How can we get closer to the sky？ Maybe we should stand as high as possible. Skyscrapers（摩天大樓）are tall buildings. They have great views（景色）on top and look cool. Where are the worlds coolest skyscrapers？ Lets read on and have a look.

我們要如何才能靠近天空？也許我們站得越高就會越靠近，摩天大樓就是這樣的高建筑。摩天大樓的頂樓上有壯闊的景色，看起來很酷。那么，世界上最酷的摩天大樓在哪兒呢？讓我們一起來看看吧！

Giant twin towers高聳的雙子塔

In Kuala Lumpur（吉隆坡）， Malaysia（馬來西亞）， the Petronas Twin Towers（吉隆坡雙子塔）stand like two giants（巨人）. They are the tallest twin towers in the world.

雙子塔在馬來西亞的吉隆坡，高聳的雙子塔就像兩個巨人。它們是世界上最高的雙子塔。

The towers are 452 meters tall. And it has 88 floors. On the 41st and 42nd floors， there is a skybridge（人行天橋）. It connects （連接） the two“brothers”.There are about 32，000 windows in the towers. It takes people about one month to clean them！

雙子塔有452米高，共有88層。在41層和42層，有一座人行天橋，它連接著雙子塔這兩位“兄弟”。雙子塔共有32000扇窗戶，工作人員得花一個月的時間才能將它們擦干凈。

Worlds highest世界最高建筑：哈利法塔

Burj Khalifa （哈法利塔） is now the tallest building in the world. It stands in Dubai （迪拜）， United Arab Emirates （阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國）. It is 828 meters tall.

The building opened in 2010. It has 160 floors. There are hotels， shops and even swimming pools in it.It also has the worlds fastest lifts. You can reach the top from ground in less than two minutes.

哈法利塔是目前世界上最高的建筑，它坐落在阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國的迪拜，高828米。2010年開始開放使用。哈法利塔有160層，里面設施齊全，有酒店、商店，甚至是游泳池。當然，它也有世界上最高的電梯，僅用不到兩分鐘的時間，你就可以從樓底到達樓頂。

Giving color to the night煙花璀璨的臺北101

Taipei 101 is a famous building in Taipei.It is 509 meters tall. It has 101 floors above ground and five floors underground.

臺北101是臺北著名的一座建筑，高509米，地上有101層，地下有5層。

In the summer， typhoons （臺風） often visit Taipei. Tall buildings will shake（動搖）in strong winds. How does Taipei 101 stand still （站著不倒）？In the tower， there is a big steel（鋼一樣的）ball. It is very heavy. When it is windy， it makes the building shake less.

在夏季，臺風經(jīng)常光顧臺北，在強大的風力下，建筑物都會動搖。那臺北101是如何屹立不倒的？在臺北101里，有一顆鋼鐵一樣的球，它非常重，當有大風來襲時，它能夠減少建筑物的搖晃。

During festivals（節(jié)日）， there are firework （煙火） shows on the building. It makes the sky beautiful and colorful at night.

節(jié)假日期間，建筑物上會有煙火展示，它讓夜晚的天空變得更加美麗，更加絢麗多彩。

Did you know？

On September 1st， 2009， French adventurer （冒險家） Alain Robert climbed to the top of the Petronas Twin Towers. He reached the top in two hours. People also call him “the French Spider-Man”.

2009年9月1日，法國著名冒險家Alain Robert攀爬吉隆坡雙子塔。他用兩小時的時間就到達了塔頂。人們叫他“法國蜘蛛俠”。

看完了上面的趣文，你能回答下列簡單的問題嗎？

1. What is the tallest building in the world？

2. How many windows are there in the Petronas Twin Towers？

3. What makes Taipei 101 shake less？

Answers：

1. Burj Khalifa is the worlds tallest building.

2. There are about 32，000 windows in the Petronas Twin Towers.

3. The big steel ball makes Taipei 101 shake less.