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Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥一、【Text】课文Verrazano,anItalianaboutwhomlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin1524andnameditAngouleme.Hedescribeditas'averyagreeablesituationlocatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver.'ThoughVerrazanoisbynomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,foronNovember21st,1964,thegreatestbridgeintheworldwasnamedafterhim.TheVerrazanoBridge,whichwasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4260feet.Thebridgeissolongthattheshapeoftheearthhadtobetakenintoaccountbyitsdesigner.Twogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete.Theplatformsextendtoadepthofover100feetunderthesea.Thesealonetooksixteenmonthstobuild.Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersrisetoaheightofnearly700feet.Theysupportthecablesfromwhichthebridgehasbeensuspended.Eachofthefourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.Ithasbeenestimatedthatifthebridgewerepackedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecarryingathirdofitstotalcapacity.However,sizeandstrengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.Despiteitsimmensity,itisbothsimpleandelegant,fulfillingitsdesigner'sdreamtocreate'anenormousobjectdrawnasfaintlyaspossible'.二、【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语◆suspensionn.悬，吊◆agreeableadj.宜人的◆situationn.地点，地方◆locatev.位于◆immortaladj.永生的，流芳百世的◆Brooklynn.布鲁克林（纽约一区名）◆Statenn.斯塔顿（岛）◆spann.跨度◆cablen缆索◆concreten.混泥土◆suspendv.悬挂◆lengthn.根，段◆estimatev.估计◆immensityn.巨大◆capacityn.承受量◆elegantadj.优美别致的◆faintlyadv.微细地★suspensionn.悬，吊suspensionbridge吊桥suspend:悬挂Eg.:Thelightissuspendedfromtheceiling.暂停Eg.:Thetrainwassuspendedbecauseoftheheavyrain.suspense:n.担心，挂念，悬念Eg.:Thewonderfulfilmgivemeadeepimpressionbecauseofitssuspense.Hedidn’ttellusthetruthincaptomeinsuspenseallday.suspenders吊袜带★agreeableadj.宜人的Todayisagreeable.agreeablesituationHishouseisinaagreeablesituation.★situationn.地点，地方locationsituatev.locatev.BeijingislocatedintheNorthofChina.JapanislocatedtotheEastofChina.islocatedto...★locatev.位于★immortaladj.永生的，流芳百世的★Brooklynn.布鲁克林（纽约一区名）★Statenn.斯塔顿（岛）★spann.跨度★cablen缆索★concreten.混泥土★suspendv.悬挂★lengthn.根，段★estimatev.估计underestimate低估overestimate高估Eg.:Ataroughestimate,thecarisworth500thousandRMB.estimationn.判断inmyestimation★immensityn.巨大★capacityn.承受量Areyouclearaboutthecapacityofthecinema?做某事的能力haveacapacityfordoingsth.haveacapacitytodoability成功地做到了Wehaveabilitytofinishtheworkintwodays.capability内在的潜力havecapabilitytodohavecapabilityofdoingAnychilehascapabilityoflearningaforeignlaungugewell.Anychilehascapabilitytolearnaforeignlaungugewell.faculty侧重于“主观的能力”thefacultyofseeingthefacultyofhearingcompetence胜任工作的能力、资格Ihavecompetenceforthejob.★elegantadj.优美别致的Theladyiselegant.graceful:强调一个人的体型elegant:还表示人的举止很得体，大方delicate:精致的★faintlyadv.微细地三、【课文精析】sailedinto..----句子的主干aboutwhom----Italiandescribesth.as把......描绘成......，认为......常见的动词有：see,view,lookupon,recoginze,regard,treat,acceptEg.:Ishoulddescribetheattemptasafailure.Hismotherregardshimasgenius.Iaccepthiswordsastrue.locatedwithintwosmallhillsinthemidstofwhichflowedagreatriver位于两座小山之间，一条大河滔滔流过。located...是过去分词短语作定语，修饰situation;inthemidstofwhich引导一个定语从句，which指twosmallhills。句子结构要倒装（flowed在agreatriver之前）inthemidstof,在......之中。inthemidstoftwosmallhillsflowedagreatriverAgreatriverflowedinthemiddleofthetwohills.inthemiddleofthenight==atmidnightinthemiddleofthewinterinthemiddleofthesummerIlikethevillagelocatedwithintwosmallhills.Eg.:我们来到了一个农庄，在这个农庄的前面有一座大山。Wearrivedatafarmhouse.infrontofwhichisamountain.动词位于主语之前though/although/eventhough引导让步状语从句用了though,although不能使用but,yet可以用——强调转折关系。bynomeans决不，绝对不（加强语气）E.:Itisbynomeanspleasanttotakeacrowdedbus.乘坐一辆拥挤的公交车无论如何不是一件令人高兴的事。notbyanymeansnotatallHeisn’tsatisfiedwithajobatall.innowayinnocaseinnosenseinnocircumstancesremainimmortalbenamedafterbenamedfortakeone’snamefromaspanof:跨度，桥长takeintoaccount/takeintoconsideration/takeaccountof考虑到Eg.:Wehavetotakethedateintoaccountwhenwehavethemeeting.support:holdup支撑extend延伸，伸展arailwayextendstothenextcityextendtoadepthof深度extendtoalengthof长度extendtoawidthof宽度riseto上升的高度which指代先行词cablesIthasbeenestimated/expectedthat…据估计ItissaidItisreportedIthasbeenestimated/expectedbepackedwith...作“挤满......;装满......”解were虚拟语气carry承载athird三分之一immensity----sizedespite==inspiteoffulfilling:分词做状语表结果Thebuswasheldupbythesnowstorm,causingthedelay.herhusbanddiedin1970,leavingherwithtwochildren.Atlasthepassedhisexamination,fulfillinghisdreamtogoabroad.他终于通过了这次考试，实现了出国的梦想（现在分词做结果状语，表示一种主动的概念。）Lesson18Electriccurrentsinmodernart现代艺术中的电流一、【Text】课文Modernsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.Theideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken.Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.Strangeformsstandingardens,andoutsidebuildingsandshops.Wehavegotquiteusedtothem.Someso-called'modern'pieceshavebeenondisplayfornearlyfiftyyears.Inspiteofthis,somepeople--in-cludingmyself--weresurprisedbyarecentexhibitionofmodernsculpture.ThefirstthingIsawwhenIenteredtheartgallerywasanoticewhichsaid:'Donottou