世界第二高樓即將在上海開放

Shanghai (AFP) - The world's second tallestbuilding, Shanghai Tower, will soon open inthe Chinese financial capital with a twist -- a 120-degree twist, to be exact.

上海（法新社）——世界第二高樓上海塔將在上海開放，這座扭轉的大樓其扭轉度達到了120度。

A softened triangular "outerskin" is literally twisted around a circular core, sending the glass andsteel tower spiralling 632 metres (2,086 feet) into the grey sky above thecity.

一層軟化的三角形"外層皮膚"被扭轉、覆蓋在這座大廈的圓形內核外，這座由鋼鐵和玻璃構成的大樓高達632米。

State-backed developer Shanghai TowerConstruction and Development Co. views the modern design as a symbol of China'sfuture, a super-tall building in the city's gleaming Pudong financial district,which did not even exist 25 years ago.

國家支持的開發商上海塔樓建設和發展有限公司視這座現代建築爲中國未來的象徵，一座豎立在繁華的浦東金融區的超高建築，而浦東金融區在25年前甚至還不存在。