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中国打破世界纪录的将近4000英尺长的桥梁竣工通车Thats one way to beat the traffic! China opens recordbreaking 4,000ft-long bridge作者:诗酒月光 发布日期:2012-04-02 浏览:21772 译文简介:这座破世界纪录的大桥已经通车，允许司机们（驾车从桥面）穿越峡谷——在离地1102英尺的高度。 译文来源:原帖地址：http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123191/Thats-way-beat-traffic-Worlds-highest-tunnel-tunnel-bridge-stretching-4-000ft-long-opens-China.html正文翻译:原创翻译：龙腾网 翻译：诗酒月光 转载请注明出处打败交通问题的一种方式！?作者日期：By Emily AllenPUBLISHED: 12:24 GMT, 31 March 2012 | UPDATED: 12:33 GMT, 31 March 2012正文：If youre behind the wheel and you arent great with heights its probably best not to look down.如果你正在开车或者你有些恐高的话，可能最好不要朝下看。This record-breaking bridge has opened allowing motorists to cross over a canyon - at 1,102ft.?这座破世界纪录的大桥已经通车，允许司机们（驾车从桥面）穿越峡谷——在离地1102英尺的高度。Named the Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge, its now the worlds highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge.（湖南湘西）矮寨特大悬索桥，是目前世界上峡谷跨径最大、跨高最高的大桥。Work started on the feat of engineering in October 2007 and the bulk of the work finished at the end of last year.堪称壮举的建桥工程始于2007年10月份，并在去年年底完成了大部分建设工作。It is designed to ease traffic in the Jishou area of Hunan province and officially opened to motorists today这座桥的设计是为了纾缓湖南省吉首地区的交通压力，并在今天正式向司机们开放。Drivers can take in the views of the Dehang Canyon as they steer their way across all 3,858ft of the new sky-high road which links two tunnels.当司机们驾车行驶在全长3858英尺、连接两个桥隧的崭新天路上，还能饱览德夯大峡谷的壮美风光。The bridge, which is lit up at night with 1,888 lights, is the fourth suspension bridge to cross a valley so wide it seems to be connecting two mountain ranges.这座大桥晚上会被1888盏彩灯点亮，是第四座跨越峡谷如此之宽的悬索桥，它看起来就像连接着两个山脉。?Once on the bridge cars and lorries can motor along a two-way, four-lane motorway at about 50mph. Pedestrians can also walk along it on a special walkway under the road.一旦上了桥，汽车和货车可以沿双向四车道以50英里/小时的速度行驶。行人也可以沿着车道下面的一个特殊人行道（观光通道）行走。The bridge is a key part of the Jishou-Chadong Expressway, a 64-kilometre road which has 18 different tunnels which cover about half of its length.这座大桥是吉首-茶峒高速公路的一个关键部分，这条全长64千米的高速公路