双语趣听精彩世界 第129期:埃菲尔铁塔也整玻璃地板

 　　法国新闻社:巴黎埃菲尔铁塔一层改造工程告一段落,今天,一层台塔完工剪彩将如期举行.改装后的一层地板和围栏全部是玻璃结构,设计师在离地面57米高的一层安装巨大的观看托架,在支柱间的内侧通道上安装的玻璃地板完全给参观者一种在空中行走的感觉.

　　埃菲尔铁塔也整玻璃地板

　　AFP: A much-anticipated facelift of the Eiffel Tower is scheduled to be unveiled Monday with a new glass floor to dizzy the millions of tourists who flock to Paris's best-known landmark¹ every year.

　　Its owners hope the formerly² dowdy³ and draughty first floor will become as big an attraction as the viewing platform on top of the 325-metretower -- the most visited paying monument in the world.

　　Visitors will be able to look down through a solid glass floor to the 57 square metres below, with transparent⁴ and eco-friendly pavilions built around the tower's enormous central void.

1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

3 dowdy   

adj.不整洁的；过旧的

参考例句：

• She was in a dowdy blue frock.她穿了件不大洁净的蓝上衣。
• She looked very plain and dowdy.她长得非常普通，衣也过时。

4 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。