Completed in 1883, Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. At the time it opened, and for several years, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world and it has become a famous and iconic landmark ofNew York. The bridge has a wide pedestrian walkway...
in 1937. The Golden Gate Bridge used to be the longest suspension bridge span in the world. And today it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in San Francisco and California. Since its completion, the span length has been surpassed by eight other bridges. The famous red-...
There i stood,looking up at Sydney's Harbour Bridge-one of the most famous bridges in the world.Located near the magnificent Sydney Opera House,the 40-storey bridge towers over Australia's largest city.The bridge was certainly beautiful to look at.But who in their right mind would want to ...
We've seen truly terrifying bridges before, but nothing quite as scary-looking as the Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan.日本绘岛濑户大桥恐怕是世界上最令人发怵的大桥了。The bridge, which connects the cities of Matsue and Sakaiminato, appears to go straight into the sky and suddenly dropoff. Built ...
Tower Bridge has stood over the Thames in London since 1894and is one of the finest,most recognizable bridges in the world.It is the bridge in London you may see in movies and on advertising writing for London.Tower Bridge is the only Thames bridge that can be raised.It used to be rais...
阅读理解The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Californiais one of the world's most beautiful bridges. It is also oneof the most visited places in the world. Vehicles cross thebridge an average of 41 million times each year. Morethan 1,800 hundred million vehicles have used the bridgesin...
Gondolas arestill used today, though 5.(main) bytourists. All Venetian gondolas 6.(paint)black-it was a law that was passed in 7.sixteenth century. Most Venetians travel by water busescalled“Vaporetti". Venice has one of the world's mostfamous bridges 8.(call)the Rialto Bridge,built...
Today, it is known3 a symbol of the city.What makes the Tower Bridge really 4 (impress) is that its middle part can be opened or closed.When5(open), the bridge has a clearance of almost 45 meters so that huge ships can pass. It used toopen almost fifty times a day,_6 nowadays ...
I: I understand that teaching English is becoming “big business” all around the world.P: It seems that language schools are springing up everywhere. I: Why is that?P: With the move toward a global economy, English has become the most widely used language in the world. It is the ...
The water bridge that crosses the Elbe River to connect the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittellandkanal becomes the longest navigable aqueduct in the world, at more than 3,000 feet long. Previously, connecting the two canals required a 7.4-mile detour and boat lift into the river. But in 200...