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Today we’re talking about tall buildings – very tall buildings in fact.
今天我们要讨论的话题与高层建筑有关，实际上是很高的大厦。
I suppose we could call them skyscrapers – because they’re so tall they almost touch the sky.
我觉得可以把它们称作摩天大楼，因为它们几乎快高到天边了。
They do. Many countries compete with each other in trying to earn the title of having the tallest building in the world.And this month, London has opened its newest structure but unfortunately it’s not going to win the world record for being the highest.
恩，确实是。许多国家都在相互竞争，试图获得拥有最高建筑物的头衔。伦敦也于本月开放了其最新建筑，可不幸的是它并不能赢得最高建筑的世界记录。
No, but it is now the European Union’s tallest building standing at 310 metres tall.
是的，可它是欧洲最高的建筑，海拔高达310米。
That’s high enough for me. I haven’t really got a head for heights! Anyway if you don’t know what this new building is called we’ll tell you in a moment but not before I’ve set today’s question for Callum. 
对我来说已经够高了，因为我有恐高症。话说回来，如果你不知道这座新建筑的名字，那么我们将过一会告诉你。但在这之前，我要问Callum一个问题。
I suppose this is going to be about height?
和高度有关的？
Yes, that’s the long and short of it! According to the Guinness World Records, the first ever skyscraper was built in the USA, but in which city? Was it in: a) New York b) Chicago c) Detroit
没错，概括起来就是高度问题。据世界吉尼斯纪录记载，第一座摩天大楼建在美国，但是在哪个城市呢？是纽约、芝加哥还是底特律呢？
I don’t know this but I’m going to go for a: New York because I think there are many famous skyscrapers in New York. So I’m going to go a: New York.
我还真不知道答案，但我选a，纽约。因为我觉得那里有很多著名的摩天大楼。所以我选纽约。
Ok, well, I’ll let you know the answer at the end of the programme. But let’s talk more about London’s newest building, which has just opened to the public, and is called The Shard.
好的，节目最后会揭晓答案。现在我们来进一步谈谈伦敦的最新建筑，它刚刚向公众开放，叫做碎片大厦。
The Shard. That’s because of its shape. The structure narrows as it gets higher and comes to a point at the top. From a distance, with the sun reflecting on it, it looks like a shard – or a sharp, broken piece of glass, which is what a shard means.
把它称为碎片大厦是因为其形状。这种建筑越往高处越窄，到最后成了一个点。在阳光的反射下，它从远处来看就像是碎片，或者说像一块锋利、破碎的玻璃片，shard这个单词也正是此意。
Yes, and the steel structure is covered in glass which means that if you are inside you get a fantastic view over London.
没错，钢铁结构外面覆盖着玻璃，这样当你在建筑里面时，就可以看到整个伦敦的漂亮景色。
And if you don’t mind forking out lots of money you can go to the viewing platform on the 72nd floor for a birds-eye view of the city. That’s what these people did – what did they think of it?
而且如果你不介意花很多钱，那么你可以前往第72层的观景台俯瞰整座城市。下面这些游客就这样做了，一起来听听他们的感受吧。

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