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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.'
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Background Knowledge
• Verrazano Bridge
• 维拉萨诺大桥
• Brooklyn • 布鲁克林 • Staten Island • 史坦顿岛
• Hudson river
• 哈德逊河
Background Knowledge
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• The longest suspension bridge in the world
• In no way should it be seen as a defeat.
• in no case (情况)
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• The longest suspension bridge in the world
• suspension(n.)-suspend(v.): hang 悬，吊 • suspend from 悬挂于
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New York city.
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• He described it as 'a very agreeable situation
located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.‘ • in the midst of sth 在中间，在期间 • describe sb as 将……称为（正式） • regard sth.sth. as 把…… 描绘成 • address as adj.令人愉快的 适宜的，宜人的 agreeable 把……看做 • in the midst of a period /place • The statue of is addressed as the a symbol For millions 地点 • situationYorkLiberty was regarded asUSA wasof New of Cold immigrants, a Big Apple. • in the midst 位置 ofWar • American democracy. described as a管……叫 land, but for many promising • refer to sth as • agreeable of a bitter disillusionment. • in the middle situation 地理条件十分适宜 • demo n.it was 在位置正中间 2，民主党员 others, 1，演示，示威 • People of doing（环境十分宜人的地方） • in the middle n.民主政治 民主国家 民主主义 民众 to sth 忙于 • democracy who work in offices are referred • promising adj.有前途的 有希望的 as in the middle workers. • I’m white-collar of a meeting. • democratic adj.民主的 民主政体的 民主主义的 • disillusionment n.幻灭 • mid- 在中间的 任命某人为 • appoint sb. as <美>民主党的 • illude vt.欺骗 民主党 • Midsummerparty诓骗 置于……幻觉中 • democratic Night’s dream 仲夏夜之梦 • midday 正午 vi.游行示威 illusion n.幻觉 • demonstrate
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• 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'.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is
known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. • harbor Harbor Pearl 海港 Sigmud, an Austrian doctor about • 1. about whom little is known 定语从句+倒装句 eg. Freud Hiroshima 广岛 • Backgroundabout 了解 in 1920s to the An important USknownbase in destroyed in • whom little Japan, which wasabout sb.Which Knowninnotes: naval Know Hawaii, A city was • New York Harbor Americans, known about • was suddenlyWorld War II, when a US Sb. is little attacked world renowned 1945 duringbecame a by Japanese planes in • Dec.1941. single monument in the USA is idea Perhaps no psychologist and was famous for killing his as • nuclear bombis sb. dropped on stands on a 倒装：Little was Liberty about. famous as the Statue of known which it, libido. • Many Warships were Harbor. many people. York destroyed and this small island in New is known about • whom little shock and anger in • nuclear adj.原子核的，原子能的 US, and • caused great whom little is known the through New Most immigrants from Europe now pass • idea [哲] 理念，观念 • about made the US start fightingBut World War II.from York city via Kennedy Airport. in for immigrants • nucleus n.细胞核 libido 力比多 • Asia ,the gateway，本能冲动，性欲 2. sail into 乘船驶入 to the USA is San Francisco, not
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• 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.
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