中国造出2000吨高空造楼机 How to build China's tallest skyscraper?

Gao Huiying China Plus Published: 2018-03-02 11:25:01
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This(这个) giant red machine(机器) is the latest(最新的) construction hardware being built in China. 

The 2,000 ton machine can raise the height(高度) of a building(建筑物) by 4.5 meters within 5 hours. This mechanical monster can get the job done 20% faster(更快) compared(对比) to the last generation(上一代) machine.

Located in the capital city of Hubei Province, Wuhan Greenland Center(武汉绿地中心) will reach more than half a kilometer into the sky with the help of this new(新的) generation technology(科技). It is scheduled(计划) for completion(完工) in 2019. 

The skyscraper(摩天大楼) will be the world's second tallest structure after Dubai's Burj Khalifa, and will be taller than the giant Shanghai Tower in Shanghai's Pudong business district, making it the tallest(最高的) building in China.

词汇 Words:

[zhè gè] 这个 this
[jī qì] 机器 machine
[gāo dù] 高度 height
[jiàn zhù wù] 建筑物 building
[ kē jì] 科技 technology
[wán gōng] 完工 completion
[duì bǐ] 对比 compare
[jì huà] 计划 schedule

重点词汇 Key word:

造 <动词 v.> 

  • Make; build; construct; creat
    E.g. Kěnéng shì wùliú wèntí zàochéng le yánwù。
    可能是物流问题造成了延误。
    Logistical problems may be causing the delay 

  • Train; educate; cultivate
    E.g. Liǎngcì lìshǐ fēiyuè zàojiù le liǎng wèi wěirén。
    两次历史飞跃造就了两位伟人。
    The two historic leaps made two great men.

  • Invent; cook up
    E.g. Cónglái méi rén duì tā zàoyáo zhòngshāng。
    从来没人对他造谣中伤。
    The breath of slander never touched him。

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