【趣谈英语】世界贸易中心大楼如此高-One World Trade Center Stands 1,776 Feet High

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

• storey: one level in a building
• cutting-edge: modern
• exclusive: for the use of one person or group
• ventilation: the circulation of air

 

One World Trade Center Stands 1,776 Feet High

With the observation deck and antenna¹, the 104-storey One World Trade Center (One WTC) stands 1,776 feet tall. This number represents the year the Declaration of Independence was signed (July 4, 1776). The skyscraper², previously³ known as The Freedom Tower, was built with several cutting-edge safety features, including a set of stairwells exclusively for emergency workers and a ventilation system with biochemical filters. One WTC is also one of the most environmentally-friendly office buildings in the world. Approximately 75% of the building materials were recycled from construction sites and up to 70% of its power comes from green energy. One WTC stands high above the two large reflecting pools where the Twin Towers previously stood.

1 antenna   

n.触角，触须；天线

参考例句：

• The workman fixed the antenna to the roof of the house.工人把天线固定在房顶上。
• In our village, there is an antenna on every roof for receiving TV signals.在我们村里，每家房顶上都有天线接收电视信号。

2 skyscraper   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。