BBC记者铁锤猛砸张家界玻璃大桥 结果令人震惊!

A journalist has tested the safety of a 430-metre-long glass bridge by slamming it with a sledgehammer.

日前，一名记者为检测一座430米长的玻璃桥的安全性，用铁锤猛击桥面。

The makers¹ of the world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in Central China's Zhangziazie Grand Canyon² invited BBC's Dan Simmons to try to smash his way through the panels - some 300 metres above the ground.

这座桥位于张家界大峡谷，是世界上最长、最高的玻璃桥，桥面离地300米。大桥的建造者邀请BBC记者丹·西蒙斯来到张家界，让他尽全力猛砸桥面。

BBC记者铁锤猛砸张家界玻璃大桥 结果令人震惊!

The journalist was seen repeatedly swinging a sledgehammer down into the bridge in an attempt to break through the glass. Despite smashing the top layer of glass with a number of blows from the sledgehammer, the two reinforced layers of glass below the surface remain intact.

据悉，该记者多次抡起大锤砸向桥面，试图砸碎上面的玻璃。尽管大锤敲击的最外层玻璃出现了许多裂痕，但是下面两层更加坚固的玻璃则完好无损。

The president of the company behind the bridge vowed³ it could withstand 25 people jumping on one panel all at once.

负责建设这座桥的公司的总裁信誓旦旦地表示，该桥面可以承受25个人同时跳跃。

The nail-biting structure, which is between two cliffs in the national park of Zhangjiajie, is set to open to bold tourists in July. The platform, which cost 26 million Yuan to build, offers panoramic⁴ views of the Hunan province.

这座桥建在张家界两座悬崖之间，采用咬合结构，将于今年7月份对游客开放。此外，该桥建筑成本达到了2600万人民币，给游客提供了一个观览湖南省全景的机会。

1 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 canyon   

n.峡谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
• The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

3 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

4 panoramic   

adj. 全景的

参考例句：

• Most rooms enjoy panoramic views of the sea. 大多数房间都能看到海的全景。
• In a panoramic survey of nature, speed is interesting because it has a ceiling. 概观自然全景，速率是有趣的，因为它有一个上限。