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Lesson1APumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮

Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalsarefoundinAmerica.Whenreportscameinto

LondonZooawildpuma(spot)forty-fivemilessouthof

London,theywerenottaken(serious).,astheevidencebeganto

accumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedinvestigate,forthedescriptions

(give)bypeoplewhoclaimedto(see)thepumawere

(extraordinary)similar.

Thehuntthepumabeganinasmallvillageawoman

(pick)blackberriessaw*alargecat*onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediately

ranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeing

itiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,thepumawasoftenobservedatone

placeinthemorningandatplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereverit

went,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalsrabbits.Pawprintswereseen

in____numberofplacesandpumafurwasfound(cling)tobushes.Severalpeople

complainedof"cat-likenoises*atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.

Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,wherehaditcome

from?nopumashadbeenreported(miss)fromanyzoointhecountry,thisone

must(be)inthe(possess)ofaprivate(collect)and

somehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.

____isdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.

Lesson2Thirteenequalsone十三等于一

Ourvicar____always(raise)moneyforonecauseor,buthehasnever

managedtogetenoughmoneytohavethechurchclock(repair).Thebigclock

usedto(strike)thehoursdayandnightwasdamagedmanyyearsagoandhasbeen

silenteversince.

Onenight,,ourvicarwokeupastart:theclockwasstrikingthe

hours!(look)athiswatch,hesawthatitwasoneo'clock,butthebellstruckthirteen

timesitstopped.(arm)withatorch,thevicarwentupintotheclock

towertoseewasgoingon.Inthetorchlight,hecaughtsightafigure

heimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins,ourlocalgrocer.

'WhateverareyoudoinguphereBill?*askedthevicarsurprise.

Tmtryingtorepairthebell/answeredBill.Tvebeencomingupherenightafternightfor

weeksnow.Yousee,Iwashopingtogiveyousurprise.,

'Youcertainlygivemeasurprise!'saidthevicar.'You'veprobablywokenup

everyoneinthevillage____well.Slill,I'mgladthebellisworkingagain.,

That*sthetrouble,vicar/answeredBill.'It*sworkingallright,Fmafraidthatat

oneo'clockitwillstrikethirteentimesandisnothingIcandoaboutit."

Wellgetusedthat,Bill/saidthevicar."Thirteenisnotasgoodone,butit's

betterthannothing.Nowlet'sgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.1

Lesson3Anunknowngoddess无名女神

Sometimeago,interestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegean

islandofKea.AnAmericanteamexploredatemplestandsinanancientcityonthe

promontoryofAyiaIrini.Thecityatonetimemusthavebeen(prosperity),forit

enjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses-oftenthreestoreyshigh-werebuiltofstone.They

hadlargeroomsbeautifully(decorate)walls.Thecitywasequipped

adrainagesystem,foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.

Thetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedaplaceofworshipfromthe

fifteenthcenturyB.C.Romantimes.Inthemostsacredroomoftemple,clayfragments

offifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad,atonetime,been

painted.Thebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremains(date)fromthefifteenth

centuryB.C.Ifs(miss)headhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.This

headmust(find)inClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryold

andpreciouseventhen.Whenthearchaeologists(construct)thefragments,they

were(amaze)tofindthatthegoddessturnedtobeavery

modern-(look)woman.Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhips.

Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.hergreatage,shewas

verygracefulindeed,but,far,thearchaeologistshavebeen(able)to

discoverheridentity.

Lesson4ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活

Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoneythanpeoplewho

workinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredas“white-collar

workers^^thesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchis

humannature,agreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrifice(high)payfor

theprivilegeofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.Thiscangiverisecurioussituations,

asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.

Whenhegotmarried,Alfwasembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.

He(simple)toldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,helefthome

(dress)inasmartblacksuit.Hechangedintooverallsandspentthenexteight

hoursadustman.Before(return)homeatnight,hetookashower

changedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthis

secret.

