埃菲尔铁塔
The Eiffel Tower
翻译
Over the streets of Paris, France, rises the Eiffel Tower.
埃菲尔铁塔矗立在法国巴黎的街道上。
An internationally recognzied symbol of France and one of the most famous structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower was originally built as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
它是国际公认的法国的标志，是世界上最有名的建筑之一。埃菲尔铁塔是作为1889年世博会的入口建造的，同时也是为了庆祝法国大革命100周年。
More than 100 artists competed with plans for the monument, but the contract was given to Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, a bridge builder, architect, and metals expert who had already designed the framework for the Statue of Liberty.
有超过100个艺术家争夺埃菲尔铁塔的修建计划，最后亚历山大·居斯塔夫·埃菲尔得到了合同，他是一名桥梁建造者、建筑师和金属专家，还曾参与设计了自由女神像的框架。
The final design required more than 18,000 pieces of iron and 2.5 million rivets to construct.
最终的设计需要18000多块铁和250万颗柳丁才能完成建造。
It took hundreds of workers more than 2 years to finish, and when it was completed in March of 1889 it was almost 1,000 feet or more than 300 meters hight -- more than twice the height of pyramids at Giza -- making it the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler building was completed at 1930.
数百名工人修建了两年多，才与1889年3月完工。它有1000英尺高、也就是300多米，比吉萨多金字塔还要高两倍多，成为当时世界上最高多建筑，直到1930年克莱斯勒大厦竣工，才位居世界第二。
The tower was originally meant to be a temporary structure, and only stand for 20 years.
这座铁塔原本是一座临时建筑，只保留20年。
Mnay of the people of Paris disliked the tower.
许多巴黎人不喜欢这座塔。
They thought is was ugly, or that it was dangerous and might fall down.
他们觉得它丑，而且随时可能倒下。
By the time the tower was supposed to be removed, however, people had realized that it was a valuable way to transmit wireless telegraph and radio signals, and city officials decided to keep it.
然而，在这座塔被拆除之前，人们意识到它能很好多传递无线电报和无线电信号，于是政府官员决定保留它。
It continues to be used for communications today, with more than 100 antennas on it.
至今，它仍然被用于通信，上面有100多根电线。
Despite its height, the Eiffel Tower is incredibly wind-resistant.
埃菲尔铁塔虽然很高，但它具有惊人的抗风能力。
It only sways up to five inches in wind, but when the side facing the sun heats up and expands, the top may move up to seven inches from its original position.
它最高会在风中摇摆5英尺，但当被太阳晒着的那面持续升温膨胀时，顶部可能会比原来升高7英寸。
The tower is completely repainted every seven years to protect it from rusting, using 60 tons of paint each time.
为了防止它生锈，每隔七年它就会被重新粉刷一次，每次要用掉60吨颜料。
Originally, the tower was reddish brown and the color was changed sometimes when it was repainted.
最初，这座塔是红棕色的，每次被重新粉刷后，颜色都会有所改变。
It was once even painted yellow!
它甚至一度被漆成黄色。
These days it is painted a bronze color called "Eiffel Tower Brown."
最近，它被漆成了青铜色，这种颜色被成为“埃菲尔铁塔棕色”。
Today, the Eiffel Tower is the most popular paid attraction in the world, with about 7 million visitors each year.
如今，埃菲尔铁塔是世界上最受欢迎的付费景点，每年约有700万游客。
It has been the inspiration for replicas and imitations around the world, from Janpan to Guatemala to Las Vagas.
从日本到瓜塔玛拉再到拉斯维加斯，它一直是世界各地复制和模仿到灵感涞源。
No longer considered an eyesore, the Eiffel Tower is an icon of France and is inside the World Heritage Site that includes certain parts of Paris.
埃菲尔铁塔不再被视为碍眼到建筑，它成为了法国到象征，和巴黎到其他某些地方一起被列入了世界遗址。
生词统计
| 单词 | 音标 | 翻译 |
|---|---|---|
| architect | 'ɑrkɪtɛkt | n. 建筑师 |
| rivet | 'rɪvɪt | n. 柳钉； v. 柳接、固定 |
| pyramid | 'pɪrəmɪd | n. 金字塔、角锥体； v. 渐增、上涨、呈金字塔状 |
| antenna | æn'tɛnə | n. 天线、触角、触须 |
| despite | dɪ'spaɪt | n. 尽管、不管 |
| incredible | ɪn'krɛdəbl | adj. 不能相信的、难以置信的、极好的、极大的 |
| bronze | brɑnz | n. 青铜、古铜色、青铜制品； adj. 青铜色的、青铜制的； v. 变成青铜色 |
| inspiration | ˌɪnspəˈreʃən | n. 灵感、鼓舞、吸气、妙计 |
| replica | 'rɛplɪkə | n. 复制品、仿制品、模型 |
| imitate | 'ɪmɪtet | v. 模仿、仿效、仿造、仿制 |
| eyesore | 'aɪsɔr | n. 眼中钉、难看的东西 |
原文阅读
Over the streets of Paris, France, rises the Eiffel Tower.
An internationally recognized symbol of France and one of the most famous structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower was originally built as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
More than 100 artists competed with plans for the monument, but the contract was given to Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, a bridge builder, architect, and metals expert who had already designed the framework for the Statue of Liberty.
The final design required more than 18,000 pieces of iron and 2.5 million rivets to construct.
It took hundreds of workers more than 2 years to finish, and when it was completed in March of 1889 it was almost 1,000 feet or more than 300 meters high -- more than twice the height of pyramids at Giza -- making it the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler building was completed in 1930.
The tower was originally meant to be a temporary structure, and only stand for 20 years.
Many of the people of Paris disliked the tower.
They thought it was ugly, or that it was dangerous and might fall down.
By the time the tower was supposed to be removed, however, people had realized that it was a valuable way to transmit wireless telegraph and radio signals, and city officials decided to keep it.
It continues to be used for communications today, with more than 100 antennas on it.
Despite its height, the Eiffel Tower is incredibly wind-resistant.
It only sways up to five inches in wind, but when the side facing the sun heats up and expands, the top may move up to seven inches from its original position.
The tower is completely repainted every seven years to protect it from rusting, using 60 tons of paint each time.
Originally, the tower was reddish brown and the color was changed sometimes when it was repainted.
It was once even painted yellow!
These days it is painted a bronze color called "Eiffel Tower Brown."
Today, the Eiffel Tower is the most popular paid attraction in the world, with about 7 million visitors each year.
It has been the inspiration for replicas and imitations around the world, from Janpan to Guatemala to Las Vagas.
No longer considered an eyesore, the Eiffel Tower is an icon of France and is inside the World Heritage Site that includes certain parts of Paris.