The World Trade Center, an office building for over 1200 firms employing about 50,000 people, is even higher at 411 metres.
世界貿易中心要高得多，有411米。它是一座辦公大樓，樓里有1，200多家公司，大約有5萬雇員。
高三英語課文
Unit 13 The USA
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 辦公室;辦公樓;問詢處;重要官職;
?? fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
n. 建筑物;樓房;房屋;建筑（藝術或行業）;
v. build的現在分詞;
?? build建造+ing某種行為的產物→建筑物
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：pile, construction, edifice, uplifting, edifying
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句（l）話（word）講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
n. 貿易;行業;<美>顧客;買賣;
vt.& vi. 交易，經商;
vt. 交換;經營…交易，做…的買賣;
vi. 貿易;買賣;以物易物;
?? 第十個(t)等級(grade)是 貿易
"A free trade agreement would be advantageous to both countries."
自由貿易協定對兩國都會有利。
近義：interchange, permute, barter, shift, swap, switch