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ToweringBeauty
高耸的美丽
Anewwayoftransmittingelectricitymaysoonbecomingtoafieldnearyou
输电新法可能很快推出
APYLONissupposedtobeabeautifulthing. InancientEgypt, pairsoftaperingstonetowerscalledpylonsmarkedtheentrancesoftemples. Christianarchitectsborrowedtheideaforthetwintowersabovethefa?adesofmanyGothiccathedrals.
高塔应属美之物，在古埃及，成对下粗上细的塔门标出庙宇的入口，基督教建筑师也借用哥特教堂前面竖上双塔的想法。
Whoeverthoughtofappropriatingthewordfortheuglymetal- latticestructuresthatcarryhigh-tensionpowerlinesoverthecountrysidewasthereforeguiltyofbothapublic-relationstriumphandanactofetymologicalvandalism.
但谁能想到一个确切的词，来描述乡村上面那些传送高压电的丑陋高架建筑，它们总是纠结于公共关系的胜利和原始环境的破坏。
Thelatter, however, maysoonberedeemed. Thelatestgenerationofelectricitypylonsare, intheeyesofsome, atleast, thingsofbeautyintheirownright.
不过，补救之法很快推出，看来，最新一代的电塔至少也能算得上个尤物吧。
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