VOA慢速英语：纽约天际线上有世界上最薄的建筑

A new building stands out from the rest in New York City's skyline.
一座新建筑在纽约市的天际线中脱颖而出。
 
America's largest city is known for its many extremely tall buildings, also known as skyscrapers.
美国最大的城市以其众多极高的建筑而闻名，我们称之为摩天大楼。
 
The newly completed Steinway Tower is not New York's tallest. But it is the skinniest, meaning very thin.
新落成的施坦威大厦并不是纽约最高的。但它是最瘦的，意思是非常瘦。
 
The 84-story Steinway Tower is a housing structure. It was designed by New York building company SHoP Architects. The project was started in 2014 and completed earlier this year.
84 层的施坦威塔是一座住宅大楼。由纽约建筑公司 SHoP Architects 设计。该项目于2014年开工，今年初竣工。
 
The building is being called the "most slender skyscraper in the world." This is because it has a width-height relationship, or ratio, of 1-to-23 1/2.
该建筑被称为“世界上最纤细的摩天大楼”。这是因为它的宽高比是1:23.5。
 
Gregg Pasquarelli is a founding member of SHoP Architects. He told The Associated Press that any time a building has a 1-to-10 or more ratio, it is considered a slender building. He said anything 1-to-15 or more is considered "exotic" and "really difficult" to build.
格雷格·帕斯夸雷利是 SHoP Architects 的创始成员。他告诉美联社，只要一栋建筑的比例达到1:10或更高，它就被认为是一座纤细的建筑。他说,任何达到1:15或更多的建筑都是“奇异的”且“真的很难”建造。
 
"The most slender buildings in the world are mostly in Hong Kong, and they're around 17- or 18-to-1," Pasquarelli added.
“目前世界上最纤细的建筑大多在香港，它们的比例约为17:1或18:1，”帕斯夸雷利补充道。
 
The 60 living spaces in the tower range in cost from $18 million to $66 million. They offer 360-degree views of the city. The building sits just south of Central Park, along a stretch of Manhattan's 57th Street known as "Billionaires' Row."
这座大厦中的60个居住空间的价格从1800万美元到6600万美元不等。它们提供 360 度的城市景观。该建筑位于中央公园以南，坐落于有“亿万富豪街”之称的曼哈顿第57街。
 
At 435 meters, Steinway Tower is the second-tallest housing structure in the Western Hemisphere. The tallest is the nearby Central Park Tower at 470 meters.
施坦威大厦高 435 米，是西半球第二高的住宅大楼。第一高的是附近的中央公园大厦，高 470 米。
 
For comparison, the world's tallest building is Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which rises 828 meters.
相比之下，世界上最高的建筑是迪拜的哈利法塔，高达828米。
 
Steinway Tower is so thin at the top that a strong wind can cause the upper floors to sway by about a half meter.
施坦威的顶部非常薄，强风作用下，上层的楼层会在半米的范围内摇晃。
 
"Every skyscraper has to move," Pasquarelli said. "If it's too stiff, it's actually more dangerous - it has to have flexibility in it."
“每座摩天大楼都会摇晃，”帕斯夸雷利说。“如果太硬，实际上更危险——它必须有灵活性。”
 
To prevent the tower from swaying too far, designers created a counterbalance with steel pieces. In addition, about 200 rock anchors provide support from the ground.
为了防止大楼摇晃得太厉害，设计师们用钢件创造了平衡。此外，大约 200 个岩锚在地面提供支撑。
 
Steinway Tower has a long history as the former site of Steinway Hall, which was built in 1924. JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group bought the building in 2013. The company said it is now looking to the future.
施坦威大厦历史悠久，位于建于1924年的施坦威大厅的旧址。JDS开发集团和Property Markets集团于2013年买下了这座建筑。该公司表示，目前正在展望未来。
 
Pasquarelli said of the new site, "I hope it holds a special place in all future New Yorkers' hearts."
帕斯夸雷利在谈到这个新地标时说：“我希望未来它在所有纽约人的心中都有一个特殊的位置。”
 
I'm Bryan Lynn.
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