AlF'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandshenever,forAlf

hasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfas

asheusedto,hefeelsthathisriseinstatusiswellworththe(lose)

ofmoney.Fromon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim"Mr.Bloggs”,

"A1F'.

Lesson5Thefacts确切数字

Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengoto(extreme)toprovidetheir

readersunimportantfactsandstatistics.Lastyearajournalisthadbeeninstructedbya

well-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.

Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandrefusedtopublishit.The

articlebegan:'(hundred)ofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichsurroundsthe

president'spalace/Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistatelegram(instruct)himto

findouttheexactnumberofstepsandthe(high)ofthewall.

Thejournalistimmediatelysetout(obtain)theseimportantfacts,buthe

tookalongtimetosendthem.,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazine

wouldsoongotopress.Hesentthejournalisttwomorefaxes,butreceivednoreply.Hesentyet

fax(inform)thejournalistthatifhedidnotreplysoonhewouldbefired.

Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply,theeditorreluctantlypublishedthearticleasit

had(origin)beenwritten.Aweeklater,theeditoratlastreceiveda

telegramfromthejournalist.Notonlyhadthepoormanbeenarrested,buthehadbeen

sentprisonaswell.However,hehadatlastbeenallowedtosendafaxwhichhe

informedtheeditorthathehadbeenarrestedwhile(count)the1,084steps

(lead)tothefifteen-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident'spalace.

Lesson6Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫

TheexpensiveshopsinafamousnearPiccadillywerejust'^opening^^.Atthistimeofthe

morning,thearcadewasalmostempty.Mr.Taylor,theownerofajewelleryshopwasadmiringa

newdisplay.Twoofhisassistants(work)busilysinceeighto'clockandhad

onlyjustfinished.Diamondnecklacesandringshadbeen(beautiful)arranged

onabackgroundofblackvelvet.After(gaze)atthedisplayforseveralminutes,Mr.Taylor

wentbackintohisshop.

Thesilencewassuddenlybrokenalargecar,itsheadlightsonandits

home(blare),roareddownthearcade.Itcametoastopoutsidethejeweller's.One

manstayedatthewheeltwootherswithblackstockingovertheirfacesjumpedout

smashedthewindowoftheshopwithironbars.thiswasgoingon,Mr.

Taylorwasupstairs.Heandhisstaffbeganthrowingfurnitureoutofthewindow.Chairsand

tableswentflyingintothearcade.Oneofthethieves(strike)byaheavystatue,

____hewastoobusy(help)himselftodiamonds(notice)anypain.Theraid

wasalloverinthreeminutes,forthemenscrambledbackintothecaranditmovedoffat

fantasticspeed.Justasitwasleaving,Mr.Taylorrushedoutandranafterit(throw)

ashtraysandvases,butitwas(possible)tostopthethieves.Theyhadgotaway

with(thousand)ofpoundsworthofdiamonds.

Lesson7Mutilatedladies残钞鉴别组

Hasiteverhappenedtoyou?Haveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachineand

rememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket?Whenyourescuedyour

trousers,didnoteinyourbackpocket?Whenyourescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewas

whiterwhite?PeoplewholiveinBritainneedn'tdespairwhentheymademistakeslikethis

(andalotofpeopledo)!(fortunate)forthem,theBankofEnglandhasateamcalled

MutilatedLadiesdealswithclaimsfrompeoplefedtheirmoneyamachine

ortotheirdog.Dogs,seems,lovetochewupmoney!

ArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinfiance,John,runsasuccessfulfurniture

business.Johnhadverygooddayandputhiswallet(contain)$3,000intothe

microwaveovensafekeeping.ThenheandJanewenthorse-riding.Whentheygothome,

Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenand(with)realizingit,cookedher

fiance'swalletwell.Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cookedwallet

andnotesturned___ash!Johnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosentthe(remain)of

walletandthemoneythespecialdepartmentoftheBankofEnglandinNewcastle:the

MutilateLadies!TheyexaminedtheremainsandJohngotallhismoney.'Solong

there'ssomethingtoidentify,wewillgivepeopletheirmoneyback,'saida

spokeswomanfortheBank.*Lastyear,wepaid$1.5mon21,000claims.Damagedbanknotes.

