Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower written by Curtis Thomas focus question Why is the Eiffel Tower a famous structure?

《埃菲尔铁塔》 柯蒂斯·托马斯 著 焦点问题 为什么埃菲尔铁塔是著名的建筑？

A famous structure. The Eiffel Tower is a structure that reaches up to the sky. The tower is famous. People around the world know about it. Almost 7 million people visit the tower each year.

著名的建筑。 埃菲尔铁塔是一座直插云霄的建筑。 这座塔非常有名。 全世界的人都知道它。 每年有近700万人参观这座塔。

High and mighty. The Eiffel Tower is made of four long beams of metal. At the bottom, the beams are the four legs of the tower. The beams curve up and meet at the top. When the Eiffel Tower was built, it was the tallest structure in the world.

高耸巍峨。 埃菲尔铁塔由四根长长的金属梁搭建而成。 底部的金属梁就是铁塔的四条支脚。 金属梁向上弯曲，在塔顶汇合。 埃菲尔铁塔建成时，是全世界最高的建筑。

City on the Seine. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, which is the capital of France. The tower is much taller than other structures in Paris. It is at one end of a large park. The Seine River flows next to the tower. Many museums, gardens, and ponds are nearby.

塞纳河畔的城市。 埃菲尔铁塔位于法国首都巴黎。 这座塔比巴黎其他的建筑都要高得多。 它坐落在一座大型公园的一端。 塞纳河从铁塔旁流过。 附近有许多博物馆、花园和池塘。

A Tower of Strength Gustav Eiffel and three other men worked together on the idea for the Eiffel Tower. A contest was held to get ideas for a special structure for the 1889 World's Fair. The men won the contest. It took many workers about two years to build the tower.

坚固的铁塔 古斯塔夫·埃菲尔和另外三个人共同构思了埃菲尔铁塔的设计方案。 当时为了给1889年世博会征集特色建筑方案，举办了一场比赛。 这几个人赢得了比赛。 许多工人花了大约两年时间才建成这座铁塔。

The Eiffel Tower was built out of more than 18 ,000 pieces of iron. Iron is a type of metal. Mr. Eiffel wanted to prove that metal is as strong as stone.

建造埃菲尔铁塔用了18000多块铁块。 铁是一种金属。 埃菲尔先生想要证明金属和石头一样坚固。