§Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥【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.用心爱心专心1islocatedto...★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.微细地用心爱心专心2【Text】§Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥Q:Howisthebridgesupported?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'.【课文讲解】L17-01end12’46”L17-02begin10’54”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,...
