Climber appears on tallest building in Shanghai

时间：2007-08-02 07:12:40

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Chinanews, Shanghai, Aug 1 – An unexpected1 visitor climbed the skyscraper2 Jinmao Tower on Tuesday. The “spider man” arrived at the bottom of the tower in the evening and by 21:50, it seemed that he had reached the top.

 

The “spider man” started to climb the tower at half past six on Tuesday evening. Hearing the news, policemen and fire fighters hotfooted it to the scene. They even placed an air cushion on the floor in case the man might fall off.

 

Located in Lujiazui, Pudong District, Jinmao Tower, with a height of 420 meters, is the highest building in Shanghai.

 

The tower attracted many adventurers to come to climb the building. In January 2001, a 30-year-old man, who ran a shoe shop in Anhui, came to Shanghai to scale the building with bare hands. He was then arrested by the police and detained3 in a police station for 15 days. The punishment made Alain Robert, the French skyscraper climber, cancel his plan of climbing the building.

 

Later, in April 2005, a 20-year-old man from Guizhou climbed to the 86th storey of Jinmao Tower. He was later detained by the police for 15 days, too.

 

In May 2007, Alain Robert, the French “spider man”, who once ascended4 70 tallest buildings in the world, started to climb Jinmao Tower. After reaching the top, he even managed to climb down. Of course, he was also arrested by the police afterwards.

 
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1 unexpected Qkpw8     
adj.想不到的，意外的
参考例句：
  • I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.我总保存些好酒，用来招待不速之客。
  • His promotion was unexpected.他的升迁出人意料。
2 skyscraper vxzwd     
n.摩天大楼
参考例句：
  • The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
  • The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。
3 detained 089dd94a2e55e791cd991d463a5a5ffc     
留住( detain的过去式和过去分词 )； 耽搁； 拘留； 扣留
参考例句：
  • One man has been detained for questioning. 一个男人被拘留审问。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group. 他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
4 ascended ea3eb8c332a31fe6393293199b82c425     
v.上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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