英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)Unit-8-reading新時(shí)代研究生綜合英語(yǔ)課文翻譯

Unit8ThreeDaystoSeeHelenKellerincredulousworthyofnotevelvetysomethingoflushcarpetthepageantofsthcryoutcompulsorycoursefacultysetone’smindtosth.interveningrelapseAnneSullivanMacystrengthofcharacterseeintophaseletitgoatthatavisionoftheeager,innocentbeautyScottieGreatDanewarmcolorsbooksinraisedtypekaleidoscopeMastodonathousandandonethefaceofsomethingParthenonfriezeTheWingedVictoryofSamothracegnarledplastercastwoodcarvingItalianPrimitivesfeastone’seyesuponsb/sthVeroneseElGreco

CorotFalstafftrappingshorneddilemmaPavlovaManualalphabetJosephJeffersongothroughrevelationgoaboutyourbusinesslacystructurespirebankEmpireStateBuildingFifthAvenuepassoversomethingovertone

closein(on)strikegloryinsomethingDiscussionTopicsHelenKellerHelenKeller(June27,1880–June1,1968)wasanAmerican

author,politicalactivistandlecturer.ShewasthefirstdeafblindpersontoearnaBachelorofArtsdegree.ThestoryofhowKeller'steacher,AnnieSullivan,brokethroughtheisolationimposedbyanearcompletelackoflanguage,allowingthegirltoblossomasshelearnedtocommunicate,hasbecomeknownworldwidethroughthedramaticdepictionsoftheplayandfilmTheMiracleWorker.Aprolificauthor,Kellerwaswelltraveledandwasoutspokeninheroppositiontowar.Shecampaignedforwomen'ssuffrage,workers'rights,andsocialism,aswellasmanyotherprogressivecauses.incredulous1.unableorunwillingtobelievesomethingorcompletelyunconvincedbyit;2.showingorcharacterizedbydisbelief－AfewincredulousspectatorswatchedasPaterson,ranked23rdintheworld,beatthechampion.worthy/deservingofnotealsonoteworthy:

importantorinterestinganddeservingparticularattention,usuallybecauseofsignificance,excellence,uniqueness,orinterest值得注意的－Hegaveseveralnoteworthyperformancesduringhisshortcareer.－Nothingnoteworthyhappenedthatevening.－Herartisnoteworthyforitsgreatqualityandbeauty.velvetylooking,feeling,tasting,orsoundingsmoothandsoft;softandpleasanttotouch光滑柔軟的；柔和的－Sheknewofthegreennessofmossas“velvety”,thewhitenessofliliesas“soft”.－Velvetytexturedandmouth-filling,thiswinedeliversgoodgrapecharacteratareasonableprice.velvetytexture:柔軟光滑的質(zhì)地－HowcouldIhaveforgottenthewonderfullysmooth,velvetytextureofyourskin?－Avelvety

wineisarich,soft,smooth

winetotaste.Itisaverydesirablecharacteristic.somethingoftosomedegree;somewhat－Heissomethingofanexpertwithcarrepair.－Wehavesomethingofaproblemhere.－Themoviewassomethingofadisappointment.[=wassomewhatdisappointing]lushcarpetlush:1

a:

havingalotoffullandhealthygrowth;b:

coveredwithhealthygreenplants(草等植物)茂盛的,茂密的,蔥翠的－alushgreenmountainousisland－Thefieldswerelushwithgrassandflowers.2

verybeautiful,comfortable,andexpensive[=

luxurious]豪華舒適的－lushcarpetsacarpetofsomething:literaryathicklayerofsomethingontheground－acarpetofflowers－Tomealushcarpetofpineneedlesorspongygrass對(duì)我而言，那滿地的松針，那海綿般的綠茵，thepageantofsomethingpageant:somethingthatisconsideredasaseriesofinterestinganddifferentevents

內(nèi)容繁雜有趣的場(chǎng)面；盛大華麗的情景Thepageantofsth.:literary

aseriesofhistoricaleventsthatareinterestingandimportant－thepageantofAfricanhistory－Themuseumcelebratestherichpageantofthetown'shistory.[=celebratesalltheinterestingthingsthathavehappenedinthetown'shistory]－Inthenineteenthcenturythisleisurelyviewofthepageantoftimebegantospeedup.cryout(in/with)utteraloud;oftenwithsurprise,horror,orjoyorbecauseyouarefrigtenedorhurt大聲呼喊；大聲抱怨－Shecriedoutinpainasthebulletgrazedhershoulder.－Eventhesmallestmovementmadehimcryoutinpain.－Johntightenedhisgripuntilshecriedout.compulsorycourseacourseinthebasictrainingdealingwithbasicaspectsofasubjectorsomeothersubjects,whichiscompulsoryforeachstudent

