新概念三第17课课件（44张）.ppt

Lesson 17;;;;The 10 longest suspension bridges in the world ;;Jiangyin Bridge;Golden Gate Bridge;;;New words;suspend v. 悬，吊;suspended 停运;suspense n. 悬疑 be in suspense 快点，弗莱克，不要让我心悬着，告诉我真相。 Come on, Frank, don’t keep me in suspense. Just tell me the truth.;agreeable adj.宜人的;situate locate;estimate v.估计;;能力： capacity n.做某事的能力 ability n.能力, 才干（已经做到了） capability n.潜在的能力 competence n.胜任工作的能力、资格;elegant graceful; elegant adj.优美别致的 elegant 还表示人的举止很得体、大方 -- The lady is elegant. / elegant behavior graceful adj.优美的（强调一个人的体型优美） delicate adj.精巧的, 精致的;Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbor in 1524 and named it Angouleme. ;老鱼，一个被很多人熟知的江苏人， 1993年创办了一所英语学校，并命名为新东方。;He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.’;be located in /on / to 位于 lie in /on / to 位于 ;; ;;Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.;… is by no means a …;;翻译;immortal adj. 流芳百世的，永垂不朽的 不朽人物，流芳百世的人物 Shakespeare is an immortal writer in the world. He is one of the immortals. be named after 以……命名;The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet.;The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account byits designer.;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.;Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.;alone 仅仅;只有;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.;It is estimated that 据估计 这次会议估计要持续四天。 It is estimated that the meeting will last four days. 据估计，损失超过了一百万。 It is estimate