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UNIT 2 Biggest,Longest,Widest
第二单元 最大，最长，最宽
Lesson 10: Where's the Highest Hotel?
第十课：最高的酒店在哪里？
THINK ABOUT IT!Do you like travelling?Where have you travelled to?What famous buildings or structures do you know?Tell your class something about them.China has many world records for its buildings and structures.
中国在建筑和工程方面有很多世界记录。
World's highest hotel.
世界最高的酒店。
Since 1999,the highest hotel in the world is the Grand Hyatt Shanghai in Pudong.
自1999年以来，世界上最高的酒店就是上海浦东的凯悦大酒店。
It is located on the top 35 floors of the 88-storey Jin Mao Tower.
它位于88层金茂大厦的顶上35层。
This tower is the tallest building in China and one of the tallest in the world.
这座塔是中国最高的建筑，也是世界上最高的塔之一。
What is the tallest building in the world?
世界上最高的建筑是什么？
World's longest structure.
世界最长的工程。
The Great Wall of China is more than 7 240 kilometres long.
中国的长城有7240多千米长，
It is the longest structure in the world.
是世界上最长的工程。
In some places,the wall is 9.75 metres thick.
在一些地方，城墙有9.75米厚。
The first person to walk the whole length of the Great Wall was Liu Yutian.
第一个徒步走完长城的人是刘雨田。
He walked for two years!
他走了两年！
Can astronauts see the Great Wall from space?
宇航员能从太空中看见长城吗？
Some people say yes;some people say no.
一些人说能，一些人说不能。
What do you think?
你是怎么认为的？
The Great Wall of China is famous around the world.
中国的长城举世闻名。
World's biggest dam.
世界上最大的大坝。
Since 1990,about 250 000 workers have worked on the Three Gorges Dam.
自1990年以来，约有250000名工人在修建三峡大坝。
The dam will cost about 205 billion yuan.
大坝将耗资约2050亿元。
China hopes to finish the dam by 2009.
中国希望到2009年能竣工。
Then the Three Gorges Dam will set a new world record.
那时三峡大坝将会创造一项新的世界记录。
It will be the world's biggest dam.
它将是世界上最大的大坝。
The Three Gorges Dam will be about 2.3 kilometres long and almost 185 metres tall.
三峡大坝将有2.3千米长，差不多185米高。
Do you understand these words: tall,wide and thick?
你明白这些词吗：高、宽、厚？
Let's look at this book.
让我们看看这本书。
LET'S DO IT!Did you notice the numbers below?Each number is part of the description of a building or structure.Write down what each number describes and report to the rest of the class!
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