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Lesson7Bridge课程学习指南：Pedestrian(行人)ped(pod，词根)-足pedal(足的，脚的、脚踏)Subsoil(底土)=sub（前缀：下、次）+soilOverlap(重叠，搭接)=over(前缀：=super)+lap(接)Intersect(交叉)=inter(前缀：相互之间的)+sect(段、部分=part)wordslearningBridgeisastructurethatspansobstacles,suchasriversandvalleys,toprovidearoadwayfortraffic.Byfarthemajorityofbridgesaredesignedtocarryautomobileorrailroadtraffic,butsomeareintendedforpedestriansonly.pedestrian??nounapersonwalkingalongaroadorinabuilt-uparea步行者，行人adjectivelackinginspirationorexcitement;dull缺乏想像力的，平淡无奇的，乏味的Anumberofaqueductbridges,mostlyerectedinEuropeinthe19thcentury,carrycanalsandtheirbargetraffic;andatleastonebridge,atNewYorkCity’sKennedyAirport,servestocarrytaxyingaircraftoverahighway.aqueductbridge??高架水渠verb(taxis,taxied,taxiingortaxying)(intransitive)(ofanaircraft)moveslowlyalongthegroundbeforetakeofforafterlanding:theplanetaxisuptoawaitingcar.takeataxiasameansoftransport:Iwouldtaxihomeandsleeptilleight.大量的高架渠桥于19世纪在欧洲建成，以保证运河和船舶交通的运行。最小的一座桥在纽约市的肯尼迪机场，它主要是把滑行飞机拖到跑道上服务的。Thefirstbridgesbuiltbymanprobablyresembledthosestillbeingconstructedbyprimitivepeoplesinisolatedregions.primitive?adj.原始的,早期的简单的;粗糙的原始人,原始事物人类建成的首批桥类似于原始人在孤立地带建成的桥。Thetoolsandbuildingskillsofearlyman,likethoseofprimitivepeoplestoday,weresoelementarythathewasundoubtedlyforcedtouseeasilytransportablematerialsthatcouldbeputinplacewithaminimumofformingandshaping.早期人类的工具和建筑技术如同原始人类一样都是最初级的，只有应用经过简单加工成型的材料。Inforestregions,wherestouttimbersorlogscouldbeobtained,bridgesverylikelyweremadeofonemoreparallellogs,possiblycoveredwithcrossbranchesormattingforbetterfooting.stout结实的；厚实的在森林里，随处可得结实的木材，那时侯的桥极可能是由并排的几根圆木建成，可能在其上覆一些木枝或草垫以方便行走。IntropicalregionsofIndia,Africa,andSouthAmerica,fibrousvineswereu