A shuttle on the launch pad measures 184 feet (56 meters) tall from the tip of the external tank down to the aft skirts of its twin solid rocket boosters.
从外部燃料箱的顶端至船尾固体火箭助推器的裙摆，发射台上的航天飞机高184英尺(56米)。
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The captain got permission to fly over what had been the site of the Twin Towers at the southern tip of Manhattan, now a smoking ruin.
机长被允许飞越曼哈顿岛南角，我看到曾经的双子塔，现在变成了一个冒着浓烟的废墟。
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The twin pipelines that will deliver the oil and gas to the island's southern tip cross around 1, 000 rivers and streams, many of which are used by spawning salmon.