城市摩天大楼直冲云端
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When you're walking around a city, how often do you look up and admire the view? Many of us are in too much of a rush to appreciate the architecture all around us.
 
Cities are always growing, and when space is at a premium1, they expand upwards2 – reaching for the sky. The skylines of many modern cities are full of skyscrapers3: landmarks4 that can be seen for miles around.
 
These iconic buildings are often must-see sights for tourists and locals alike. New York has its Empire State Building and the glitzy skyscrapers of Manhattan. Dubai has the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa, which stands at 828 metres; and Shanghai has the world's number two with the completion of the Shanghai Tower. London hasn't always been associated with the race for vertical5 expansion, but since the opening of Canary Wharf6 tower in the city's Docklands area, the development of high-rise buildings has been unstoppable.
 
Now London boasts new skyscrapers with quirky nicknames that reflect the shapes of the buildings - like the Gherkin, the Cheese Grater and the Walkie Talkie. Standing7 tall amongst them is the Shard8 – and at 309 metres it's Europe's tallest building.
 
But they are not loved by everyone. While some prefer them to uninspiring rows of office blocks, others say they obstruct9 the sightlines of old-fashioned landmarks and that they threaten London's cultural identity. Some say they're just plain ugly!
 
A group of high-profile Londoners, politicians, artisans and academics are now campaigning to halt certain high-rise developments. Jonathan Glancey, an architecture and design critic and writer, says: "The sad thing is that the quality of the 200 buildings proposed is remarkably10 low, like weeds in a garden, like Japanese knotweed spreading across the city, and it's something that needs to be stopped."
 
Of course change and development is inevitable11 in any growing city. Demand for living, office and retail12 space is increasing, but why is the only way up? Could London become a city that pioneers building downwards13, for example?
 
What do you think? Should we be building bigger and taller skyscrapers in our cities?


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1 premium EPSxX     
n.加付款;赠品;adj.高级的;售价高的
参考例句:
  • You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
  • Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后,清水便因稀而贵了。
2 upwards lj5wR     
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
参考例句:
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
3 skyscrapers f4158331c4e067c9706b451516137890     
n.摩天大楼
参考例句:
  • A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
  • On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。
4 landmarks 746a744ae0fc201cc2f97ab777d21b8c     
n.陆标( landmark的名词复数 );目标;(标志重要阶段的)里程碑 ~ (in sth);有历史意义的建筑物(或遗址)
参考例句:
  • The book stands out as one of the notable landmarks in the progress of modern science. 这部著作是现代科学发展史上著名的里程碑之一。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. 孩子的出世是我们俩关系中的一个重要转折点。 来自辞典例句
5 vertical ZiywU     
adj.垂直的,顶点的,纵向的;n.垂直物,垂直的位置
参考例句:
  • The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
  • Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。
6 wharf RMGzd     
n.码头,停泊处
参考例句:
  • We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
  • We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
7 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
8 shard wzDwU     
n.(陶瓷器、瓦等的)破片,碎片
参考例句:
  • Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and shards of glass flying in the air.目击者称空中石块和玻璃碎片四溅。
  • That's the same stuff we found in the shard.那与我们发现的碎片在材质上一样。
9 obstruct sRCzR     
v.阻隔,阻塞(道路、通道等);n.阻碍物,障碍物
参考例句:
  • He became still more dissatisfied with it and secretly did everything in his power to obstruct it.他对此更不满意,尽在暗里使绊子。
  • The fallen trees obstruct the road.倒下的树将路堵住了。
10 remarkably EkPzTW     
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
参考例句:
  • I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
  • He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
11 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
参考例句:
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
12 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
参考例句:
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
13 downwards MsDxU     
adj./adv.向下的(地),下行的(地)
参考例句:
  • He lay face downwards on his bed.他脸向下伏在床上。
  • As the river flows downwards,it widens.这条河愈到下游愈宽。
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