必修課比較：compulsorycourse必修課

optionalcourse選修課

specializedcourse專業(yè)課

basiccourse公共課faculty[countableusuallyplural]anaturalability,suchastheabilitytosee,hear,orthinkclearly官能－thepatient'smentalfacultiesinfullpossessionofallyourfaculties

(=abletosee,hear,thinketcinthenormalway)facultyof

－thefacultyofsight=visionset/putone’smindtosth.Also,setone'smindon:

toconcentrateonorbedeterminedtoachieve;togiveyourattentionto(something)andtryveryhardtodoit－You'dbesurprisedatwhatyoucanaccomplishwhenyouputyourmindtoit.－Wecansolvethisproblemifweputourmindstoit.－Ifyou'djustputyourmindtoit,I'msureyoucoulddoit.－I'vesetmymindonfindingajobIreallylike.Setone'smindtoV/Ving

Someonesays,'Idon'tthinkitreallymatterswhetherweuse“toV”or“toV-ing”.Ithinkitmayjustbeamatterofpersonalpreference.IdidaGooglesearchtochecktheusagefrequencyofthetwoforms,usingtheverb“win”astheexample,andIfoundsomeinterestingresults.Whenusingthesecondperson(setyourmind),Ifoundthat“setyourmindtowin”wasusedin602pages,but“setyourmindtowinning”wasneverused.However,whenIchangedthesentencetothethirdperson(sethismindto),Ifoundtheopposite.“Sethismindtowin”wasonlyusedin6pages,but“sethismindtowinning”wasusedin55pages!Strangeindeed.'interveningoccurringorfallingbetweeneventsorpointsintime發(fā)生于其間的；介于中間的theinterveningyears/months/periodetc:timethatpassesbetweentwoevents－Ihadn'tseenhimsince1980,andhehadagedalotintheinterveningyears.－ItwasalongtimesincemylastvisittoBerlin,andithadchangeddramaticallyintheinterveningperiod/years.－Theyhavespenttheinterveningyearstryingtofigureoutwhathappened.relapse(inthetext)thereturntopreviouscondition

退回原狀1:

thereturnofanillnessafteraperiodofimprovement

（疾?。?fù)發(fā)[C]－Everyonethoughtshewaswelluntilasuddenrelapsesentherbacktothehospital.[U]－Patientswhostoptakingthemedicationhaveahigherriskofrelapse.2:

areturntobadbehaviorthatyouhadstoppeddoing

倒退；故態(tài)復(fù)萌；舊病復(fù)發(fā)－Theprogramhasalowrateofrelapse.[=mostpeoplewhousetheprogramdonotreturntothebadbehaviortheyhadstoppeddoing]AnneSullivanMacyAmericanteacherofHelenKeller,widelyrecognizedforherachievementineducatingtoahighlevelapersonwithoutsight,hearing,ornormalspeech.Annewasapioneerinthefieldofeducation.HerworkwithHelenKellerbecametheblueprintforeducationofchildrenwhowereblind,deaf-blind,orvisuallyimpairedthatstillcontinuestoday.

strengthofcharactercharacter:

acombinationofqualitiessuchascourage,loyalty,andhonestythatareadmiredandregardedasvaluableStrengthofcharacter:

Adispositiontoactwithpurposeandresolve.頑強(qiáng)的風(fēng)度、氣質(zhì)；風(fēng)骨；堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的性格

Characteristhesumofone’scharacteristics.Strengthofcharacteristohavestrongcharacteristicsthatareofvaluetoothersandtooneself.Theethicalvaluesweallstrivetorepresentarecharacteristics,whilestrengthofcharacteristheextenttowhichweexecuteourvalues.－Hisdeterminationshowsrealstrengthofcharacter.－Ittakesstrengthofcharactertoadmityouarewrong.－Strengthofcharactermeanstheabilitytoovercomeresentmentagainstothers,tohidehurtfeelings,andtoforgivequickly.seeinto1.investigate;lookinto調(diào)查；了解2.understandthetruecharacterornatureof－MothercouldseeintoMaryverywellandknewexactlywhatshewasupto.－ItisverydifficulttoseeintothemindsoftheGovernment－“Ifanyonecouldseeintomyheart,Ishouldfeelquiteashamed”,hewrotetohiswife.phaseaside,aspect,orpointofview;oneofthemanypartsoraspectsofsomething

