每日邮报：中国建造世界最长的双层悬索桥，其跨度达5,570英尺-kaiwei

China is building the world's longest double-deck suspension bridge with an incredible 5,570ft span

中国正在建造世界上最长的双层悬索桥，其跨度达到令人难以置信的5570英尺

China is building the world's longest double-deck suspension bridge.

The Yangsigang Bridge boasts a single span of 1,700 metres (5,577 feet) over the Yangtze River and will cost a whopping eight billion yuan (￡900 million) to construct.

The bridge's span is 221 metres (725 feet) shorter than that of Japan's Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world. But the Japanese bridge, which crosses the busy Akashi Strait, only has one level.

The news comes less than a month after China opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge at 34 miles, linking Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai.

中国正在建造世界上最长的双层悬索桥。

横跨长江的武汉杨泗港长江大桥跨度1700米（5,577英尺），建造费用高达80亿元人民币（9亿英镑）。

这座桥的跨度比目前日本最长的悬索桥---日本明石海峡大桥短221米（725英尺）。但是，这座跨越繁忙的明石海峡的日本桥只有一层。

而距离这个新闻发布不到一个月前，中国开通了世界上最长的34英里的跨海大桥，连接香港，澳门和珠海。

A 1,000-tonne steel beam is lifted to be installed at the construction site of the Yangsigang Bridge in China last Thursday

上周四，在中国杨四港大桥的施工现场安装了一节重达1000吨的钢梁

The enormous bridge over the Yangtze River will be the world's longest double-deck suspension bridge when it's complete

长江上的这座巨大桥梁将成为世界上最长的双层悬索桥

The enormous Yangsigang Bridge is expected to complete next October.

It will have six lanes on the upper deck, six lanes on the lower deck as well as a cycle lane and a pedestrian footpath at either side, reported Xinhua News Agency.

A suspension bridge is a bridge using overhead cables to support its roadway. Its span refers to the distance between two towers which the cables are attached to.

The Yangsigang Bridge's span is 50 metres (164 feet) longer than that of single-deck Xihoumen Bridge, the world's current second longest suspension bridge which is also in China.

It's also 420 metres (1,378 feet) longer than the span of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

巨大的杨泗港大桥预计将于明年10月完工。

据新华社报道，它将在上层设置6个双向车道，在下层也设置设6个双向车道，并在两侧设非机动车道及人行观光道。

悬索桥是使用高架缆索支撑其道路的桥梁。 它的跨度是指缆索连接到的两个塔之间的距离。

杨泗港大桥的跨度比单层西堠门大桥长50米（164英尺），这是目前世界上第二长的悬索桥，也是坐落在中国。

同时它还比旧金山金门大桥的跨度长420米（1378英尺）。

Each of the bridge's 49 beams measures 36 meters (118 feet) long, 32.5 meters (107 feet) wide and 10 meters (33 feet) tall

桥梁的49节钢梁每节长36米（118英尺），宽32.5米（107英尺），高10米（33英尺）

The Yangsigang Bridge's span is 221 metres (725 feet) shorter than that of Japan's Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (pictured), the longest suspension bridge in the world. But the Japanese bridge, which crosses the busy Akashi Strait, only has one deck

杨泗港大桥的跨度比日本最长的悬索桥日本明石海峡大桥（如图所示）短221米（725英尺）。这座跨越繁忙的明石海峡的日本桥只有一层。

The new bridge's span is 50 metres (164 feet) longer than that of single-deck Xihoumen Bridge (pictured), the world's current second longest suspension bridge which is situated in the Zhoushan Archipelago in eastern China's Zhejiang Province

新桥的跨度比单层西堠门大桥（如图）长50米（164英尺），这是世界上目前第二长的悬索桥，位于中国东部浙江省舟山群岛。

In comparison, the span of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (pictured) is 420 metres (1,378 feet) shorter

相比之下，旧金山金门大桥（如图）的跨度短了420米（1378英尺）

The bridge is situated in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province which has more than 10 million residents.

The bustling city already has nine bridges built across China's longest river Yangtze, which flows across its centre.

The main structure of the Yangsigang bridge deck comprises 49 colossal steel beams - each weighing 1,000 tonnes, the equivalent to 185 Asian elephants.

这座桥位于中国中部湖北省省会武汉市，该市拥有1000多万居民。

中国最长的江河长江流经武汉市中心，而这座繁华的城市此前已经建造了九座横跨于长江之上的桥梁。

杨泗港大桥的主要结构包括49节巨大的钢梁 - 每节重1000吨，相当于185头亚洲象的重量。

Liang Xianwei, a leading engineer from the bridge's construction team, told Xinhua that a special crane had to be designed in order to lift the massive beams, each of which measures 36 meters (118 feet) long, 32.5 meters (107 feet) wide and 10 meters (33 feet) tall.

