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Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers1 when experts had the country's PetronasTwin Towers measured and declared it the world's tallest building. The title was formerly2 held by Chicago's110-story Sears Tower. Its status had been left unchallenged for 22 years.
Buildings in the United States have held the title since 1913, but the need for space has created askyscraper boom in Asia. According to one building expert, "the ball has started rolling in Asia." However,some experts think that building super-tall skyscrapers is not a matter of economics but ego3. Every architectwants to have the honor of having the tallest building in the world. When the planned 1509-foot ShanghaiWorld Financial Center is finished in a couple of years, it will be China's turn to have that honor.
high 固定高度 tall 不断增高 习惯用法 The man is not tall, but he is high in status.
beat = defeat 击败
I try to measure(live) up to my teacher's expectations of me. 符合达到期望 expectations 用复数
or: meet your parents'expectations
on the fifth floor a fifty-story building storey(英)
construction ego = pride is a matter of ego 面子问题
It's Peter's turn to treat me to dinner finally. treat sb to sth
1 skyscrapers | |
n.摩天大楼 | |
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adv.从前,以前 | |
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n.自我,自己,自尊 | |
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