TakeAwayEnglish随身英语11August2014TakeAwayEnglish随身英语©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2014Page1of4bbcukchina.com/learningenglishReachingforthesky城市摩天大楼直冲云端Vocabulary:buildings楼房Whenyou'rewalkingaroundacity,howoftendoyoulookupandadmiretheview?Manyofusareintoomuchofarushtoappreciatethearchitectureallaroundus.Citiesarealwaysgrowing,andwhenspaceisatapremium,theyexpandupwards–reachingforthesky.Theskylinesofmanymoderncitiesarefullofskyscrapers:landmarksthatcanbeseenformilesaround.Theseiconicbuildingsareoftenmust-seesightsfortouristsandlocalsalike.NewYorkhasitsEmpireStateBuildingandtheglitzyskyscrapersofManhattan.Dubaihastheworld'stallesttower,theBurjKhalifa,whichstandsat828metres;andShanghaihastheworld'snumbertwowiththecompletionoftheShanghaiTower.Londonhasn'talwaysbeenassociatedwiththeraceforverticalexpansion,butsincetheopeningofCanaryWharftowerinthecity'sDocklandsarea,thedevelopmentofhigh-risebuildingshasbeenunstoppable.NowLondonboastsnewskyscraperswithquirkynicknamesthatreflecttheshapesofthebuildings-liketheGherkin,theCheeseGraterandtheWalkieTalkie.StandingtallamongstthemistheShard–andat309metresit'sEurope'stallestbuilding.Buttheyarenotlovedbyeveryone.Whilesomepreferthemtouninspiringrowsofofficeblocks,otherssaytheyobstructthesightlinesofold-fashionedlandmarksandthattheythreatenLondon'sculturalidentity.Somesaythey'rejustplainugly!Agroupofhigh-profileLondoners,politicians,artisansandacademicsarenowcampaigningtohaltcertainhigh-risedevelopments.JonathanGlancey,anarchitectureanddesigncriticandwriter,says:"Thesadthingisthatthequalityofthe200buildingsproposedisremarkablylow,likeweedsinagarden,likeJapaneseknotweedspreadingacrossthecity,andit'ssomethingthatneedstobestopped."Ofcoursechangeanddevelopmentisinevitableinanygrowingcity.Demandforliving,officeandretailspaceisincreasing,butwhyistheonlywayup?CouldLondonbecomeacitythatpioneersbuildingdownwards,forexample?Whatdoyouthink?Shouldwebebuildingbiggerandtallerskyscrapersinourcities?词汇表请参看答案与词汇部分W...
