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Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.' Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him. The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.

Verrazano, ən ɪˈtæliən əˈbaʊt huːm ˈlɪtl ɪz nəʊn, seɪld ˈɪntuː njuː jɔːk ˈhɑːbər ɪn 1524 ænd neɪmd ɪt Angouleme. hiː dɪsˈkraɪbd ɪt æz ə ˈvɛri əˈgrɪəbl ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən ləʊˈkeɪtɪd wɪˈðɪn tuː smɔːl hɪlz ɪn ðə mɪdst ɒv wɪʧ fləʊd ə greɪt ˈrɪvə.' ðəʊ Verrazano ɪz baɪ nəʊ miːnz kənˈsɪdəd tuː biː ə greɪt ɪksˈplɔːrə, hɪz neɪm wɪl ˈprɒbəbli rɪˈmeɪn ɪˈmɔːtl, fɔːr ɒn nəʊˈvɛmbə 21st, 1964, ðə ˈlɒŋgɪst səsˈpɛnʃən brɪʤ ɪn ðə wɜːld wɒz neɪmd ˈɑːftə hɪm. ðə Verrazano brɪʤ, wɪʧ wɒz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ Othmar Ammann, ʤɔɪnz ˈbrʊklɪn tuː Staten ˈaɪlənd. ɪt hæz ə spæn ɒv 4,260 fiːt. ðə brɪʤ ɪz səʊ lɒŋ ðæt ðə ʃeɪp ɒv ði ɜːθ hæd tuː biː ˈteɪkən ˈɪntuː əˈkaʊnt baɪ ɪts dɪˈzaɪnə.

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知识点: suspension bridge 吊桥；by no means 无论如何,决不；be named after sb以某人的名字命名；be taken into account 被考虑到；

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今天的短文朗读不是很顺利，从句有点多，理解的不好，有挫败感，今天有些累，明天多看几遍以求更好的理科。