CNN today 5day

Barely visible at first as a dark giant needle, Dubai has officially unveiled the world's tallest skyscraper. Ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum pushed the button to start the lavish multimedia show, witnessed by crowds of thousands. A counter tracked the building height as the fireworks exploded and the lights flashed and the music swelled.

visible 눈에 보이는
unveil ~의 베일을 벗기다, ~의 제막식을 거행하다
skyscraper 고층빌딩
lavish 사치스러운
witnessed by ~에 의해 목격된
track 관측하다
fireworks 불꽃놀이
swell (소리가) 높아지다

Dubai put on the show despite opening the tower in the midst of a deep financial crisis, with the city-state struggling to pay its debts. Officials were in a festive mood, trying to bring the world to focus on Dubai's future potential rather than fixate on past mistakes. And they also chose to rename the gleaming tower the Burj Khalifa, a nod to the Emirates president. It was his oil-rich sheikhdom of Abu Dhabi that came to the rescue of its troubled neighbor when Dubai's financial footing was teetering. The money woes took a back seat to the celebration Monday night, though, as the extravagant program continued, outlining the massive metal and glass structure with an enormous spray of fireworks. The official height was revealed as well -- 828 meters, or 2,717 feet tall for the building billed as a vertical city of luxury apartments, offices and a hotel.

despite ~에도 불구하고
in the midst of ~이 한창일 때에
financial crisis 재정(금융) 위기
city-state 도시 국가
struggle ~하려고 애쓰다
future potential 장래 가능성
fixate on past mistakes 과거의 실수에 집착(집중)하다
gleaming 반짝반짝 빛나는
a nod to ~에 대한 찬성
sheikhdom sheikh의 관할영토
financial footing 재정의 기초
teeter 흔들리다
money woes 재정상의 어려움
take a back seat 눈에 띄지 않다
extravagant 엄청난, 사치스러운
billed as ~라고 묘사된

이걸 진정 우리나라가 만들었단 말인가..대단하다. 162층에 828m 쿠헐..쵝오!

잇글링의 우연한 발견 :

페라리, 페라리월드, 테마파크, 에드워드권, 자기구상

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