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Dubai and Saudi Arabia towers in time war to be world's tallest
Updated 15th December 2016
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By Kate Springer, CNN
The race to the top has just gotten tighter, with two rising mega-towers in the Middle East battling to become the world's tallest.
Construction has now begun on The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor, a vast waterfront development, with completion scheduled for ahead of Dubai's Expo 2020 world fair, which kicks off in October that year.
Piercing through a canopy of clouds, The Tower, at 3,045ft (928m), aims to take the title of world's tallest tower, which the 2,723ft-tall (830m) Burj Khalifa, also in Dubai, has held since 2010.
But it's got competition. The Jeddah Tower, in Saudi Arabia, is also slated to finish in 2020.
When completed, this gleaming vertical will be 236ft (72m) taller than Dubai's creation.
If The Tower in Dubai wants the world title, even for a short time, it has to open its doors before the Jeddah Tower.
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注意红色字体aims to take the title of world's tallest tower 这句话,世界第一高楼或者世界最高建筑物的英语表达是 The World's Tallest Building,而非 The World's Tallest Tower,此句传达出来的直接信息就是云溪塔的目标是世界最高塔,而并不一定最高建筑物。
But it's got competition. The Jeddah Tower, in Saudi Arabia, is also slated to finish in 2020.
When completed, this gleaming vertical will be 236ft (72m) taller than Dubai's creation.
If The Tower in Dubai wants the world title, even for a short time, it has to open its doors before the Jeddah Tower.
即便云溪塔于2020年迪拜世博会之前完工,但是吉达王国塔同样也预期2020年建成。
落成之后的王国塔将比云溪塔高72米。
如果云溪塔想要成为短时间内的世界最高建筑物,就必须早于王国塔开门营业。
新闻最后三段话的信息是 如果早于王国塔建成,就可以以观光塔的建筑形式获得一个短期的世界第一高建筑的头衔,最后还是得被王国塔超越。
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