UNIT 2 Biggest, Longest, Widest Lesson 10 Where's the Highes

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[0:00.571]UNIT 2 第二单元
[0:01.606]Biggest, Longest, Widest 最大，最长，最宽
[0:04.254]Lesson 10: 第十课：
[0:05.797]Where's the Highest Hotel? 最高的酒店在哪里？
[0:08.250]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:10.115]Do you like travelling?
[0:12.283]Where have you travelled to?
[0:14.917]What famous buildings or structures² do you know?
[0:19.627]Tell your class something about them.
[0:22.191]China has many world records for its buildings and structures. 中国在建筑和工程方面有很多世界记录。
[0:26.193]World's highest hotel. 世界最高的酒店。
[0:28.130]Since 1999, the highest hotel in the world is the Grand³ Hyatt Shanghai in Pudong. 自1999年以来，世界上最高的酒店就是上海浦东的凯悦大酒店。
[0:34.680]It is located⁴ on the top 35 floors of the 88-storey Jin Mao Tower. 它位于88层金茂大厦的顶上35层。
[0:39.807]This tower is the tallest building in China and one of the tallest in the world. 这座塔是中国最高的建筑，也是世界上最高的塔之一。
[0:45.521]What is the tallest building in the world? 世界上最高的建筑是什么？
[0:48.829]World's longest structure¹. 世界最长的工程。
[0:50.687]The Great Wall of China is more than 7 240 kilometres long. 中国的长城有7240多千米长，
[0:55.787]It is the longest structure in the world. 是世界上最长的工程。
[0:58.041]In some places, the wall is 9.75 metres thick. 在一些地方，城墙有9.75米厚。
[1:02.548]The first person to walk the whole length of the Great Wall was Liu Yutian. 第一个徒步走完长城的人是刘雨田。
[1:07.187]He walked for two years! 他走了两年！
[1:09.191]Can astronauts see the Great Wall from space? 宇航员能从太空中看见长城吗？
[1:12.920]Some people say yes; some people say no. 一些人说能，一些人说不能。
[1:16.519]What do you think? 你是怎么认为的？
[1:18.252]The Great Wall of China is famous around the world. 中国的长城举世闻名。
[1:22.216]World's biggest dam. 世界上最大的大坝。
[1:24.074]Since 1990, about 250 000 workers have worked on the Three Gorges⁵ Dam. 自1990年以来，约有250000名工人在修建三峡大坝。
[1:30.400]The dam will cost about 205 billion yuan. 大坝将耗资约2050亿元。
[1:33.814]China hopes to finish the dam by 2009. 中国希望到2009年能竣工。
[1:37.148]Then the Three Gorges Dam will set a new world record. 那时三峡大坝将会创造一项新的世界记录。
[1:40.549]It will be the world's biggest dam. 它将是世界上最大的大坝。
[1:42.894]The Three Gorges Dam will be about 2.3 kilometres long and almost 185 metres tall. 三峡大坝将有2.3千米长，差不多185米高。
[1:49.919]Do you understand these words: tall, wide and thick? 你明白这些词吗：高、宽、厚？
[1:55.623]Let's look at this book. 让我们看看这本书。
[1:58.106]LET'S DO IT!
[1:59.876]Did you notice the numbers below?
[2:03.049]Each number is part of the description of a building or structure.
[2:08.673]Write down what each number describes and report to the rest of the class!
[2:14.415]2
[2:15.660]2.3
[2:17.679]3
[2:18.964]9.75
[2:21.533]35
[2:23.185]88
[2:24.574]165
[2:26.501]185
[2:28.468]205
[2:31.011]1990
[2:32.908]1999
[2:35.044]2009
[2:37.524]7 240
[2:40.793]250 000
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1 structure   

n.结构，构造，建筑物；v.构成；

参考例句：

• Doctors study the structure of the human body.医生研究人体构造。
• A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。

2 structures   

n.结构( structure的名词复数 )；[生物学]构造；机构；构造物v.组织( structure的第三人称单数 )；安排；制定

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Flexibility of labour was obtained through the breakup of old trade union structures. 打破了旧的工会结构之后，雇用劳工可以灵活处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

4 located   

adj.处于，位于

参考例句：

• The mechanic located the fault immediately. 机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
• a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago 位于芝加哥以南30英里的一个小镇

5 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句