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UNIT2,WorldMap,BritainMap,TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,LondonEye,TheBritishAirwaysLondonEye,alsoknownastheMillenniumWheel,openedin1999andwasthelargestobservationwheelintheworld,untilitwasreplacedbyTheStarofNanchang.Now,thatrecordisbrokenbytheSingaporeFlyer,whichstands165metrestall.TheLondonEyestands135metres(443feet)highonthewesternendofJubileeGardens,ontheSouthBankoftheRiverThamesinLambeth,London,England,betweenWestminsterandHungerfordBridges(Coordinates:513012N,000711W).ThewheelisadjacenttoLondonsCountyHall,andstandsoppositetheofficesoftheMinistryofDefence.,伦敦眼LondonEyeTheBritishAirwaysLondonEye,alsoknownastheMillenniumWheel,openedin1999andwasthelargestobservationwheelintheworld,untilitwasreplacedbyTheStarofNanchang.Now,thatrecordisbrokenbytheSingaporeFlyer,whichstands165metrestall.TheLondonEyestands135metres(443feet)highonthewesternendofJubileeGardens,ontheSouthBankoftheRiverThamesinLambeth,London,England,betweenWestminsterandHungerfordBridges(Coordinates:513012N,000711W).ThewheelisadjacenttoLondonsCountyHall,andstandsoppositetheofficesoftheMinistryofDefence.HistoryDesignedbyarchitectsDavidMarks,JuliaBarfield,MalcolmCook,MarkSparrowhawk,StevenChiltonandNicBailey,thewheelcarries32sealedandair-conditionedpassengercapsulesattachedtoitsexternalcircumference.Itrotatesat0.26metres(0.85feet)persecond(about0.9km/hor0.5mph)sothatonerevolutiontakesabout30minutes.Thewheeldoesnotusuallystoptotakeonpassengers:therotationrateissoslowthattheycaneasilywalkonandoffthemovingcapsulesatgroundlevel.Itis,however,stoppedtoallowdisabledorelderlypassengerstimetoembarkanddisembarksafely.TherimoftheEyeissupportedbytierodsandresemblesahugespokedbicyclewheel,andwasdepictedassuchinaposteradvertisingacharitycyclerace.ThewheelwasconstructedinsectionswhichwerefloateduptheThamesonbargesandassembledlyingflatonpontoons.Oncethewheelwascompleteitwasraisedintoanuprightpositionbycranes,beingliftedat2degreesanhouruntilitreached65degrees.Itwasleftinthatpositionforaweekwhileengineerspreparedforthesecondphaseofthelift.ThetotalweightofsteelintheEyeis1,700tonnes.ItwasopenedbyBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairat20:00GMTonDecember31,1999,althoughitwasnotopenedtothepublicuntilMarch2000becauseoftechnicalproblems.Sinceitsopening,theEye,operatedbyTheTussaudsGroupbutsponsoredbyBritishAirways,hasbecomeamajorlandmarkandtouristattraction.ByJuly2002,roughly8.5millionpeoplehadriddentheEye.Ithadplanningpermissiononlyforfiveyears,butatthattimeLambethCouncilagreedtoplanstomaketheattractionpermanent.AlthoughtheEyeislistedintheGuinnessBookofRecordsasthetallestobservationwheelintheworld,itisunlikelytokeepthattitleforlong.Planshavebeenannouncedtobuilda170mwheelontheLasVegasStripanda185mwheeldubbedGiantWheelplannedtoopenin2008inBerlin.