sustain 支撑，承受住I don't think this floor will sustain the weight of the grand piano
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新概念3课后习题答案：
Lesson 17 1d 2a 3a 4a 5a 6b 7d 8d 9a 10c 11c 12d
新概念3课后习题解析：
1.because . D
the longest suspension bridge was named after Verrazano.
2.because .A
a wide stretch of water 连续不断的水域
3.
The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
account for 考虑
take account of/take into account
curvature 弯曲度
Key Structure
4.A
describe sth. as
situated 动词过去分词接受 agreeably的限定
5.A
陈述客观事实
6.B
强调桥梁的长度就是如此，所以地球的形状被考虑
such that
7.D
重点突出 platforms
不能用连接词and
immense adj.描述性形容词用于物质名词的前面
8.D
the load: the total capacity
can不能与be able to 搭配连用
can+ 动词原形，表示一般的能力
Vocabulary
9.A
either 表示两者中的每一方的
He sat in the car with a policeman on either side of him.
on either side of the street
either adj. 修饰名词的单数形式
both adj. 修饰名词的复数形式
every adj. 用于三者或三者以上，all
in every direction/in all directions
side by side 肩并肩的，并排
The two bottles stood side by side on the table.
walk side by side
10.C
link with/join to
attach to 把……牢牢的系上
She attached a check to the order form.
relate to(with)表示在……之间建立联系
I can't relate what you say happened with what I saw.
11.C
suspension bridge 吊桥
suspended 推迟的，延期的
The judge gave him a suspended sentence.
suspense 担心，不安，悬念
The competitors in the beauty contest were kept in suspense waiting for the result.
suspender 吊索，吊袜带
12.D
take 容纳，装载
The tank will take about twelve gallons.
sustain 支撑，承受住
I don't think this floor will sustain the weight of the grand piano.
endure 经受，承受痛苦、苦难
receive 收到