Shenyang to make the tallest Xmas tree

时间：2006-12-09 01:43:20

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Chinanews, Shenyang, December 7 – A shopping center in Shenyang, Liaoning Province is making a giant Christmas tree, which will be the tallest of its kind in the world when completed.

 

The tree will be 36 meters tall and its diameter will be 10 meters. Steel parts alone weigh as heavy as 16 tons. It requires 12,200 pine branches, 1,000 LED lights, 1,000 ribbon bowknots and some 2,000 colored orbs1 to decorate the tree. It is estimated that the tree will cost at least 300 thousand yuan.

 

The shopping center has applied2 for the Guinness Record of the tallest Christmas tree, at the same time, it is soliciting3 local citizens for the proper naming of the tree, with an offer of 500-yuan prize to the winner.

 

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1 orbs f431f734948f112bf8f823608f1d2e37     
abbr.off-reservation boarding school 在校寄宿学校n.球，天体，圆形物( orb的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • So strange did It'seem that those dark wild orbs were ignorant of the day. 那双狂热的深色眼珠竟然没有见过天日，这似乎太奇怪了。 来自辞典例句
  • HELPERKALECGOSORB01.wav-> I will channel my power into the orbs! Be ready! 我会把我的力量引导进宝珠里！准备！ 来自互联网
2 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
3 soliciting ca5499d5ad6a3567de18f81c7dc8c931     
v.恳求( solicit的现在分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求
参考例句：
  • A prostitute was soliciting on the street. 一名妓女正在街上拉客。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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