铁塔建造者古斯塔夫-埃菲尔用作办公的私人公寓位于塔顶,他在那里招待贵宾。如今,去塔顶公寓参观的游客能见证埃菲尔的一天,那里还有埃菲尔和托马斯-爱迪生的仿真人版蜡像。
dignitary ['dɪgnɪt(ə)rɪ]:n.高官;显要人物
5) You could send a postcard by balloon from the Eiffel Tower
你可以在埃菲尔铁塔用气球发送明信片
As a promotion during the 1889 World’s Fair, visitors could buy a commemorative postcard that was attached to a balloon and a small parachute. Visitors would write an address on the postcard and release it into the air from the tower. The postcard was supposed to fall back to earth gently due to the parachute, but it’s not known how many of these postcards ever made it to their intended addresses.
作为1889年世界博览会期间的宣传推广活动,游客可以购买一张附带在一个气球和小型降落伞上的纪念明信片。参观者在明信片上写下地址,再将气球放到空中。明信片会随着降落伞缓慢落地,但不知道这些明信片中有多少曾经到达预期的地址。
法国巴黎埃菲尔铁塔迎来130岁生日。新华社记者高静摄
6) The paint color of the Eiffel Tower presents an optical illusion
铁塔的油漆颜色呈现视错觉
Because the taller sections of the tower are against the brighter sky, the bronze paint color is shaded slightly darker than the color closer to the ground. This is to give the impression that the tower is painted in a single shade.
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