步步驚心：張家界將開放世界最長最高玻璃橋

Cue the sweaty palms.
這可能會(huì)讓你嚇得手心出汗。

Travelers will soon be able to walk across the world's longest and highest glass-bottom bridge, which spans two cliffs in China's Hunan province.
游客們很快就可以體驗(yàn)這座世界最長最高的玻璃橋了。這座橋建在中國湖南省，橫跨兩座懸崖。

This week, workers were photographed installing the bridge's first piece of glass.
本周，工人被拍到正在橋上安放第一塊玻璃。

Set against dramatic landscapes in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the bridge is 430 meters long, six meters wide and hovers over a 300-meter vertical drop.
這座橋懸于半空，全長430米，寬6米，垂直高度達(dá)300米。站在橋上面可以一覽張家界國家森林公園的壯麗景觀。

Construction on the bridge was originally expected to be finished at the end of 2015. It's now set to open in May this year.
玻璃橋原本預(yù)計(jì)將在2015年底完工，最新消息稱將于今年5月份開放。

World's highest catwalk?
世界最高的T臺？

Designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, the glass-bottom bridge will also feature the world's highest bungee jump and serve as a runway for fashion shows.
這座玻璃橋由以色列建筑師渡堂海設(shè)計(jì)。橋上還設(shè)有世界最高的蹦極跳臺，同時(shí)還可作為時(shí)裝表演的T臺。

Hanging above Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, it will be able to hold up to 800 people at once.
這座橋懸掛在張家界大峽谷的上空，一次可以容納800名游客。

Digital renderings of the bridge highlight the architectural firm's vision -- to build a glass structure that fades into the clouds.
玻璃棧道的數(shù)字效果圖展現(xiàn)了建筑公司的愿景——建一座高聳入云的玻璃建筑。

Stunning as the view is, tourists will likely tread carefully.
盡管橋上美景震撼人心，游客們在行走的時(shí)候還是會(huì)小心翼翼。

In October last year, cracks appeared in a mountainside glass walkway in Yuntaishan Scenic Park, in China's central Henan province, just two weeks after opening.
去年10月，河南省云臺山世界地質(zhì)公園新建的玻璃棧道開通后僅僅兩周就出現(xiàn)了裂紋。

The incident sent visitors running and screaming in panic, according to witnesses.
目擊者稱，事故發(fā)生時(shí)游客們奔跑、尖叫，全都嚇壞了。

Park officials said the damage was superficial and posed no threat to safety.
公園方面解釋說，玻璃棧道的裂紋只是表面破損，不會(huì)對安全構(gòu)成威脅。

英文來源：CNN
譯者：游凡渺
審校&編輯：丹妮