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1、Whypagodasdon’tfalldownAInalandsweptbytyphoonsandshakenbyearthquakes,howhaveJapan'stallestandseeminglyflimsiest不结实的;易损坏的(原型flimsy)oldbuildings—500orsowoodenpagodas  宝塔—remainedstandingforcenturies?Recordsshowthatonlytwohavecollapsedduringthepast1400years.(第1题)Thosethathavedisappearedweredest

2、royedbyfireasaresultoflightningorcivilwar.Thedisastrous损失惨重的Hanshinearthquakein1995killed6,400people,toppledelevatedhighways,flattened使…成为平地officeblocksanddevastated毁灭;摧毁theportareaofKobe.Yetitleftthemagnificentfive-storeypagodaattheTojitempleinnearbyKyotounscathed未受损伤;未遭伤害(第2题)thoughitlevel

3、led夷平anumberofbuildingsintheneighborhood.Topple:~(over)beunsteadyandfall不稳而倒下:Thepileofbookstoppledoverontothefloor.那一摞书倒在地板上了.BJapanesescholarshavebeenmystifiedforagesaboutwhythesetall,slenderbuildingsaresostable.Itwasonlythirtyyearsagothatthebuildingindustryfeltconfidentenoughtoerectoffice

4、blocksofsteelandreinforcedconcretethathadmorethanadozenfloors.（第3题）Withitsspecialshockabsorbers减震器todampen抑制theeffectofsuddensidewaysmovementsfromanearthquake,thethirty-six-storeyKasumigasekibuildingincentralTokyo—Japan'sfirstskyscraper摩天楼—wasconsideredamasterpieceofmodernengineeringwhenitwa

5、sbuiltin1968.【重要词汇】mystify/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ;ˋmɪstəˏfaɪ/v(pt,pp-fied)[Tn]make(sb)confusedthroughlackofunderstanding;puzzle;bewilder使（某人）困惑不解;使迷惑:I'mmystified;Ijustcan'tseehowhedidit.我大惑不解,就是不明白他是怎麽做到的.*hermystifyingdisappearance她神秘的失踪.dampen(down)tomakesomethingsuchasafeelingoractivitylessstrong　The

6、lightraindampenedthecrowd'senthusiasm.　Raisinginterestratesmightdampentheeconomy.tomakeasoundormovementlessloudorstrong　Thespringdampenstheshockoftheimpact.CYetin826,withonlypegs短桩andwedges楔子tokeephiswoodenstructureupright,themasterbuilderKobodaishihadnohesitationinsendinghismajestic雄伟的Tojip

7、agodasoaringfifty-fivemetresintothesky—nearlyhalfashighastheKasumigasekiskyscraperbuiltsomeelevencenturieslater.Clearly,Japanesecarpentersofthedayknewafewtricksaboutallowingabuildingtoswayandsettleitselfratherthanfightnature'sforces.（第4题）Butwhatsor