方面－everyphaseoftheoperation.－Weneededtorestructureallphasesofourbusiness.－Thisisonlyonephaseofthequestion.

letitgo(atthat)takenofurtheraction就到此為止,僅此而已－Hethoughtofareplybutletitgo.－Iwentcarefullythroughthedeadman’spersonalrecordsyetWatermanwasstillamaninamistasfarasIwasconcerned.Butsomethingattempted,somethingdone.ItoldmyselfandthoughtIwouldletitgoatthat.avisionoftheeagerinnocentbeautyavisionofbeauty:

someonewhoisverybeautiful;alovelysight—usedespeciallyofawoman美麗的景象；美好的東西－Shewasavision

ofheavenlybeauty,butcausedhimdeepsadnessbyherrefusaltolookathim.她的美麗超凡脫俗,但讓摩西感到非常難過的是,她連看也不看他一眼。catchavisionof看見ScottieoldScottishbreedofsmalllong-hairedusuallyblackterrierwitherecttailandears蘇格蘭梗犬Scotties,likemostterriers,areterritorial.Theyarealert,quickandfeisty—perhapsevenmoresothanotherterrierbreeds.Thebreedisknowntobeindependentandself-assured,playful,intelligentandhasbeennicknamedthe'Diehard'becauseofitsruggednatureandendlessdetermination.GreatDaneTheGreatDane,orGermanMastiff,

isagentlegiantdogthatcombinesnobilitywithrobustnessandpowerwithelegance.

德國(guó)大丹犬

Dignified,kind,sweetandaffectionate,itisplayfulandpatientwithchildren.Itloveseveryoneandneedstobearoundpeople.TheGreatDanedoesnotbarkmuchandonlybecomesaggressivewhenthecircumstancesrequireit.Asteadydog,responsibleanddependable.Braveandloyal,itisagoodwatchdog.

warmcolorsThecolorsofred,orange,andyellowareconsideredwarmcolorsbecausetheyarethecolorsoffire.Thesehuesarealsosaidtoadvance,meaningtheyappeartocomeforward,makingthewallsfeelcloser.Thus,theycanactuallymakearoomfeelcozywhenusedindecorating.raisedtypebookasystemofembossed(raised)printing,developedin1845byWilliamMoon,ayoungmanwhohadlosthissightafterbeingstrickenwithscarletfever.Itwouldmakeitpossiblefortheblindtoreadwiththeirfingers.IncomparisontotheFrenchinventorLouisBraille’ssystem,Moon’sletters(whichwerebasedonRomanletterforms)wereeasierforindividualswhohadnotbeenbornblindtolearntoread.ApartfromBraille,theMoonalphabetistheonlysystemofwritingfortheblindthatisstilltaughttoday.凸體文字圖書kaleidoscope1

apattern,situation,orscenethatisalwayschangingandhasmanydetailsorbrightcolours千變?nèi)f化,瞬息萬(wàn)變

kaleidoscopeof

－akaleidoscopeofcultures－Thelandscapewasakaleidoscopeofchangingcolors.2

atubewithmirrorsandpiecesofcolouredglassatoneend,whichshowscolouredpatternswhenyouturnit萬(wàn)花筒mastodonTheAmericanmastodon(scientificnameMammut

americanum)roamedNorthAmericafromatleast3.75millionto11,000yearsago.Mastodons,alongwithmammothsandmodernelephants,aremembersoftheorderProboscidea.Asadultstheystoodbetween2.5and3meters(8-10feet)attheshoulderandweighedbetweeen

3500and5400kilograms(4-6tons).TheywereslightlysmallerthantheMammoth.Theirteethexhibitapatternofcone-shapedcuspsidealforbrowsing.Theyateleavesandbranchesgatheredwiththeirtrunkfromtheirforesthabitat.Mastodonsbecameextinctapproximately11,000yearsago.(第三紀(jì)的)柱牙象，乳齒象，龐然大物athousandandoneahundred/thousand/millionandone:verymany許許多多－Ican'tstandaroundchatting-I'vegotahundredandonethingstodothismorning.－Theyweremakingtheexperimentinathousandandoneways.他們正千方百計(jì)地做試驗(yàn)。－Wemustrepeatathousandandonetimesthatperseveranceistheonlyroadtosuccess.thefaceofstha)thenatureorcharacterofanorganization,industry,systemetc,andthewayitappearstopeople－usu.singular外表，外觀－technologythathaschangedthefaceofsociety－IsthisthenewfaceoftheToryparty?－IfshewinstheelectionitwillchangethefaceofAmericanpolitics.theugly/unacceptable/acceptablefaceofsomething

