Step 1 单词都在文中标出了，大家发挥一下想象和推理能力，猜猜那些生词都是什么意思吧。阅读中非常需要这种猜测推理能力的哦。

The longest suspension bridge in the world

Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.' Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the greatest bridge in the world was named after him.

The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea. These alone took sixteen months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet. They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire. It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity. However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream to create 'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible'.

Step 2词汇的意思都在这里了哦。看看你都猜对了么.

Step 3 特别的单词总是要特别的待遇，下面的单词最好记住，有空多练习。

1. suspension n. 悬，吊

词组

suspension bridge 吊桥

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suspend:

悬挂 Eg.: The light is suspended from the ceiling.

暂停 Eg.: The train was suspended because of the heavy rain.

suspense:

n. 担心，挂念，悬念

Eg.: The wonderful film give me a deep impression because of its suspense.

He didn’t tell us the truth in cap to me in suspense all day.

suspenders 吊袜带

2。agreeable adj. 宜人的

词句

Today is agreeable.

agreeable situation

His house is in a agreeable situation.

3。situation n. 地点，地方

联想记忆

locate v.

Beijing is located in the North of China.

Japan is located to the East of China.

is located to...

4。immortal adj. 永生的，流芳百世的

句子

The soul is immortal.

近义表达

eternal adj.(无始无终的)永远的：eternal truth

perpetual 无穷的

everlasting 持续的，永久的

permanent 永久不变的，永久的
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5。span n. 跨度

life-span 寿命，生命期

the span of memory 记忆所及

6. length n. 根，段

固定词组

at length 最终；详细地

The problem has been discussed at length in my report.

7. estimate v. 估计

固定词组

underestimate 低估

overestimate 高估

Eg.: At a rough estimate, the car is worth 500 thousand RMB.

estimation n. 判断

in my estimation

8. capacity n. 承受量

Are you clear about the capacity of the cinema?

做某事的能力

have a capacity for doing/ to dosth.

成功地做到了

We have ability to finish the work in two days.

capability内在的潜力

have capability to do/of doing

Any chile has capability of learning a foreign launguge well.

Any chile has capability to learn a foreign launguge well.

faculty 侧重于“主观的能力”

the faculty of seeing

competence 胜任工作的能力、资格

I have competence for the job.

9. elegant adj. 优美别致的

The lady is elegant.

graceful: 强调一个人的体型

elegant: 还表示人的举止很得体，大方

delicate: 精致的

Step4 讲解看再多还不如自己动手一练。

Make sentences of your own,using the words or phrases given.We have provided an example for eah one.

1. describe ……as

The man has been described as the greatest artist in the world.

2. name (v.)

They named their new baby after their favorite pop singer.

3. estimate

It has been estimated that the population of the town will double in five years.

4. by no means

It is by no means certain that they will all pass the exam.

5. support (v.)

I think that this shelf would support about fifty books.

6. take into account

When designing the new machine ,you must take into account all kinds of conditions that it might be used in.