The beams will be shipped to the construction site by boat before being lifted by the crane.

The first beam was installed on the bridge deck last Thursday, and the rest 48 are expected to be fixed by the end of this year.

桥梁施工队的一位领导工程师梁先伟告诉新华社，为了吊起这些巨大钢梁，必须设计一台特殊的起重机操作，每节钢梁长36米（118英尺），宽32.5米（107英尺）。高10米（33英尺）。

在被起重机吊起之前，大梁用船运到施工现场。

第一节钢梁于上周四安装在桥面上，其余48节预计将在今年年底前完工。

Xu Gongyi, chief engineer of the Yangsigang bridge, explained why he hadn't designed any piers to support the bridge from underneath in a previous interview with Xinhua.

According to Mr Xu, the shipping lanes under the bridge are busy and there is an irrigation dam nearby, therefore any piers would affect the traffic and the water currents which will in turn impact the traffic and the dam.

杨泗港大桥的总工程师徐恭义在前一次接受新华社采访时解释了为什么他没有设计任何桥墩从下面支撑大桥。

根据徐先生的说法，桥下的航道很繁忙，附近还有一个灌溉水坝，因此任何桥墩都会影响交通和水流，进而影响交通和大坝。

On October 24, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, officially opened to traffic in southern China.

The gargantuan project consists of a 22.9-kilometre-long (14.2-mile-long) oversea bridge and a 6.7-kilometre-long (4.2-mile-long) undersea tunnel, which is connected to the bridge by two artificial islands.

10月24日，世界上最长的跨海大桥港珠澳大桥正式在中国南部开通。

这个庞大的工程包括一条22.9公里长（14.2英里长）的海上桥梁和一条6.7公里长（4.2英里长）的海底隧道，该隧道通过两个人工岛屿与桥梁相连。

Stretching across 55 kilometres (34 miles), the bridge is 22.5 kilometres (14 miles) longer than the width of the English Channel from Dover in the United Kingdom to Calais in France.

The structure is the sixth longest bridge on earth.

Chinese officials expect the bridge to be in use for 120 years and say it will boost businesses by cutting travel time by 60 per cent.

港珠澳大桥跨越55公里（34英里），比从英国多佛到法国加来的英吉利海峡宽度还长22.5公里（14英里）。

它也是地球上第六长的桥梁。

中国官员预计这座桥梁将投入使用120年，并称它将通过减少60％旅行时间来促进商业发展。

评论翻译

posleen, puyallup, United States, 22 hours ago

it's amazing what they can build so fast without endless lawsuits and impossible permitting requirements like we have

令人惊讶的是他们能如此快速地建造出来，没有像我们一样有无休止的诉讼和各种不可能的许可要求。

Halvah, East Podunk-Vista, United States, 22 hours ago

I could never trust it.

我永远不会信任这座桥的。

alsocurious, copenhagen, Denmark, 21 hours ago

Perhaps a general fear of bridges after you saw what happened to the footbridge in Miami?

也许你是在看到迈阿密的人行天桥发生了事故之后才这么害怕桥梁的吧？

（注：2018年3月15日佛罗里达州迈阿密的一座在建人行天桥发生坍塌，导致多人死伤）

Rafe Husain, la, United States, 21 hours ago

US bombs china builds US whines when China wins Read story of ants vs grasshopper

美国在炸炸炸，中国在建建建。当中国赢了美国就只能呜呜地哭。去读一下蚂蚁和蚱蜢的故事吧（一则伊索寓言）。

alsocurious, copenhagen, Denmark, 21 hours ago

Interesting time to be Chinese. It beats the span of Denmark's longest suspension bridge but only by 76m.

对中国人来说挺有趣的。这座桥击败了丹麦最长的悬索桥，不过只长了76米。

（注：丹麦大伯尔特桥全长6.8公里，是一座主跨1624米的悬索桥，目前长度排名第四。）

IrvPost, Irvine, United States, 21 hours ago

It is true it is an engineering marvel, but they are building so many marvels that the cost of maintenance will be crippling in the future. I think the paint for the Golden Gate bridge alone costs over $200 per year.

的确，这是一个工程奇迹，但他们正在创造的奇迹如此之多，今后的维护费用肯定将会非常昂贵。我想金门大桥每年的油漆都要花费超过200美元。（不知道 $200后面是不是少写了某些单位）

Olbrechts Serge, Antwerp, Belgium, 8 hours ago

Meanwhile the US infrastructure is crumbling....

与此同时，美国的基础设施正在崩溃......