(=thequalitiesofanorganization,industryetcwhichpeoplefindunacceptableoracceptable)－theunacceptablefaceofcapitalismb)thegeneralappearanceofaparticularplace－thechangingfaceofthelandscapeParthenonfrieze

TheParthenonfrieze,whichrunsonacontinuouslinearoundtheexteriorwallofthecella(內(nèi)殿),is1meterhighand160meterslong.ThesculpturesareexecutedinlowreliefanddepictthepeopleofAthensintwoprocessionsthatbeginatthesouthwestcornerandparadeinoppositedirectionsuntiltheyconvergeoverthedoorofthecellaattheeastendoftheParthenon.AlmostcertainlyitrepresentsthePanathenaicprocessionthatwasacentralcelebrationinAthensduringClassicaltimes.巴臺(tái)農(nóng)神殿上的裝飾浮雕Theiconographyofthefriezemakesthisinterpretationhighlyprobable.AsmallcontroversyremainswithsomescholarsdebatingwhetheritrepresentsanidealoraspecificPanathenaicprocession.ThesculptedmarbledepictstheOlympiangodsseatedwhilethecitizensonAthenscarvedinlowreliefmovestoicallyintheprocessiontowardsthecentralpointaroundascenedepictingthefoldingofthepeplos(包膜).ThepeploswasacentraliteminthePanathenaeaandwaswovenbythevirginsdedicatedtothegoddessAthenaexclusivelyforuseduringtheprocession.TheWingedVictoryofSamothraceTheWingedVictoryofSamothrace

3.28mheight,alsocalledtheNikeofSamothrace,datesfromaround190BC.ItwasfoundontheislandofSamothrace

Since1884,ithasbeenprominentlydisplayedattheLouvreandisoneofthemostcelebratedsculpturesintheworld.ThewingedgoddessofVictorystandingontheprowofashipoverlookedtheSanctuaryoftheGreatGodsontheislandofSamothrace.Thismonumentwasprobablyanex-votoofferedbythepeopleofRhodesincommemorationofanavalvictoryintheearlysecondcenturyBC.Thetheatricalstance,vigorousmovement,andbillowingdraperyofthisHellenisticsculpturearecombinedwithreferencestotheClassicalperiod-prefiguringthebaroqueaestheticismofthePergamenesculptors.羅得島海戰(zhàn)勝利的紀(jì)念性雕塑，這位帶有雙翼的勝利女神像最初是從海上可以看見的神廟里的懸崖被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。她矗立在石船的頭部，緊貼于女神上半身的濕淋淋的衣服皺褶像翻騰的波浪，加上高展的雙翼，使這個(gè)帶有貝干風(fēng)格影響的雕塑成了最出色的古藝術(shù)品之一。gnarled1.roughandtwisted,especiallybecauseofoldageoralackofprotectionfrombadweather（因?yàn)轱柦?jīng)風(fēng)霜、年老或勞累而）粗糙的－Theoldmandrewalonggnarledfingeracrosshisthroat.2.(ofappearance)rough,weather-beaten(面容)飽經(jīng)風(fēng)霜的－Inthewinter,thisplacecanbetheoldermalegnarledfishermanequivalentofabeautyparlor-theplacetogossip.It'sprettysweet.－Thebestkindofpictureisthecloseupofahead.Thegnarledandwrinkledfeaturesofaveryoldpersonworkpowerfullyintheexercise,especiallyifthepictureleavestheirsexambiguous.plastercastacopyofsomethingthatismadeofplasterofParisofanother3-dimensionalform,usuallyametalorstonesculpture.石膏模子Method:

