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Lesson 103. The Tallest Building in the World
第103課 世界最高的大樓
Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers when experts had the country's Petronas Twin Towers measured and declared it the world's tallest building.
最近當專家們把該國（馬來兩亞）的國油雙塔測量過后，并宣布其為世界最高的大樓時，吉隆坡在一場摩天大樓的爭霸戰中擊敗了芝加哥。
The title was formerly held by Chicago's 110-story Sears Tower.
這項頭銜原先是由芝加哥的一百一十層樓高的席爾斯大樓所保持。
Its status had been left unchallenged for 22 years.
二十二年來，它的地位未曾受到挑戰過。
Buildings in the United States have held the title since 1913, but the need for space has created a skyscraper boom in Asia.
美國的大樓自從一九一三年就保持這項頭銜，但是對空間的需求在亞洲造成一股摩天大樓熱潮。
According to one building expert, "the ball has started rolling in Asia."
根據一位建筑專家說：“這股風潮在亞洲方興未艾。”
However, some experts think that building super-tall skyscrapers is not a matter of economics but ego.
然而，一些專家認為興建超高摩天大樓并非經濟問題，而是自我表現的問題。
Every architect wants to have the honor of having the tallest building in the world.
每位建筑師都想享有擁有世界最高大樓的榮耀。
When the planned 1509-foot Shanghai World Financial Center is finished in a couple of years, it will be China's turn to have that honor.
當預定一千五百零九英尺高的上海世界金融中心在幾年后落成完工時，將輪到中國來享有這項榮耀。
