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Skyscrapers look like their name: They are buildings so high; it appears like they are scraping, or touching the sky. With better technology, architects people who design buildings engineers and builders have been able to build buildings higher and h
Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers when experts had the country's Petronas Twin Towers measured and declared it the world's tallest building. The title was formerly held by
Broadcast: May 18, 2003 By Marilyn Christiano VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Today we tell about an unusual ma
Taipei 101 台北 101 On the 47th floor the custodian emptied the two black garbage cans. Glen watched her for a minute as he stopped to catch his breath. He was almost halfway there. Don't look down, he thought to himself. 47楼的管理员正在清理
Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1983: Building Designer, Engineer, Inventor, Thinker, Poet He was one of the most unusual thinkers of the twentieth century. VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English progra
EXPLORATIONS - Visiting Seven Man-Made Wonders of the United StatesBy Caty Weaver Broadcast: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with Exp
Developers are not revealing the exact height of the Burj Dubai until its official debut. But they say the $1.5 billion tower will reach 200 stories into the sky. It will stretch 300 meters higher than Taiwan's Taipei 101, which currently holds the w
Callum: Hello Rob. Rob: Today were talking about tall buildings - very tall buildings in fact. Callum: I suppose we could call them skyscrapers - because theyre so tall they almost touch the sky. Rob: They do. Many countries compete with each other i
VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Today we tell about an unusual man who had many abilities. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: R. Buckminster Fuller Building designer. Engineer.
Building Peace at the Grassroots Level A Christian-based aid organization says if peacebuilding is to succeed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it must begin at the grassroots level. Millions of people have died in the Eastern DRC from nea
Musee dOrsay, France 奥赛美术馆,法国 Standing on the Left Bank of the Seine, this venerable Paris museum was opened in 1986 in a former Beaux-Arts railway station and hotel. The layout uses its previous incarnation to full effect galleries c
THIS IS AMERICA - The Empire State Building Turns 75By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Monday, May 01, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And
GENEVA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- FIFA have announced an investigation Thursday into Bahrain's staggering 10-0 World Cup win over Indonesia in a World Cup qualifying match in Manama. The visiting goalkeeper was sent off after just two minutes, and Bahrain'
One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and currently fourth tallest in the world. Opened in November, this sleek skyscraper soars 1,776ft (541m) above Manhattan. Its height is a symbolic reference to the US Declarat
Most New Zealanders know that the Rugby World Cup will take place here in September and October 2011. Teams from 19 countries will compete. The final will be held at Eden Park in Auckland. Last year the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) and the governm
South African President Jacob Zuma, right, laughs as he hands over the trophy to FIFA President Joseph Blatter, left, during the briefing to local and international media on the 2010 Soccer World Cup at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria, South
CURITIBA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Arena da Baixada, in the southern state of Curitiba, is 50 percent complete as 2012 draws to a close. After a turbulent year, which saw several delays to building progress, the stadium will not be ready by its origin
Be careful if you're planning to take any 'selfies' in front of iconic monuments this summer. A new EU law banning the posting of photographs on social media sites containing public buildings could be in force by next week. 今夏如果您想在地标建
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