如今建造一座长城需要耗费540亿英镑
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New research has revealed the cost of building the Wonders of the World in today's money.
 
一项新研究显示,当今建造世界七大奇迹需要花费多少钱。
 
British building merchant Travis Perkins has been hard at work, adding up the cost of some unusual construction work.
 
The research, cited here by The Telegraph, looks at the costs of building the New Seven Wonders of the World, if they were to be constructed now.
 
Surprisingly, a replica1 of the seventh Wonder - Petra in Jordan - could be yours for just £1.2 million, with Travis Perkins estimating a construction timeline of only one year.
 
Rome's Colosseum, meanwhile, would cost an epic2 £400 million if you wanted one in your back garden, and would take two years to complete.
 
Even this cost, however, fades into insignificance3 when compared with the cost of a new Great Wall of China - and you'd also probably need to buy a bigger back garden.
 
The research estimates that a new Great Wall would cost an eye-watering £54 billion, including labour and materials, although the expected building timeline of 18 months seems reasonable.


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1 replica 9VoxN     
n.复制品
参考例句:
  • The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
  • The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。
2 epic ui5zz     
n.史诗,叙事诗;adj.史诗般的,壮丽的
参考例句:
  • I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。
  • They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
3 insignificance B6nx2     
n.不重要;无价值;无意义
参考例句:
  • Her insignificance in the presence of so much magnificence faintly affected her. "她想象着他所描绘的一切,心里不禁有些刺痛。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • It was above the common mass, above idleness, above want, above insignificance. 这里没有平凡,没有懒散,没有贫困,也没有低微。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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