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美国国会大厦圆屋顶将被翻新

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-10-23 08:11 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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The dome¹ atop the US Capitol building will undergo an extensive two-year renovation² to repair more than 1,000 cracks, officials have said.

美国国会大楼上的圆屋顶将要经历长达两年的翻新，将修复1000多处裂缝。

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The cast iron dome is more than 150 years old and has not been completely restored since 1960.

The project, budgeted at nearly $60m, will begin in November.

Scaffolding will be erected⁴ but the renovation is expected only minimally⁵ to disrupt legislative⁶ business and tourist visits, officials said.

Age and weather

"As stewards⁷（管理员，服务员） of the Capitol for the Congress and the American people, we must conduct this critical work to save the dome," Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers wrote in a statement announcing the launch of the renovation.

Mr Ayers said that while the dome looked "magnificent" from afar, under the paint, age and weather had taken a toll⁸.

An independent contractor⁹ was selected to perform the restoration and will conduct the majority of the work during nights and weekends, Mr Ayers's office said.

A network of scaffolding will be erected on the outside of the dome, while a white canopy¹⁰ system "in the shape of a doughnut" will be installed on the interior to protect the public.

The Capitol building is the seat of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and it and the surrounding complex hold office space for members of Congress and their staffs.

The building receives an estimated three million visitors each year.

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1 dome
n.圆屋顶，拱顶
参考例句：
The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。 They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

2 renovation
n.革新，整修
参考例句：
The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。 The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。

3 rendering
n.表现，描写
参考例句：
She gave a splendid rendering of Beethoven's piano sonata.她精彩地演奏了贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲。 His narrative is a super rendering of dialect speech and idiom.他的叙述是方言和土语最成功的运用。

4 ERECTED
adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立
参考例句：
A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。 A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

5 minimally
最低限度地，最低程度地
参考例句：
Food spoilage problems occur with minimally processed, concentrated frozen citrus products. 食品的变质也发生在轻微加工的、浓缩冷冻的柑橘制品中。 So, minimally, they are responsible for such actions and omissions. 所以，至少来说，他们要对这样的行为和忽略负责。

6 legislative
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。 Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

7 stewards
（轮船、飞机等的）乘务员( steward的名词复数 )；（俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的）管理员；（大型活动的）组织者；（私人家中的）管家
参考例句：
The stewards all wore armbands. 乘务员都戴了臂章。 The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。

8 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

9 contractor
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。 The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

10 canopy
n.天篷，遮篷
参考例句：
The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。 They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

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