參考譯文

    1524年，一位鮮為人知的意大利人維拉薩諾駕船駛進紐約港，并將該港名為安古拉姆。他對該港作了這樣的描述：“地理位置十分適宜，位于兩座小山的中間，一條大河從中間流過”。雖然維拉薩諾絕對算不上一個偉大的探險家，但他的名字將流芳百世，因為1964年11月21日建成的一座世界上最長的吊橋是以他的名字命名。
    維拉薩諾大橋由奧斯馬.阿曼設計，連結著布魯克林與斯塔頓島，橋長4,260英尺。由于橋身太長，設計者不得不考慮了地表的形狀。兩座巨塔支撐著4根粗大的鋼纜。塔身建在巨大的水下鋼盤混凝土平臺上。平臺深入海底100英尺。僅這兩座塔就花了16個月才建成。塔身高出水面將近700英尺。高塔支撐著鋼纜，而鋼纜又懸吊著大橋，4根鋼纜中的每根由26，108股鋼繩組成。據估計，若橋上擺滿了汽車，也只不過是橋的總承載力的1/3。然而，這座橋重要特點不僅是它的規模與強度。盡管此橋很大，但它的結構簡單，造型優美，實現了設計者企圖創造一個“盡量用細線條勾畫出一個龐然大物”的夢想。

【課文講解】

sailed into...…句子的主干
about whom …Italian
describe something as
see view     look upon   recognize   regard   treat  accept
I should describe the attempt as a failure.
His mother regards him as genius

located
I like the village located within two small hills.

in the midst of which...
A great river flowed in the middle of the two hills.
in the middle of the night

in front of which  動詞要位于主語之前
though although   even though 引導讓步狀語從句
用了though,although 不能使用but
yet可以用來強調轉折關系

by no means
It is by no means pleasant to take a crowded bus.
not by any means    not at all
He isn't satisfied with a job at all.
in no way    in no case    in no sense   in no circumstances

remain immortal     be neamed after    be named for
take one's name from

a span of: 跨度、橋長
take into account     take into consideration   take account of
We have to take the date into account when we have the meeting

support: hold up

extend  a railway extends to the next city
rise to

which指代先行詞　cables
It has been estimated that...    It is said.   It is reported
It has been estimated/expected

were 虛擬語氣
carry
immensity…size   despite…in spite of
fulfilling: 分詞做狀語表結果
The bus was held up by the snowstorm,causing the delay.
At last he passed his examination,fulfilling his dream to go abroad.

【Special difficulties】
I find him to be quite unsuitable for the job.
find somebody to be

believe consider find declare feel know suppose think presume estimate understand

I consider that he is the best candidate.
I consider him to be the best candidate.
We estimated that this piture is worth at least 500 pounds.
We estimated this picture to be worth at least 500 pounds.

【Comprehension】

1. ...because ... D
the longest suspension bridge was named after Verrazano.

2. ...because ...A
a wide stretch of water 連續不斷的水域

3. ...
The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
account for 考慮
take account of/take into account
curvature 彎曲度

Key Structure
4. ...A
describe sth. as
situated 動詞過去分詞接受 agreeably的限定

5. ...A
陳述客觀事實

6. ...B
強調橋梁的長度就是如此，所以地球的形狀被考慮
such that

7. ...D
重點突出　platforms
不能用連接詞and
immense adj.描述性形容詞用于物質名詞的前面

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