TheQueen'sheadappearsonEnglishbanknotes,and'lady,refersthis.

Lesson8Afamousmonastery著名的修道院

TheGreatSt.BernardPassconnectsSwitzerlandItaly.At2,473metres,itisthe

highestmountainpassinEurope.ThefamousmonasteryofSt.Bernard,witchwasfoundedin

eleventhcentury,liesaboutamileaway.Forhundredsofyears,St.Bernarddogshavesavedthe

livesoftravellers(cross)thedangerousPass.Thesefriendlydogs,werefirst

broughtfromAsia,wereusedwatchdogseveninRomantimes.Nowatunnel

hasbeenbuiltthroughthemountains,thePassis(little)dangerous,eachyear,

thedogsarestillsentoutintothesnowwheneveratravellerisdifficulty.the

newtunnel,therearestillafewpeoplewhorashlyattempt____crossthePassonfoot.

Duringthesummermonths,themonasteryisverybusy,foritisvisitedbythousandsof

peoplewhocrossthePassincars.Astherearesomanypeopleabout,thedogshaveto

(keep)inaspecialenclosure.Inwinter,,lifeatthemonasteryisquite

different.Thetemperaturedropsto-30℃andveryfewpeopleattempttocrossthePass.The

monkspreferwintersummerfortheyhavemore(private).Thedogshavegreater

freedom,____,fortheyareallowedtowanderoutsidetheirenclosure.Theonlyregularvisitorsto

themonasteryinwinterarepartiesofskierswhogothereChristmasandEaster.These

youngpeople,wholovethepeaceofmountains,alwaysreceivewarmwelcomeatSt.

Bernard'smonastery.

Lesson9Flyingcats飞猫

Catsneverfailtofascinatehumanbeings.Theycanbefriendlyandaffectionatetowards

humans,theyleadmysteriouslivesoftheirownaswell.Theyneverbecomesubmissive

dogsandhorses.Asaresult,humanshavelearnedtorespectfelineindependence.Mostcats

remainsuspicioushumansalltheirlives.Oneofthethingsthatfascinatesus(much)

aboutcatsisthepopularbelieftheyhaveninelives.Apparently,thereisgood

dealoftruthinthisidea.Acat*sabilitytosurvivefallsisbasedfact.

RecentlytheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentermadeastudy132catsoveraperiodof

fivemonths.Allthesecatshadoneexperiencecommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,

yetonlyeightofthemdiedshockorinjuries.Ofcourse,NewYorkisthe(idea)place

forsuchaninterestingstudy,thereisno(short)oftallbuildings.Thereareplenty

ofhigh-risewindowsillstofall!Onecat,Sabrina,fell32storeys,yetonlysufferedfrom

a(break)tooth.fCatsbehavelike(well-train)paratroopers.'adoctorsaid.

seemsthatthe(far)catsfall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemselves.Ina

longdrop,theyreachspeedsof60milesanhourandmore.highspeeds,fallingcatshave

timetorelax.Theystretchouttheirlegslike(fly)squirrels.Thisincreasestheir

air-resistanceandreducestheshockofimpacttheyhittheground.

Lesson10ThelossoftheTitanic“泰坦尼克”号的沉没

Thegreatship,Titanic,sailedNewYorkSouthamptonApril10th,

1912.Shewascarrying1,316passengersandcrewof891.Evenbymodemstandards,the46,000

tonTitanicwasacolossalship.Atthetime,,shewasnotonlythelargestshipthathad

everbeenbuilt,butwasregardedas(sink),forshehadsixteenwatertight

compartments.iftwoofthesewereflooded,shewouldbeabletofloat.

Thetragic(sink)ofthisgreatlinerwillalways(remember),

forshewentdownherfirstvoyageheavy(lose)oflife.

