These alone took sixteen months to build.
僅這兩座塔就花了16個月才建成。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 單獨的;獨一無二的;獨自的;
adv. 單獨地;獨自地;孤獨地;只，只有;
?? al(all)+one→單獨的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。
近義：isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反義：joint
vt. 建造，構筑;建立;開發;為…建立基礎;
vi. 建造，營造;擴大，擴展;發展，達到;
n. 體格，構造;〈俚〉優美的體型，肉體美;
"They have permission to build 200 new houses."
他們得到建200座新房的許可。
近義：make, produce, raise, rear, construct, create
v. 拿( take的過去式 );接受;學習;取得;
"A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war."
戰后進行了大量的重建工作。
n. 十六，十六個;十六歲;十六點鐘;十六的記號;
num. 十六;第十六;
adj. 十六的;十六個的;
"She is sixteen but has a mental age of five."
她十六歲，而智力年齡是五歲。