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L17-2：The longest suspension bridge in the world
Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made 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'.
/ɛl/17-2：/ðə/ /ˈlɔŋgəst/ /səˈspɛnʃən/ /brɪʤ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /wɜrld/
/tu/ /greɪt/ /ˈtaʊərz/ /səˈpɔrt/ /fɔr/ /hjuʤ/ /ˈkeɪbəlz/. /ðə/ /ˈtaʊərz/ /ɑr/ /bɪlt/ /ɑn/ /ɪˈmɛns/ /ˈʌndərˌwɔtər/ /ˈplætˌfɔrmz/ /meɪd/ /ʌv/ /stil/ /ænd/ /ˈkɑnkrit/. /ðə/ /ˈplætˌfɔrmz/ /ɪkˈstɛnd/ /tu/ /ə/ /dɛpθ/ /ʌv/ /ˈoʊvər/ 100 /fit/ /ˈʌndər/ /ðə/ /si/. /ðiz/ /əˈloʊn/ /tʊk/ /sɪkˈstin/ /mʌnθs/ /tu/ /bɪld/. /əˈbʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈsɜrfəs/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈwɔtər/, /ðə/ /ˈtaʊərz/ /raɪz/ /tu/ /ə/ /haɪt/ /ʌv/ /ˈnɪrli/ 700 /fit/. /ðeɪ/ /səˈpɔrt/ /ðə/ /ˈkeɪbəlz/ /frʌm/ /wɪʧ/ /ðə/ /brɪʤ/ /hæz/ /bɪn/ /səˈspɛndəd/. /iʧ/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /fɔr/ /ˈkeɪbəlz/ /kənˈteɪnz/ 26,108 /lɛŋkθs/ /ʌv/ /ˈwaɪər/. /ɪt/ /hæz/ /bɪn/ /ˈɛstəˌmeɪtəd/ /ðæt/ /ɪf/ /ðə/ /brɪʤ/ /wɜr/ /pækt/ /wɪð/ /kɑrz/, /ɪt/ /wʊd/ /stɪl/ /ˈoʊnli/ /bi/ /ˈkæriɪŋ/ /ə/ /θɜrd/ /ʌv/ /ɪts/ /ˈtoʊtəl/ /kəˈpæsəti/. /ˌhaʊˈɛvər/, /saɪz/ /ænd/ /strɛŋkθ/ /ɑr/ /nɑt/ /ði/ /ˈoʊnli/ /ɪmˈpɔrtənt/ /θɪŋz/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðɪs/ /brɪʤ/. /dɪˈspaɪt/ /ɪts/ immensity, /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /boʊθ/ /ˈsɪmpəl/ /ænd/ /ˈɛləgənt/, /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/ /ɪts/ /dɪˈzaɪnərz/ /drim/ /tu/ /kriˈeɪt/ /ən/ /ɪˈnɔrməs/ /ˈɑbʤɛkt/ /drɔn/ /æz/ /ˈfeɪntli/ /æz/ /ˈpɑsəbəl/.
任务配置
L0+L4
知识笔记
faint adjective
\ ˈfānt \
Definition of faint (Entry 1 of 3)
1 : lacking courage and spirit : COWARDLY
faint of heart
2 : weak, dizzy, and likely to faint
sick and faint from the pain
— Jack London
3 : lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly
faint praise
a faint smile on her lips
4 : producing a sensation of faintness : OPPRESSIVE
the faint atmosphere of a tropical port
5a : hardly perceptible : DIM
faint handwriting
b : VAGUE sense 2a
haven't the faintest idea
faint verb
fainted; fainting; faints
Definition of faint (Entry 2 of 3)
intransitive verb
1 archaic : to lose courage or spirit
2 archaic : to become weak
3 : to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain
faint noun
Definition of faint (Entry 3 of 3)
: the physiological action of fainting
also : the resulting condition : SYNCOPE sense 1
来源：https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faintly
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