Fourdaysaftersettingout,theTitanicwassailingtheicywaterofthe

NorthAtlantic,hugeicebergwassuddenlyspottedbyalookout.Afterthe

alarm(give),thegreatshipturnedsharply(avoid)adirectcollision.

TheTitanicturnedjustintime,narrowly(miss)theimmensewalkofice

roseover100feetoutofthewaterbesideher.Suddenly,therewasaslight

(tremble)soundfrombelow,andthecaptainwentdowntoseehad

happened.Thenoisehadbeensofaintnoonethoughtthattheshiphadbeendamaged.

Below,thecaptainrealizedhishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly,forfiveofher

sixteenwatertightcompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!Theorder___abandonship

(give)andhundredsofpeopleplungedintothe(ice)water.Asthere

werenotenoughlifeboatsforeverybody,1,500liveswerelost.

Lesson11Notguilty无罪

CustomsOfficersarequite(tolerance)thesedays,buttheycanstillstopyou

whenyouaregoingthroughtheGreenChannelandhavetodeclare.Evenreally

honestpeopleareoftenmadetofeel(guilt).

Thehardened(profession)smuggler,ontheotherhand,isnevertroubledby

suchfeelings,hehasfivehundredgoldwatches(hide)inhis

suitcase.

Ireturnedfromabroadrecently,aparticularlyofficiousyoungCustomsOfficerclearly

regardedmeasmuggler.

'Haveyouanythingtodeclare?'

heasked,(look)metheeye.

'No；Ianswered(confidence).

'Wouldyoumind(lock)thissuitcaseplease?'

Notatall/Ianswered.

TheOfficerwentthroughthecasegreatcare.

AllthethingsIhadpackedsocarefullyweresoonindreadfulmess.

IfeltsureIwouldneverbeabletoclosethecaseagain.

Suddenly,IsawtheOfficer'sfacelight.

Hehadspottedatinybottlethebottomofmycasehepouncedonit____delight.

'Perfume,eh?'

heaskedsarcastically.

'You(declare)that/

Perfumeisnotexemptfromimportduty.,

'Butitisn'tperfume,*Isaid.,

It*shair-oil.1

Iaddedwithasmile,1It'sastrange(mix)Imakemyself.'

Iexpected,hedidnotbelieveme.

Tryit!'

Isaid(courage).

TheOfficerunscrewedthecapandputthebottletohisnostrils.

Hewasgreetedbyunpleasantsmellconvincedhim___I(tell)thetruth.

Afewminuteslater,Iwasabletohurryawaypreciouschalk-marksonmybaggage.

Lesson12Lifeonadesertisland荒岛生活

Mostofushaveformedan(real)pictureoflifeonadesertisland.Wesometimes

imagineadesertislandtobeasortofparadisethesunalwaysshines.Lifethereis

simplegood.Ripefruitfallsfromthetreesandyouhavetowork.The

sideofthepictureisquitetheopposite.Lifeonadesertislandiswretched.Youeitherstarveto

deathlivelikeRobinsonCrusoe,(wait)foraboatnevercomes.Perhaps

thereiselementoftruthinboththesepictures,fewushavehadthe

opportunity(find)out.

Twomenwhorecentlyspentfivedaysacoralislandwishedthey(stay)there

longer.Theyweretakinga(bad)damagedboatfromtheVirginIslandsMiamito

haveit(repair).thejourney,theirboatbegantosink.Theyquicklyloadeda

smallrubberdinghyfood,matches,andcansofbeerandrowedforafewmilesthe

CaribbeantheyaiTivedatatinycoralisland.Therewerehardlyanytreesontheisland

therewasnowater,tthisdidnotprovetobeaproblem.Themencollected

rainwaterintherubberdinghy.theyhadbroughtaspeargunwiththem,theyhadplentyto

eat.Theycaughtlobsterandfisheveryday,and,asoneofthemputit'atelikekings1.Whena

(pass)tankerrescuedthemfivedayslater,menweregenuinelysorrythat

theyhadtoleave.

