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BBC新闻词汇(视频版) 第3期:London's Leaning Tower

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1. The structure - dubbed the blinking eye bridge because of its ability to tilt to allow ships pass under it - opened to the public on 17 September 2001.

2. There were fears that the east end of the building would collapse, after centuries of subsidence. Deep-sea diver, William Walker, worked under water in total darkness for six years placing bags of concrete to stabilise the building.

3. The 14m (45ft) high letters in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles have been a Californian landmark since 1923.

4. For the Royal Family's most high profile new recruit, a role continues to be carved out. She is, like Prince William, still tiptoeing towards her destiny. Time is on her side. She has four patronages, not 400.

5. Nimet, a mother of three, told Reuters she was tempted to return to her damaged home. "It looks fine from the outside, but inside it looks very unstable with all the cracks in the walls. What other choice do we have but to go back to our houses?" she said.

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collapse [kə'læps]

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n. 崩溃,倒塌,暴跌
v. 倒塌,崩溃,瓦解

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partial ['pɑ:ʃəl]

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adj. 部分的,偏袒的,偏爱的
n. 泛音

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unstable ['ʌn'steibl]

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adj. 不稳定的,易变的

 
recruit [ri'kru:t]

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v. 招募,征兵,吸收(新成员),补充
n.

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landmark ['lændmɑ:k]

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n. 陆标,地界标,里程碑,划时代的事

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construction [kən'strʌkʃən]

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n. 建设,建造,结构,构造,建筑物

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concrete ['kɔnkri:t]

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adj. 具体的,实质性的,混凝土的
n. 水

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tilt [tilt]

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vt. (使)倾斜
vi. 抨击,争论

 
movement ['mu:vmənt]

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n. 活动,运动,移动,[音]乐章

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diver ['daivə]

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n. 跳水者,潜水员

 

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