The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.

join A to B ^连接A和B

• The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge. ^被动

It has a span of 4,260 feet.

have a span of ... ^跨度…

• The arch has a span of 60 meters.

of 引出具体的数字

• The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.
• Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.

The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.

so ... that ... ^{如此 ... 以致于 ...}

• So long is the bridge that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. ^{可引起部分倒装}
• The length of the bridge is such that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
• Such is the length of the bridge that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. ^部分倒装
• The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.

take ... into account ^{把…考虑到}

• If you take inflation into account, we actually spend less now.
• We must take into account the boy's long illness. ^{避免头重脚轻，宾语可以放后面}

take account of ... ^考虑到...

• These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation.  ^{固定搭配，介词后直接跟宾语(不可插入其中)}

take ... into consideration ^{考虑到，顾及某事物(指在做决定时，考虑到所有相关因素是很重要的)}

• I always take fuel consumption into consideration when buying a car. ^{宾语插入中间}
• Before we come to a decision, we must take into consideration all the relevant facts. ^{宾语较长(后置宾语)}
• The candidates' experience will be taken into consideration. ^被动

Two great towers support four huge cables.

The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete.

immense ^{巨大的(写作替换上面的great)}

• The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
• As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.

platform + 数字 ^X站台

• The train will depart from platform 3. 站台
• The speaker mounted the platform to denounce the policy. ^讲台

steel and concrete = ferro-concrete = reinforced concrete ^{钢筋混凝土}

• Reinforced concrete is concrete that is made with pieces of metal inside it to make it stronger. ^{钢筋混凝土}

The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.

extend to a depth of ... ^深达...

• The deepest known cave in the world is the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble. It extends to a depth of 3,723 feet. ^NCE3-42

go down to as much as ... ^深达...

• The deepest holes of all are made for oil, and they go down to as much as 25,000 feet. ^NCE4-13

stand ... high ^{高度(有多高)}

• She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.

rise to a height of ... ^高达...

• Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of nearly 700 feet.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.  — Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806 – 1861

These alone took sixteen months to build.

alone ^{adv.仅仅…就(单单是...光是...)}

• These books alone cost me 2,000 yuan.
• Time alone will tell. ^{只有时间才能证明真相}

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.  — Calvin Coolidge

take (sb.) some time (to do sth.) ^花费时间

• Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. ^NCE3-44
• It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
• The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. ^{Take的主语可以是人花时间}