对应的中文：伦敦眼是伦敦最吸引的观光点，座落在伦敦泰晤士河畔的世界最大摩天轮伦敦眼将会永久成为伦敦的地标。高135米的伦敦眼是为了庆祝公元2000年而兴建的，原定获准运作5年，但是伦敦眼的拥有者希望让它继续运作下去。拥有伦敦眼部分权益的英国航空公司说，伦敦地方当局批准让它成为永久地标。这项决定还需要等待伦敦市长利文斯通和英国政府的批准。自2000年3月开放之后，已经有超过850万人次乘坐伦敦眼升上半空，鸟瞰伦敦。伦敦眼也是英国最受欢迎的付费观光点。英航说，这个1500吨重的建筑可以维持至少50年。不过，伦敦眼是世上最大摩天轮这项荣誉将维持不了多久。美国消闲城市拉斯维加斯和中国的经贸中心上海已经计划兴建更巨型的观光摩天轮。它被誉为数学上的奇迹；工程师透露，建造这座摩天轮所需的电脑计算能力，超过世界上最大、最复杂的建筑。伦敦之眼重一千六百吨，横躺在浮于河面的一个平台上建造，原本预定九月初立正就位，并于明年一月开放大众搭乘。直到现在接近完工阶段，负责建造的工程师才有信心揭露，他们在设计建造时比原先估计多做了几百万次的计算，以确保其安全性。摩天轮在建造过程中出现多次障碍，使批评者称其为不幸之轮。首先是高度比原先预定的减低了四十五英尺，以减少兴建时间；最近各种技术问题与安全上的隐忧，使得直立的工作被迫顺延。然而，这些问题与设计及建造上的成就相比，显得微不足道。令人难以想像的是，这样一个史上最大技术最艰难的摩天轮，竟然在十六个月内就完成了设计与兴建工作。设计经理汤姆森说：任何这么庞大的东西都会受到风力与温度的影响，更何况它还要旋转，使得金属疲劳的问题也要列入考量。当这些因素随著摩天轮的长度宽度而持续改变，产生了你无法想像的史上最复杂建筑问题。伦敦之眼的构想可回溯至一九九三年星期泰晤士报所举办的一场竞赛，该报要求参加者提出庆祝千禧年最具野心的计画，两名建筑师异想天开的率先提议建造全球最大的摩天轮。这项计画激发了英国航空公司董事长艾林的想像力，决定出资使其付诸实现。对摩天轮的设计者而言，除了体积，最美妙的是这个庞然大物竟可以稳固的矗立在泰晤士河河面上。两支从陆地延伸过来的支架，将承担摩天轮大部分的重量，另外加上六条巨型钢索防止其倒塌；这些支架与钢索的地桩将打入地底一百八十英尺的深处，确保安全无虞。,WestminsterBridge&BigBen,ElizabethTower,TowerBridge,TowerBridge(open),RiverThames,Docklands,ExCelCentre,ExCeLLondon是获得许多国际大奖的国际展览会议中心,其场地之大共有十万平方公尺,在2012的奥运中,在这里举办的项目有:拳击(7/28-8/12),击剑(7/28-8/5),桌球(7/28-8/8),跆拳道(8/8-8/11),柔道(7/28-8/3),举重(7/28-8/7)及摔角(8/5-8/12).从二馆走路到那只要十五到二十分钟!OneofEuropeslargestandmostversatileexhibitionspaces.Itsnearly100,000m.ExCeLwillhostBoxing,Fencing,Judo,TableTennis,Taekwondo,WeightliftingandWrestlingduringtheLondon2012OlympicGames.Itonlytakes15minsto20minstowalktherefromLondonSH.,Review,06,陈述句肯定/否定,Imwaitingforyou./Iamnotwaitingforyou.,一般疑问句,Areyouwaitingforme?,特殊疑问句,Whoareyouwaitingfor?,05,Benisstandingatthedoor.否定：一般疑问句：特殊疑问句（who）：,Helistenstothemusiceveryday.变为现在进行时：,Question:WhatisPaullookingforwardtoonSunday?,Listenandanswer:,04,盼望,REPORTER:MynamesTomFrench.ImspeakingtoyoufromtheExCelCentreinLondonsDocklands.WearevisitingthisyearsMarathonExpo.ThisistheTradeFairoftheLondonMarathon.Itsverynoisy!Therearehundredsofexhibitorsandthousandsofvisitorshere.Thisisabiginternationalevent.Butitslikeavillage!Peoplearetalkingandlaughinglikeoldfriends.,REPORTER:Imstandingwithoneofthecompetitors.LetmeintroducePaulBruce.Hi,Paul!PAUL:Hi,Tom!REPORTER:Paul,pleasetellourlisteners.ThisisyourfirstMarathon,isntit?PAUL:Yes,itis.REPORTER:AreyoulookingforwardtoSunday?PAUL:Yes,Iam.REPORTER:Thatsthespirit,Paul!GoodluckonSunday!,反意疑问句Questiontags,06,反意疑问句例句：Youare