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How is the bridge supported?
1、Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York
Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.
sailed into... 是句子的主干
about whom(whom 指代 Italian)
2、He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small
hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.'
describe something as… 把某物描述成…
-- I should describe the attempt as a failure. 我把這次嘗試描述成失敗。
后面可以加 as 的動(dòng)詞：see, view, look upon, recognize, regard, treat, accept
-- His mother regards him as genius. (genius n.天才, 天賦)
-- I accepted his words as truth. 我對(duì)他的話信以為真。
Located 過(guò)去分詞做定語(yǔ)修飾 situation
-- I like the village located within two small hills.
= I like the village which is located within two small hills.
in the midst of which...
-- A great river flowed in the middle of the two hills.
In the midst of = in the middle of
In the middle of 不僅可以表示方位上的中間, 還可以表示時(shí)間上的中間。
-- in the middle of the river / in the middle of the night / in the middle
of the winter
介詞短語(yǔ)在 which 前, which 引導(dǎo)的從句要倒裝。
-- We arrived at a farmhouse in front of which was a mountain.
3、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.
Though / although / even though 引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句
用了 though, although 不能使用 but
但可以用 yet 來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系
-- Though they manage to take photographs, yet they got into trouble
soon.
by no means(= not by any means = not at all)
-- It is by no means pleasant to take a crowded bus.
乘坐一輛擁擠的公共汽車(chē)絕對(duì)不是一件讓人高興的事。
-- He isn't satisfied with a job at all. = He isn't satisfied with a job by
any means.
in no way, in no case, in no sense, in no circumstances(circumstance
n.環(huán)境,詳情,境況)
on no account, at no time 都表示’決不’
be named after…, be named for…, take one's name from… 都表示用…來(lái)命名
4、The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn
to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet.
a span of 跨度、橋長(zhǎng)
5、The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into
account by its designer.
take into account = take into consideration = take account of 考慮到
-- We have to take the date into account when we have the meeting.
6、Two great towers support four huge cables.
Support = hold up 舉起, 支撐
7、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.
Extend(延伸, 伸展)= reach, stretch
-- a railway extends to the next city.
8、These alone took sixteen months to build.
= It took the workers sixteen months to build the platforms.
9、Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700
feet.
extend to a depth of… 伸展的深度
extend to a length of… 伸展的長(zhǎng)度
extend to a width of… 伸展的寬度 (width n.寬度, 寬廣 )
rise to a height of… 伸展的高度
10、They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.
which 指代先行詞 cables
11、Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire.
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would
still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
12、It has been estimated that...(It is said that… It is reported that…)
It has been estimated, It has been expected
were 虛擬語(yǔ)氣(橋上不可能擺滿(mǎn)汽車(chē))
carry v.承載
a third of… …的 1/3
13、However, size and strength are not the only important things about this
bridge.
14、Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its
designer's dream to create'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible'.
Immensity 指代 size
Despite = in spite of
Fulfill vt.履行, 實(shí)現(xiàn), 完成(計(jì)劃等)
Fulfilling 分詞做狀語(yǔ)表示結(jié)果
-- The bus was held up by the snowstorm, causing the delay.(hold up 阻擋,
攔截)
-- Her husband died in 1970, leaving her with her children.
-- At last he passed his examination, fulfilling his dream to go
abroad.
How is the bridge supported?
1、Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York
Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.
sailed into... 是句子的主干
about whom(whom 指代 Italian)
2、He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small
hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.'
describe something as… 把某物描述成…
-- I should describe the attempt as a failure. 我把這次嘗試描述成失敗。
后面可以加 as 的動(dòng)詞：see, view, look upon, recognize, regard, treat, accept
-- His mother regards him as genius. (genius n.天才, 天賦)
-- I accepted his words as truth. 我對(duì)他的話信以為真。
Located 過(guò)去分詞做定語(yǔ)修飾 situation
-- I like the village located within two small hills.
= I like the village which is located within two small hills.
in the midst of which...
-- A great river flowed in the middle of the two hills.
In the midst of = in the middle of
In the middle of 不僅可以表示方位上的中間, 還可以表示時(shí)間上的中間。
-- in the middle of the river / in the middle of the night / in the middle
of the winter
介詞短語(yǔ)在 which 前, which 引導(dǎo)的從句要倒裝。
-- We arrived at a farmhouse in front of which was a mountain.
3、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.
Though / although / even though 引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句
用了 though, although 不能使用 but
但可以用 yet 來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系
-- Though they manage to take photographs, yet they got into trouble
soon.
by no means(= not by any means = not at all)
-- It is by no means pleasant to take a crowded bus.
乘坐一輛擁擠的公共汽車(chē)絕對(duì)不是一件讓人高興的事。
-- He isn't satisfied with a job at all. = He isn't satisfied with a job by
any means.
in no way, in no case, in no sense, in no circumstances(circumstance
n.環(huán)境,詳情,境況)
on no account, at no time 都表示’決不’
be named after…, be named for…, take one's name from… 都表示用…來(lái)命名
4、The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn
to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet.
a span of 跨度、橋長(zhǎng)
5、The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into
account by its designer.
take into account = take into consideration = take account of 考慮到
-- We have to take the date into account when we have the meeting.
6、Two great towers support four huge cables.
Support = hold up 舉起, 支撐
7、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.
Extend(延伸, 伸展)= reach, stretch
-- a railway extends to the next city.
8、These alone took sixteen months to build.
= It took the workers sixteen months to build the platforms.
9、Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700
feet.
extend to a depth of… 伸展的深度
extend to a length of… 伸展的長(zhǎng)度
extend to a width of… 伸展的寬度 (width n.寬度, 寬廣 )
rise to a height of… 伸展的高度
10、They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.
which 指代先行詞 cables
11、Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire.
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would
still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
12、It has been estimated that...(It is said that… It is reported that…)
It has been estimated, It has been expected
were 虛擬語(yǔ)氣(橋上不可能擺滿(mǎn)汽車(chē))
carry v.承載
a third of… …的 1/3
13、However, size and strength are not the only important things about this
bridge.
14、Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its
designer's dream to create'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible'.
Immensity 指代 size
Despite = in spite of
Fulfill vt.履行, 實(shí)現(xiàn), 完成(計(jì)劃等)
Fulfilling 分詞做狀語(yǔ)表示結(jié)果
-- The bus was held up by the snowstorm, causing the delay.(hold up 阻擋,
攔截)
-- Her husband died in 1970, leaving her with her children.
-- At last he passed his examination, fulfilling his dream to go
abroad.