103.The Tallest Building in the World p.203

 
    Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers when experts had the country\'s Petronas
Twin Towers measured and declared it the world\'s tallest building. The title was f.mp3erly held by Chicago\'s
110-story Sears Tower. Its status had been left unchallenged for 22 years.
    Buildings in the United States have held the title since 1913, but the need for space has created a
skyscraper boom in Asia. According to one building expert, "the ball has started rolling in Asia." However,
some experts think that building super-tall skyscrapers is not a matter of economics but ego. Every architect
wants to have the honor of having the tallest building in the world. When the planned 1509-foot Shanghai
World Financial Center is finished in a couple of years, it will be China\'s turn to have that honor.

high 固定高度  tall 不断增高  习惯用法         The man is not tall, but he is high in status.
beat = defeat 击败
I try to measure(live) up to my teacher\'s expectations of me. 符合达到期望    expectations 用复数
or: meet your parents\'expectations
on the fifth floor       a fifty-story building         storey(英)
construction    ego = pride    is a matter of ego 面子问题
It\'s Peter\'s turn to treat me to dinner finally.    treat sb to sth


the p p in inthepαlt be p of in the pines be p for in the picture in the pink in