Plasterisappliedtotheoriginaltocreateamouldorcast(thatis,anegativeimpression)oftheoriginal.Thismouldisthenremovedandfreshplasterispouredintoit,creatingacopyinplasteroftheoriginal.Michelangelo’sMosesGothicwoodcarvingWoodcarvingisaformofworkingwoodbymeansofacuttingtoolheldinthehand(thismaybeapowertool),resultinginawoodenfigureorfigurine(thismaybeabstractinnature)orinthesculpturalornamentationofawoodenobject.Thephrasemayalsorefertothefinishedproduct,fromindividualsculptures,tohand-workedmouldingscomposingpartofatracery.木刻FromtheGothicperiod,manyoftheincreasinglyelaboratefurnishingsofchurcheswerecarvedoutofwood:choirstallsandcanopies,screens,pulpits,andlecterns.Tip-upchoirseatsknownasmisericords（教堂座位上的）坐椅托板,popularinEnglishcathedrals,containafascinatingrepertoryofmedievalsymbolism,bothsacredandprofane.ItalianPrimitivesartistsoftheearlyInternationalGothicperiodofart,inparticularEarlyRenaissancepainting意大利文藝復(fù)興前期作品feastyoureyesuponsb/sthtolookatsomeoneorsomethingwithgreatpleasure盡情觀賞某人/某物;飽餐秀色－Ifyoulikeluxurycars,feastyoureyesonthese.VeronesePaoloVeronese(1528–April19,1588)wasanItalianpainteroftheRenaissanceinVenice,famousforpaintingssuchasTheWeddingatCana(加納的婚禮)andTheFeastintheHouseofLevi《利未家的宴會(huì)》.HeadoptedthenamePaoloCagliariorPaoloCaliari,andbecameknownas"Veronese"fromhisbirthplaceinVerona.保羅·委羅內(nèi)塞

Veronese,Titian(提香),andTintoretto(丁托萊托)constitutethetriumvirateofpre-eminentVenetianpaintersofthelateRenaissance(1500s).Veroneseisknownasasupremecolourist,andforhisillusionisticdecorationsinbothfrescoandoil.Hismostfamousworksareelaboratenarrativecycles,executedinadramaticandcolorfulManneriststyle,fullofmajesticarchitecturalsettingsandglitteringpageantry.HislargepaintingsofbiblicalfeastsexecutedfortherefectoriesofmonasteriesinVeniceandVeronaareespeciallynotable.HisbrieftestimonywiththeInquisitionisoftenquotedforitsinsightintocontemporarypaintingtechnique.ElGrecoElGreco(1541–April7,1614)wasapainter,sculptor,andarchitectoftheSpanishRenaissance.“ElGreco”(TheGreek)wasanickname,areferencetohisGreekorigin,andtheartistnormallysignedhispaintingswithhisfullbirthnameinGreekletters,Δομ?νικο?

Θεοτοκ?πουλο?(Doménikos

Theotokópoulos).愛爾.格列柯ElGreco原意：希臘人CorotJean-BaptisteCamilleCorot(July17,1796

–February22,1875)wasaFrench

landscapepainterandprintmakerinetching.CorotwastheleadingpainteroftheBarbizonschoolofFranceinthemid-nineteenthcentury.HeisapivotalfigureinlandscapepaintingandhisvastoutputsimultaneouslyreferencestheNeo-Classicaltraditionandanticipatestheplein-airinnovationsofImpressionism.柯羅SirJohnFalstaffisthemostfamouscharacter

whoappearsinthreehistoricalplaysbyWilliamShakespeareasacompaniontoPrinceHal,thefutureKingHenryV.Afat,vainglorious,and

cowardlyknight.Heappearsinthefollowingplays:HenryIV,part1;HenryIV,part2;andTheMerryWivesofWindsor

Theadjectivegusty

describesvividlyFalstaff’svigourandzestforlife.gusty:

vigorous,hearty,zestful.莎士比亞《亨利四世》第一部、第二部及《溫莎的風(fēng)流娘們》中的一個(gè)角色?！逗嗬氖馈分兴且晃簧眢w肥胖、本性善良、熱愛美酒和食物的騎士。他在某種程度上是個(gè)騙子和懦夫，是哈爾親王（后來(lái)成為亨利五世）尋歡作樂的好玩伴。gustyFalstafftrappingsthepossessions,clothes,etc.thatareconnectedwithaparticularsituation,joborsocialposition;

thingssuchasmoney,influence,possessionsetcthatarerelatedtoaparticulartypeofperson,job,orwayoflife（與某一處境、職業(yè)或社會(huì)地位有關(guān)的）身外之物，標(biāo)志，服裝Thetrappingsofpower,wealth,oraparticularjobaretheextrathings,suchasdecorationsandluxuryitems,thatgowithit.horneddilemmaAdilemmaisaproblemofferingatleasttwosolutionsorpossibilities,ofwhichnonearepracticallyacceptable;oneinthispositionhasbeentraditionallydescribedas"beingonthehornsofadilemma",neitherhornbeingcomfortable;or"beingbetweenarockandahardplace",sincebothobjectsormetaphoricalchoicesbeingrough.Horneddilemmascanpresentmorethantwochoices.ThenumberofchoicesofHorneddilemmascanbeusedintheiralternativenames,suchastwo-pronged(two-horned)ordilemmaproper,orthree-pronged(three-horned)ortrilemma,andsoon.PavlovaAnnaPavlovna

