练习材料
L17-2：
The longest suspension bridge in the world
/ðə/ /ˈlɒŋgɪst/ /səsˈpɛnʃən/ /brɪʤ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /wɜːld/
Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are
/tuː/ /greɪt/ /ˈtaʊəz/ /səˈpɔːt/ /fɔː/ /hjuːʤ/ /ˈkeɪblz./ /ðə/ /ˈtaʊəz/ /ɑː/
built on immense underwater platforms make of steel and
/bɪlt/ /ɒn/ /ɪˈmɛns/ /ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə/ /ˈplætfɔːmz/ /meɪk/ /ɒv/ /stiːl/ /ænd/
concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet
/ˈkɒnkriːt./ /ðə/ /ˈplætfɔːmz/ /ɪksˈtɛnd/ /tuː/ /ə/ /dɛpθ/ /ɒv/ /ˈəʊvə/ /100/ /fiːt/
under the sea. These a lone took sixteen months to build.
/ˈʌndə/ /ðə/ /siː./ /ðiːz/ /əˈləʊn/ /tʊk/ /ˈsɪksˈtiːn/ /mʌnθs/ /tuː/ /bɪld./
Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of
/əˈbʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈsɜːfɪs/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈwɔːtə,/ /ðə/ /ˈtaʊəz/ /raɪz/ /tuː/ /ə/ /haɪt/ /ɒv/
nearly 700 feet. They support the cables from which the
/ˈnɪəli/ /700/ /fiːt./ /ðeɪ/ /səˈpɔːt/ /ðə/ /ˈkeɪblz/ /frɒm/ /wɪʧ/ /ðiː/
bridge has been suspended. Each of the four cables contains
/brɪʤ/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /səsˈpɛndɪd./ /iːʧ/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /fɔː/ /ˈkeɪblz/ /kənˈteɪnz/
26,108 lengths of wire. It has been estimated that if the bridge
/26,108/ /lɛŋθs/ /ɒv/ /ˈwaɪə./ /ɪt/ /hæz/ /biːn/ /ˈɛstɪmeɪtɪd/ /ðæt/ /ɪf/ /ðə/ /brɪʤ/
were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third
/wɜː/ /pækt/ /wɪð/ /kɑːz,/ /ɪt/ /wʊd/ /stɪl/ /ˈəʊnli/ /biː/ /ˈkæriɪŋ/ /ə/ /θɜːd/
of its total capacity. However, size and strength are not the
/ɒv/ /ɪts/ /ˈtəʊtl/ /kəˈpæsɪti./ /haʊˈɛvə,/ /saɪz/ /ænd/ /strɛŋθ/ /ɑː/ /nɒt/ /ðiː/
only important things about this bridge. Despite its
/ˈəʊnli/ /ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /θɪŋz/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ðɪs/ /brɪʤ./ /dɪsˈpaɪt/ /ɪts/
immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its
/ɪˈmɛnsɪti,/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /bəʊθ/ /ˈsɪmpl/ /ænd/ /ˈɛlɪgənt,/ /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/ /ɪts/
designer's dream to create 'an enormous object drawn as
/dɪˈzaɪnəz/ /driːm/ /tuː/ /kri(ː)ˈeɪt/ /ən/ /ɪˈnɔːməs/ /ˈɒbʤɪkt/ /drɔːn/ /æz/
faintly as possible'.
/ˈfeɪntli/ /æz/ /ˈpɒsəbl./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
immensity - n. 巨大
elegant - adj. 优美别致的
enormous -adj. 庞然大物
faintly - adv. 微细地
2/音標
packed/pækt/
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