•Lesson13"It'sonlyme'"是我，别害怕”

Afterherhusbandhadgonetowork.Mrs.Richardssentherchildrentoschoolandwent

upstairstoherbedroom.Shewasexcitedtodoanyhouseworkthatmorning,in

theeveningshewouldbegoingtoafancy-dresspartwithherhusband.Sheintendedtodress

asaghostandasshehadmadehercostumethenightbefore,shewas(patient)to

tryiton.thecostumeconsistedonlyofasheet,itwasveryeffective.

puttingiton,Mrs.Richardswentdownstairs.Shewantedtofindoutitwouldbe

(comfort)towear.

JustasMrs.Richardswasenteringthedinningroom,therewasaknock___thefrontdoor.

Sheknewthatitbethebaker.Shehadtoldhimtocomestraightinevershe

failedtoopenthedoorandtoleavethebreadonthekitchentable.Notwantingto(fright)

thepoorman,Mrs.Richardsquicklyhidinthesmallstoreroomunderthestairs.Sheheardthe

frontdooropenandheavyfootstepsinthehall.Suddenlythedoorofthestoreroomwasopened

andamanentered.Mrs.RichardsrealizedthatitmustbethemanfromtheElectricityBoard___

hadcometoreadthemetre.Shetriedtoexplainthesituation,(say)'It'sonlyme；

itwastoolate.Themanletcryandjumpedbackseveralpaces.WhenMrs.Richards

walkedhim,hefled,(slam)thedoorbehindhim.

Lesson14Anoblegangster贵族歹徒

Therewasatimethe(own)ofshopsandbusinessesinChicagothatto

paylargesumsofmoneytogangstersreturnfor'protection.*Ifthemoneywasnotpaid

promptly,thegangsterswouldquicklyputamanbusinessbydestroyinghisshop.

(obtain)'protectionmoney'isnot___modemcrime.Aslongagothefourteenth

century,anEnglishman,SirJohnHawkwood,madethe(remark)(discover)

thatpeoplewouldpaylargesumsofmoneythanhavetheirlifework(destroy)

bygangsters.

Sixhundredyearsago,SirJohanHawkwoodarrivedItalyabandofsoldiersand

settlednearFlorence.Hesoonmadenameforhimselfandcameto(know)tothe

ItaliansGiovanniAcuto.WhenevertheItaliancity-stateswere___warwitheachother,

Hawkwoodusedto(hire)hissoldierstoprinceswhowerewillingtopaythehighpricehe

demanded.Intimesofpeace,businesswasbad,Hawkwoodandhismenwouldmarch

intoacity-stateand,after(burn)downafewfarms,wouldoffertogoawayprotection

moneywaspaidtothem.Hawkwoodmadelargesumsofmoneyinthisway.Inofthis,the

Italiansregardedhimasortofhero.Whenhediedattheageofeighty,theFlorentines

gavehimastatefuneralandhadapicturedwithasdedicatedtothememoryof'themostvaliant

soldierandmostnotableleader,SignorGiovanniHaukodue.1

Lesson15Fiftypenceworthoftrouble五十便士的麻烦

Childrenalwaysappreciatesmallgiftsofmoney.Mumordad,ofcourse,providearegular

supplyofpocketmoney,unclesandauntsarealways___sourceofextraincome.____

somechildren,smallsumsgoalongway.Iffiftypencepiecesarenotexchangedforsweets,they

rattleformonthsinsidemoneyboxes.Onlyverythriftychildrenmanagetofill____amoneybox.

Formostofthem,fiftypenceisasmallpricetopayanicebigbarofchocolate.

