10 The Verrazano Bridge ___C___ Brooklyn with Staten Island.
(1.8)
(a)attaches (b)unifies (c) links (d) relates
It has a span of 4,260 feet.
have a span of… 有…长
介词of引出数量值
It has a span of 4,260 feet.
at the age of 52
an increase of 3%
a revenue of $3.4 billion
a pay raise of 4 percent
a salary of 30,000 dollars a year
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.
The
bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into
account by its designer.
知识点（一）
课文替换写法：倒装
So long is the bridge that the shape of
the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
The length of the bridge is such that the shape of the
earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
Such is the length of the bridge that the shape
of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
课后习题讲解：
6 The length of the bridge is ___B___ the shape of the earth…
(11.9-10)
(a) so that (b) such that (c) that which (d) thus
Such is human nature, that a great many people
are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming
white-collar workers.
The conditions of society are such that skills have to be
paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.
知识点（二）
take … into account 考虑某个因素/情况
If you take inflation into account, we actually
spend less now.
We must take into account the boy’s long illness.
（改变状语语序）
take account of … 考虑某个因素/情况
take … into consideration 考虑某个因素/情况
I always take fuel consumption into consideration
when buying a car.
Before we come to a decision, we must take into consideration
all the relevant facts.
The candidates' experience will be taken into
consideration.
Two great towers
support four huge cables.
The
towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and
concrete.
platform
n. 平台；月台，站台；坛；讲台
ferro-concrete 钢筋混凝土
7 The towers are built on ____D____ which are sunk beneath the water.
(11.10-1 1)
(a) ferro-concrete immense platforms
(b) immense made of ferro-concrete platforms
(c) and made of ferro-concrete immense platforms
(d) immense ferro-concrete platforms
The
platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.
extend to a depth of … 深达…（特别深）
go down to as much as … 深达…
stand … high 有多高
rise to a height of … 高达…
Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a
height of nearly 700 feet.
《How do I love thee?》
— How do I love thee?
— Let me count the ways.
— I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul
can reach.
― E. B. Browning
These alone took 16 months
to build.
alone 光是这些
These books alone cost me 2,000 yuan.
Time alone will tell.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. ― Calvin
Coolidge
take (sb.) some time (to do sth.)
These alone took 16 months to build.
Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys
take a long time.
It took me over half an hour to get rid
of him.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important
facts, but he took a long time
to send them.
Above
the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700
feet.
rise to a height of … 高达…
They
support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.
Each
of the four cables consists of 26,108 lengths of wire.
短语复习：由…组成
Each of the four cables is made up of
26,108 lengths of wire.
Each of the four cables is composed of
26,108 lengths of wire.
Each of the four cables comprises 26,108
lengths of wire.
a length 一根
a length of rope /
pipe / wire etc 一根…
a sum of money 一笔钱
a bar of chocolate
一块巧克力
a bar / cake of soap
一块肥皂
a slice of butter
一片黄油
a loaf of bread 一块面包
(长条)
a tube of toothpaste
一管牙膏
a cone of ice-cream
一卷冰淇淋
a bunch of grapes / bananas
一串
a flash / bolt of lightning
一道闪电
a peal of thunder
一声雷
a gust of wind 一阵风
a pane of glass
一块玻璃
a bouquet of flowers
一束花
It
has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with
cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total
capacity.
知识点（一）
it is estimated that … 据估计
it is said that … 据说
it is believed that … 据悉
it is reported that … 据报道
It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad
luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die.
It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.
完成时,强调对现在有影响
知识点（二）
语法复习:“if” 型的虚拟语气
1、与现在事实相反。
[条件句] If + S.(主语) + did /
were(谓语), [主句] S. +
would / should / could / might +
do
If you lived in the Mediterranean, for
instance, you would consider octopus a
great delicacy.
If she were alive today she
would not be able to air her views on
her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
2、与过去事实相反
[条件句] If + S. + had done, [主句] S. +
would / should / could / might + have
done
If they had only
had one more child, the fact
would have passed unnoticed.
If the Houses of Parliament had not been
burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have
been erected.
3、与未来趋势相反
[条件句] If + S.+ should do, [主句] S.+
would / should / could / might +
do
[条件句] If + S.+ did / were to do,
[主句] S.+ would / should / could /
might + do
If it should rain tomorrow, you
could stay at home.
If the sun were to rise in the west, I
would lend you the money.
If you were to ask Harry what was in the
bottle, he would tell you that it
contained perfumed mud.
知识点（三）
表达“装满了,挤满了”
be packed with …
be crowded with …
be crammed with …
be thronged with …
The island was packed with tourists.
The narrow roads were crowded with holiday
traffic.
The guide is crammed with useful
information.
The streets were thronged with Christmas
shoppers.
知识点（四）
a third of … /one-third of …
三分之一
two-thirds of …三分之二
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'.
知识点（一）
Although it is immense, … immensity
课文使用名词更正式
Despite its importance, the meeting has to be
postponed.
Despite its scarcity, water is still wasted in
the country.
Despite his cleverness, he cannot figure out how
to do it.
知识点（二）
fulfil / fulfill
vt. 履行；实现；满足；使结束
fulfill / realize / achieve one’s dream
实现了某人的梦想
one’s dream come true 某人梦想成真
dream of doing sth. / to do sth.
做某事的梦想