Kelly 自言自语：
Despite 是书面很常用的词，尽头讲In spite of 和 despite 的比较
In spite of and despite
来自English Grammar Today
In spite of and despite are prepositional expressions.
In spite of and despite have a similar meaning to although or even though. They express a contrast between two things. They are both more common in writing than in speaking. Despite is a little more formal than in spite of.
We usually use in spite of and despite with a noun:
He got the job in spite of his prison record.
[recession is a time when the economy of a country is not good]
John’s company is doing extremely well despite the recession.
We can also use in spite of and despite with -ing:
He was very fast in spite of being terribly overweight.
They arrived late despite leaving in plenty of time.
Warning:
We don’t use a that-clause after in spite of or despite. We use in spite of the fact that or despite the fact that:
When they arrived at Malaga it was hot, in spite of the fact that it was only the end of April.
Not: … in spite of that it was only the end of April
In spite of is written as three separate words. We never use of with despite:
They enjoyed the rides in spite of the long queues. (or … despite the long queues.)
Not: … inspite the long queues or … despite of the long queues.
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正文：
Over the streets of Paris, France, rises the Eiffel Tower.
An internationally recognized symbol of France and one of the most famous structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower was originally built as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
More than 100 artists competed with plans for the monument, but the contract was given to Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, a bridge builder, architect, and metals expert who had already designed the framework for the Statue of Liberty.
The final design required more than 18,000 pieces of iron and 2.5 million rivets to construct.
It took hundreds of workers more than 2 years to finish, and when it was completed in March of 1889 it was almost 1,000 feet or more than 300 meters high — more than twice the height of the pyramids at Giza — making it the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler building was completed in 1930.
The tower was originally meant to be a temporary structure, and only stand for 20 years.
Many of the people of Paris disliked the tower.
They thought it was ugly, or that it was dangerous and might fall down.
By the time the tower was supposed to be removed, however, people had realized that it was a valuable way to transmit wireless telegraph and radio signals, and city officials decided to keep it.
It continues to be used for communications today, with more than 100 antennas on it.
Despite its height, the Eiffel Tower is incredibly wind-resistant.
It only sways up to five inches in wind, but when the side facing the sun heats up and expands, the top may move up to seven inches from its original position.
The tower is completely repainted every seven years to protect it from rusting, using 60 tons of paint each time.
Originally, the tower was reddish brown and the color was changed sometimes when it was repainted.
It was once even painted yellow!
These days it is painted a bronze color called "Eiffel Tower Brown."
Today, the Eiffel tower is the most popular paid attraction in the world, with about 7 million visitors each year.
It has been the inspiration for replicas and imitations around the world, from Japan to Guatemala to Las Vegas.
No longer considered an eyesore, the Eiffel Tower is an icon of France and is inside the World Heritage Site that includes certain parts of Paris.
I hope you enjoyed learning about the Eiffel Tower today!
Goodbye till next time。
在法国巴黎的街道上，矗立着埃菲尔铁塔。
埃菲尔铁塔是世界上公认的法国的象征，也是世界上最著名的建筑之一。
埃菲尔铁塔最初是为了庆祝法国大革命100周年而建造的，它是1889年世界博览会的入口。
100多名艺术家参加了纪念碑的计划，但合同被授予了亚历山大·古斯塔夫·埃菲尔，一位桥梁建造者、建筑师和金属专家，他们已经为自由女神像设计了框架。
最终的设计需要超过18000件铁和250万件铆钉来建造。
数百名工人花了超过2年完成,当它是在1889年3月完成近1000英尺或300多米高两倍以上在吉萨金字塔的高度,使其成为世界上最高的建筑物,直到克莱斯勒大厦于1930年完工。
这座塔原本是一座临时建筑，只能矗立20年。
许多巴黎人不喜欢这座塔。 他们认为它很丑，或者它很危险，可能会掉下来。
然而，当这座塔被拆除的时候，人们已经意识到这是一个很有价值的传送无线电报和无线电信号的方法，城市官员决定保留它。
它继续被用于今天的通信，上面有超过100个天线。
尽管埃菲尔铁塔很高，但它却具有惊人的抗风能力。
它只会在风中摆动5英寸，但当面对太阳的侧边温度升高并膨胀时，顶部可能会从原来的位置上升到7英寸。
这座塔每七年被重新粉刷一次，以保护它不生锈，每次使用60吨油漆。
最初，这座塔是红棕色的，在重新粉刷时，颜色有时会改变。
它甚至一度被漆成黄色!
这些天，它被漆成一种叫做“埃菲尔铁塔布朗”的青铜色。
如今，埃菲尔铁塔是世界上最受欢迎的付费景点，每年约有700万游客。
从日本到瓜塔玛拉到拉斯维加斯，它一直是世界各地模仿和模仿的灵感来源。
埃菲尔铁塔不再被视为眼中钉，它是法国的象征，是世界遗产，包括巴黎的某些部分。
我希望你今天喜欢学习埃菲尔铁塔!
下次再见！
structure 结构，组织，建筑
monument 丰碑，纪念碑
expert 专家，能手
rivet 铆钉
temporary struture 临时性建筑
transmit 传达，传染，传送
wireless 无线网络