Mynephew,George,hasamoneyboxitisalwaysempty.Veryfewofthefiftypence

piecesandpoundcoinsIhavegivenhimhavefoundtheirwaythere.Igavehimfiftypence

yesterdayandadvisedhim(save)it.heboughthimselffiftypenceworth

oftrouble.hiswaytothesweetshop,hedroppedhisfiftypenceanditbouncedalongthe

pavementanddisappeareddownadrain.Georgetookhisjacket,rolled___his

sleevesandpushedisrightarmthedraincover.Hecouldnotfindhisfiftypencepiece

anywhere,andwhatismore,hecouldnotgethisarmout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhim

andalady(rub)hisarmwithsoapandbutter,Georgewasfirmlystuck.Thefire

brigadewascalledandtwofirefighterfreedGeorgeusingaspecialtypeofgrease.Georgewas

nottooupsetbyhisexperiencetheladywhoownsthesweetshopheardabouthis

troublesrewardedhimwithlargeboxofchocolates.

Lesson16Maryhadalittlelamb玛丽有一头羔羊

MaryandherhusbandDimitrilivedinthetinyvillageofPerachorain(south)

Greece.OneofMary'sprizepossessionswasalittlewhitelambherhusbandhad

givenher.Shekeptit(tie)toatreeinafieldduringthedayandwenttofetchitevery

evening.Oneevening,,thelambwasmissing.Therope(cut),so

itwasobviousthatthelamb(steal).

WhenDimitricameinfromthefields,hiswifetoldhimhadhappened.Dimitriat

oncesetout(find)thethief.Heknewitwouldnotprovedifficultinsuchasmall

village.Aftertellingseveralofhisfriendsaboutthe(thief),Dimitrifoundoutthat

hisneighbour,Aleko,hadsuddenlyacquiredanewlamb.DimitriimmediatelywenttoAleko's

houseand(angry)accusedhimstealingthelamb.Hetoldhimhehad

better(return)itorhewouldcallthepolice.Alekodenied(take)it

andledDimitriintohisbackyard.wastruethathehadjustboughtalamb,heexplained,

buthislambwasblack.(ashame)ofhavingactedsorashly,Dimitriapologized

Alekohavingaccusedhim.WhiletheyweretalkingitbegantorainandDimitri

stayedinAleko'shousetherainstopped.Whenhewentoutsidehalfanhourlater,

hewas(astonish)tofindthelittleblacklambwasalmostwhite.Itswool,

hadbeendyedblack,(wash)cleanbytherain!

Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最长的吊桥

Verrazano,anItalianaboutlittleisknown,sailedintoNewYorkHarbourin

1524andnameditAngouleme.Hedescribedit'averyagreeablesituation(locate)

withintwosmallhills,inthemidstofflowedagreatriver.1Verrazanoisby

nomeansconsideredtobeagreatexplorer,hisnamewillprobablyremainimmortal,for

November21st,1964,thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldwasnamedhim.

TheVerrazanoBridge,wasdesignedbyOthmarAmmann,joinsBrooklyn

StatenIsland.Ithasaspanof4,260feet.Thebridgeissolongtheshapeof

theearthhadto(take)intoaccountbyitsdesigner.Twogreattowerssupportfourhuge

cables.Thetowersarebuiltonimmenseunderwaterplatforms(make)ofsteeland

concrete.Theplatformsextendtoa(deep)ofover100feetunderthesea.Thesealone

tooksixteenmonthstobuild.Abovethesurfaceofthewater,thetowersriseaheightof

nearly700feet.Theysupportthecablesfromthebridgehasbeensuspended.Eachofthe

fourcablescontains26,108lengthsofwire.It(stimulate)thatifthebridgewere

packedwithcars,itwouldstillonlybecaiTyingathirdofitstotalcapacity.However,sizeand

strengtharenottheonlyimportantthingsaboutthisbridge.itsimmensity,itisboth

simpleandelegant,(fulfill)itsdesigner'sdreamtocreate*anenormousobject

(draw)asfaintlyaspossible*.

Lesson18Electriccurrentsinmodernart现代艺术的电流

Modemsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.Theideamodernartcanonlybe

seeninmuseumsismistaken.Even