关于埃菲尔铁塔的史实

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  You may recognize it in pictures, or know that it is in Paris, but how much do you really know about the Eiffel Tower? See how many of these facts you already knew.
  你也许能从照片中认出埃菲尔铁塔,或者知道它在巴黎,但你对它真正的了解有多少呢?现在就来看看以下这些史实你究竟知道多少吧。
  1The Eiffel Tower was built as the entrance arch[拱门] to the 1889 World’s Fair. It was originally intended to stand for 20 years and then be taken down.
  埃菲尔铁塔最初被用作1889年世界博览会的入口拱门,原定年限只有20年,然后就要拆除。
  2In 1889, Le Figaro注 set up a printing press[印刷机] on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. A visitor could purchase[购买] his daily newspaper and, for an additional fee[费用], have the paper certified[证明] that he had climbed the Eiffel Tower.
  1889年,《费加罗报》在埃菲尔铁塔一楼摆放了一台印刷机。游客可以购买当天的日报,如果另外支付一笔费用,还可以让报纸刊出证明,证明他已经爬过埃菲尔铁塔。
  3The Count of Lambert successfully flew around the Eiffel Tower in 1909. While the feat[壮举] marked a milestone in aviation[航空] history, the true benefit was that the aerodynamics[空气动力学] lab on the first floor was able to test and observe how the wings functioned[运行] during flight.
  1909年,兰伯特伯爵成功环绕埃菲尔铁塔飞行。这一壮举是航空史上的一座里程碑,而此次飞行的真正好处在于,位于埃菲尔铁塔一楼的空气动力学实验室能够观测机翼在飞行过程中是如何运作的。
  4 A man named Forestier was the first to set the record for running up the tower the fastest. He did it in a mere three minutes and twelve seconds.
  第一个创下最快跑上埃菲尔铁塔纪录的人名叫福雷斯蒂尔,用时仅为3分12秒。
  5 Father Theodor Wulf observed radiant energy[辐射能] from the top of the Tower. As a result of his experiments, he discovered cosmic rays[宇宙射线]. Since Wulf, the Eiffel Tower has played host to many scientific inquiries[(知识等的)探究].
  西奥多·沃尔夫神父从埃菲尔铁塔顶部观察到辐射能量,并从实验结果中发现了宇宙射线。从沃尔夫开始,埃菲尔铁塔已经成为许多科学探究的场所。
  6 In 2009, the Eiffel Tower was named the third most popular place to commit suicide[自杀] in Europe. In a 2012 newspaper article following a suicide, Tower officials declined[拒绝] to comment[评论] on the number of suicides that have taken place, stating instead, “it is always too many.”
  2009年,埃菲尔铁塔被评为欧洲最受欢迎的自杀地点第三位。2012年,一篇报纸文章报道了在埃菲尔铁塔发生的一宗自杀事件,而埃菲尔铁塔的官员拒绝对此地已经发生的自杀事件的数量进行评论,只是说:“(自杀)永远都太多。”
  7 When the Germans entered Paris during World War II, the cables for the lift were cut, thus forcing Hitler to climb the Tower if he wanted to go to the top.
  第二次世界大战期间,德军进入巴黎,埃菲尔铁塔电梯的电缆被切断。如果希特勒想登上塔顶的话,就不得不用脚去爬铁塔了。
  你知道吗?
  当埃菲尔铁塔设计方案赢得设计比赛之后,古斯塔夫·埃菲尔已经得知这个建筑可能是临时的,20年后会被拆卸。然而他不希望看到自己的得意之作就这样被拆掉,所以他打算让铁塔成为科学界不可或缺的工具,以此保住铁塔。
  铁塔向公众开放后没多久,埃菲尔就在第三层安装了一个气象学实验室。他邀请科学家到实验室进行重力、电力学等研究。然而,保住铁塔的不是它的实验室,而是它过人的高度。
  1910年,由于埃菲尔铁塔在无线电传输方面的重要性,巴黎市决定不拆卸这个建筑。第一次世界大战期间,法国军方通过铁塔的天线与大西洋的船只进行无线电通信,以及截取敌方信息。
  现在,埃菲尔铁塔上仍然装有120条天线,主要用来传送电台和电视信号。
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