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第三篇 Giant Structures巨型建筑It is an impossible task to select（动词，表示挑选） the most amazing（amazing的最高级） wonders（名词，表示奇观） of the modem world since（表示原因） every year more __1__ constructions appear. Here are three giant structures which are worthy of （be worthy of 意为“值得” our __2__ although they may have been surpassed（被动，surpass表示超越） by some more recent wonders. 译文：挑选当今世界最神奇的奇观是一个不可能完成的任务。原因是每年都有新的更令人叹为观止的建筑出现。有这样三座巨大的建筑值得人们赞叹，尽管它们可能被某些最近建成的奇观所超越。The Petronas Twin TowersThe Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world when they were completed（动词，表示完成） in 1999. With a __3__ of 452 metres, the tall twin towers, like two thin pencils, dominate the city of Kuala Lumpur. At the 41st floor, the towers are linked by a bridge, symbolizing a gateway to the city. The American __4__ Cesar Pelli designed（动词，表示设计） the skyscrapers.Constructed of high-strength concrete, the building provides around 1，800 square metres of office space __5__ every floor. And it has a shopping centre and a concert hall at the base（介词搭配，表示在底部，与on floor表达不同）. Other __6__ of this impressive（形容词，表示“令人印象深刻的”） building include double-decker lifts, and glass and steel sunshades. 译文： 第一座：国油双峰塔。国油双峰塔在1999年建成时是世界上最高的建筑物，高452米，高高 的双塔就像两支细铅笔，高耸于吉隆坡市。在41层，两个塔由一座桥连接，象征着通向城市的大门。该建筑的设计者是美国建筑师Cesar Pelli。该建筑由高强度混凝土建成，每一层都有夫约1800平方米的办公区域；在底部还有一个购物中心和一个音乐厅。该建筑的其他特色是双层电梯以及建材为玻璃和钢的遮阳篷。The MiUau BridgeThe Millau Bridge was opened（动词，表示开放，在这里意为位于） in 2004 in the Tam Valley，in southern France. __7__ the timeat the time(在那时，那时候)是固定搭配，后接从句 it was built，it was the world’s highest bridge, __8__ over 340m at the highest pointreach a height意为“达到某个高度”. The bridge is described as（动词，表示描写，注意后跟as，表示描写为……） one of the most amazingly beautiful bridges in the world. It was built to（注意to的用法，目的在于） __9__ Millaus congestion problems. The congestion was then caused by traffic passing from Paris to Barcelona in Spain. The bridge was built to withstand（动词，表示承受） the __10__ extreme seismic and climatic conditions. Besides（常用连词，表示另外）, it