金门大桥：旧金山历史悠久的悬索桥
📖 逐句对照翻译
Every day, more than 110,000 automobiles cross a historic and beautiful bridge in northern California.
每天，超过11万辆汽车驶过北加州一座历史悠久且美丽的桥梁。
The span is called the Golden Gate Bridge.
这座桥被称为金门大桥。
It is named after the body of water below it.
它以位于其下方的水域命名。
The Golden Gate Strait connects the Pacific Ocean with San Francisco Bay.
金门海峡连接太平洋和旧金山湾。
The bridge links the city of San Francisco with Marin County to the north.
这座桥连接着旧金山市和北部的马林县。
Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge.
约瑟夫·施特劳斯是金门大桥的总工程师。
Building began in 1933.
始建于1933年。
The bridge was opened for use in 1937.
这座桥于1937年投入使用。
The distance between the main towers is almost 1,300 meters long.
主塔之间的距离近1300米。
That was the longest suspension bridge span in the world for almost thirty years.
那曾是世界上跨度最大的悬索桥，保持了近三十年。
Then, in 1964, the larger Verrazano Narrows bridge opened in New York City.
然后在1964年，纽约市建成了更大的韦拉扎诺海峡大桥。
Today, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan has the longest span.
今天，日本的明石海峡大桥拥有最长的跨度。
Strauss used newly developed protective equipment for the men who worked on the bridge.
施特劳斯为在桥上工作的人员使用了新研制的防护装备。
These included a special safety net under the bridge.
其中包括桥下的一个特殊安全网。
But still, 11 workers fell to their deaths during the building project.
但即便如此，建筑项目期间仍有11名工人坠亡。
The color of the bridge, international orange, is very important.
这座桥的颜色——国际橘，非常重要。
It was chosen partly because it is easier to see through the heavy fog that often covers San Francisco.
选择它的一部分原因是，它更容易穿透经常笼罩旧金山的浓雾被看见。
Many people consider the Golden Gate Bridge the most beautiful bridge of its kind in the world.
许多人认为金门大桥是世界上最美的同类桥梁。
More than 2 billion vehicles have crossed the bridge since its opening.
自开通以来，已有超过20亿辆车通过这座桥。
But wheels are not the only way to cross the bridge.
但轮子并不是过桥的唯一方式。
The Golden Gate is also open to walkers.
金门大桥也对步行者开放。
Many people walk across each year and there is no cost to do so.
每年有许多人走过，而且这样做无需任何费用。
On clear days, the bridge provides excellent views of San Francisco, ships down below and birds all around.
在晴朗的日子里，从桥上可以欣赏到旧金山的绝佳景色，脚下船只穿梭，四周鸟儿飞翔。
Strauss wrote a poem about his bridge when the work was completed.
斯特劳斯在大桥竣工时写了一首关于它的诗。
Here is part of “The Mighty Task is Done.”
以下是《伟大的任务已完成》的部分内容。
“At last the mighty task is done;
伟大的任务终于完成了；
Resplendent in the western sun
在夕阳下绚烂夺目
The Bridge looms mountain high;
桥影如山高耸。
Its titan piers grip ocean floor,
它的巨型桥墩紧抓着海底，
Its great steel arms link shore with shore,
它那巨大的钢臂将两岸连接起来，
Its towers pierce the sky.
它的塔楼高耸入云。
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I’m Caty Weaver.
我是凯蒂·韦弗。
This report was written by VOA Learning English.
本报告由VOA慢速英语撰写。
