练习材料：

L17-1：The longest suspension bridge in the world

Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.' Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him. The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.

Verrazano, ən ɪˈtæliən əˈbaʊt huːm ˈlɪtl ɪz nəʊn, seɪld ˈɪntuː njuː jɔːk ˈhɑːbər ɪn 1524 ænd neɪmd ɪt Angouleme. hiː dɪsˈkraɪbd ɪt æz ə ˈvɛri əˈgrɪəbl ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən ləʊˈkeɪtɪd wɪˈðɪn tuː smɔːl hɪlz ɪn ðə mɪdst ɒv wɪʧ fləʊd ə greɪt ˈrɪvə.' ðəʊ Verrazano ɪz baɪ nəʊ miːnz kənˈsɪdəd tuː biː ə greɪt ɪksˈplɔːrə, hɪz neɪm wɪl ˈprɒbəbli rɪˈmeɪn ɪˈmɔːtl, fɔːr ɒn nəʊˈvɛmbə 21st, 1964, ðə ˈlɒŋgɪst səsˈpɛnʃən brɪʤ ɪn ðə wɜːld wɒz neɪmd ˈɑːftə hɪm. ðə Verrazano brɪʤ, wɪʧ wɒz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ Othmar Ammann, ʤɔɪnz ˈbrʊklɪn tuː Staten ˈaɪlənd. ɪt hæz ə spæn ɒv 4,260 fiːt. ðə brɪʤ ɪz səʊ lɒŋ ðæt ðə ʃeɪp ɒv ði ɜːθ hæd tuː biː ˈteɪkən ˈɪntuː əˈkaʊnt baɪ ɪts dɪˈzaɪnə.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：describe 叙述，描写；agreeable 令人愉快的；locate 位于，查找…的地点；midst 中间；explorer 探险家，探测器；immortal 不朽的，永恒的；suspension 悬浮；

词组：little is known 鲜为人知；the shape of …的情况、形状；

练习感悟：

无意中在百度上看到一句话，说是新三和新四有很多语法都已经过时了，主要是在学单词。但内心竟然没怎么动摇过要把这套教材认认真真读完的执念。

凡事，思考，才知是与非。