Petronas
Twin Towers measured and declared it the world's tallest building. The title was formerly held by Chicago's
110-story Sears Tower. Its status had been left unchallenged for 22 years.


Buildings in the United States have held the title since 1913, but the need for space has created a
skyscraper boom in Asia. According to one building expert, "the ball has started rolling in Asia." However,
some experts think that building super-tall skyscrapers is not a matter of economics but ego. Every architect
wants to have the honor of having the tallest building in the world. When the planned 1509-foot Shanghai
World Financial Center is finished in a couple of years, it will be China's turn to have that honor.

high 固定高度 tall 不断增高 习惯用法 The man is not tall, but he is high in status.
beat = defeat 击败
I try to measure(live) up to my teacher's expectations of me. 符合达到期望 expectations 用复数
or: meet your parents'expectations
on the fifth floor a fifty-story building storey(英)
construction ego = pride is a matter of ego 面子问题
It's Peter's turn to treat me to dinner finally. treat sb to sth


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重点单词
  • constructionn. 建设,建造,结构,构造,建筑物
  • defeatn. 败北,挫败 vt. 战胜,击败
  • statusn. 地位,身份,情形,状况
  • skyscrapern. 摩天大楼
  • unchallengedadj. 未引起争论的;不成问题的;不回避的
  • priden. 自豪,骄傲,引以自豪的东西,自尊心 vt. 以 .
  • architectn. 建筑师
  • measuren. 措施,办法,量度,尺寸 v. 测量,量
  • boomn. 繁荣,低沉声,帆杠,水栅 vi. 急速增长,发出低
  • beatv. 打败,战胜,打,敲打,跳动 n. 敲打,拍子,心跳