Why pagodas don’t fall down

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1、Whypagodasdon’tfalldownAInalandsweptbytyphoonsandshakenbyearthquakes,howhaveJapan'stallestandseeminglyflimsiest不结实的;易损坏的(原型flimsy)oldbuildings—500orsowoodenpagodas  宝塔—remainedstandingforcenturies?Recordsshowthatonlytwohavecollapsedduringthepast1400years.(第1题)Thosethathavedisapp

2、earedweredestroyedbyfireasaresultoflightningorcivilwar.Thedisastrous损失惨重的Hanshinearthquakein1995killed6,400people,toppledelevatedhighways,flatteneds使…成为平地officeblocksanddevastated毁灭;摧毁theportareaofKobe.Yetitleftthemagnificentfive-storeypagodaattheTojitempleinnearbyKyotounscathed

3、未受损伤;未遭伤害(第2题)thoughitlevelled夷平anumberofbuildingsintheneighborhood.【重要词汇】Remain:continuetobe;stayinthesamecondition仍然是;保持不变:remainstanding,seated,etc一直站着﹑坐着等*Heremainedsilent.他保持沉默.*Letthingsremainastheyare.一切保持现状吧.*Inspiteoftheirquarrel,theyremainedthebestoffriends.他们尽管吵过架,却仍不

4、失为最好的朋友Topple:~(over)(a)beunsteadyandfall不稳而倒下:Thepileofbookstoppledoverontothefloor.那一摞书倒在地板上了.(b)[Tn,Tn.pr]cause(sth)todothis使（某物）倒下:Theexplosiontoppledtheoldchimney.这次爆炸把那个旧烟囱给炸倒了.BJapanesescholarshavebeenmystifiedforagesaboutwhythesetall,slenderbuildingsaresostable.Itwasonly

5、thirtyyearsagothatthebuildingindustryfeltconfidentenoughtoerectofficeblocksofsteelandreinforcedconcretethathadmorethanadozenfloors.（第3题）Withitsspecialshockabsorbers减震器todampentheeffectofsuddensidewaysmovementsfromanearthquake,thethirty-six-storeyKasumigasekibuildingincentralToky

6、o—Japan'sfirstskyscraper摩天楼—wasconsideredamasterpieceofmodernengineeringwhenitwasbuiltin1968.【重要词汇】mystify/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ;ˋmɪstəˏfaɪ/v(pt,pp-fied)[Tn]make(sb)confusedthroughlackofunderstanding;puzzle;bewilder使（某人）困惑不解;使迷惑:I'mmystified;Ijustcan'tseehowhedidit.我大惑不解,就是不明白他是怎麽做到的.*hermy

7、stifyingdisappearance她神秘的失踪.dampen(down)tomakesomethingsuchasafeelingoractivitylessstrong　Thelightraindampenedthecrowd'senthusiasm.　Raisinginterestratesmightdampentheeconomy.tomakeasoundormovementlessloudorstrong　Thespringdampenstheshockoftheimpact.CYetin826,withonlypegs短桩andwed

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