Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world

Words and expressions

1. Suspension 悬，吊；暂令停职（停学、停赛等）

E.g. Suspension from school,

Suspend 悬，挂；暂停，中止；延缓；暂时停职

2. Agreeable 宜人的；可以接受的

E.g. We spent a most agreeable day together.

He seemed extremely agreeable.

3.Situation 地点；情况，形式，局面

E.g. To be in a difficult situation

Win-win situation

4. Immortal 长生的，不朽的；流芳百世的

E.g. The soul is immortal.

Mortal (noun) 凡人

Mere mortal

(adjective) 不能永生的；致命的；不共戴天的；极端的

E.g. A mortal wound 致命的伤口

Mortal enemies 不共戴天的敌人

Mortal combat 你死我活的争斗

Mortal dead 恐慌不安

5. Span（桥或拱的）跨径，跨度；范围；持续时间

Lifespan 寿命

6.Concrete 混凝土；具体

Concrete evidence/ proof

7. Capacity承受量；能力；职位

E.g. The theater has a seating capacity of 2000.

8. Immensity

E.g. The immensity of the universe 宇宙的浩瀚无垠

9. Faintly 微细的

E.g. She smiled faintly.

10. Steel (verb) 下决心应付

steel yourself

E.g. Her mother steeled herself to tell the truth.

11. A very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.

E.g. In front of my house, flowed a great river.

12. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire.

Each of the four cables consists of 26,108 lengths of wire.