Pavlova(12February1881[O.S.31January]–23January1931)wasaRussian

ballerinaofthelate19thandtheearly20thcentury.SheiswidelyregardedasoneofthemostfamousclassicalballetdancersinhistoryandwasmostnotedasaPrincipalartistoftheImperialRussianBalletandtheBalletsRussesofSergeDiaghilev.PavlovaismostrecognisedforthecreationoftheroleTheDyingSwanandwithherowncompany,wouldbecomethefirstballerinatotourballetaroundtheworld.巴甫洛娃

JosephJeffersonJosephJefferson(February20,1829–April23,1905)wasanAmericanactor.Hewasthethirdactorofthisnameinafamilyofactorsandmanagers,andoneofthemostfamousofallAmericancomedians.HisfamecamewithhiscreationoftheroleofRipVanWinkleinadramatizationofWashingtonIrving'sstory,firstin1859andlaterin1865asrevisedbyDionBoucicault.Heperformedthesecondversionalmostexclusivelyuntil1880.Heinfusedthecharacterwithhumantendernessanddignityandheightenedthe"fairy-tale"elementsoftheplay.AmericanslovedhisportrayalofRipVanWinklesomuchthatJeffersonnevercreatedanotherroleforhimself.

gothroughtopractisesomething,forexampleaperformance練習(xí)－Let'sgothroughthewholethingagain,fromthebeginning.－Beforewepracticethenextsection,let'sgothroughthechorusonceagain.ManualalphabetTheAmericanManualAlphabetisamanualalphabetthataugmentsthevocabularyofAmericanSignLanguagewhenspellingindividuallettersofawordisthepreferredoronlyoption,suchaswithpropernamesorthetitlesofworks.Lettersshouldbesignedwiththedominanthandandinmostcases,withpalmfacingtheviewer.聾啞人用的手語(yǔ)字母revelationrevelation:(1)somethingrevealedordisclosed,esp.astrikingdisclosure,asofsomethingnotbeforerealized;(2)anactofrevealingsomethinginusuallyasurprisingway

－Revelationsbythenewspapercausedascandal.often+of

－Hisoutburstwasarevelationofhistruecharacter.－Therevelationofhergamblingproblemfollowedherbankruptcy.comeas/bearevelation:

tobeanextremelypleasantsurprise－Thisbookcameasacompleterevelationtome.goaboutyourbusinesstodowhatyouusuallydo忙自己的事－Howcouldshemakesuchabigmistakeandthengoaboutherbusinessasifitneverhappened?－Iwasjustgoingaboutmybusiness,whenIheardabigcrash.lacystructureLacy:netlike;weblike;havingopeninterstices網(wǎng)狀的Lacystructure:

帶狀結(jié)構(gòu)比較：蜂窩狀結(jié)構(gòu)(cellular),帶狀結(jié)構(gòu)(lacystructure),樹枝狀孔(finger-typedpores)Lacystructureofsteel:鋼制帶狀橋梁spireatallpointedstructureontopofabuilding,especiallyontopofachurchtower塔尖，尖頂bankagrouporseriesofobjectsthatarearrangedclosetogetherinarow—usually+of?－Thereisabankofvendingmachinesinthebasement.－Severalbanksoflightshungabovethestage.－abankoffilecabinetsEmpireStateBuildingTheEmpireStateBuildingisa102-storyArtDecoskyscraperinNewYorkCityattheintersectionofFifthAvenueandWest34thStreet.ItsnameisderivedfromthenicknameforthestateofNewYork.Itstoodastheworld'stallestbuildingformorethanfortyyears,fromitscompletionin1931untilconstructionoftheWorldTradeCenter'sNorthTowerwascompletedin1972.FollowingthedestructionoftheWorldTradeCenterin2001,theEmpireStateBuildingagainbecamethetallestbuildinginNewYorkCityandNewYorkState.FifthAvenueFifthAvenueisamajorthoroughfareinthecenteroftheboroughofManhattaninNewYorkCity,USA.FifthAvenuestartsjustnorthofWashingtonSquareandgoesallthewaynorthupto143rdstreetinHarlem.Itisoneoftheworld'smostexpensivestreets,especiallytheareabetween49thand59