Firstly, the tower will not be completely self-supporting, partly relying on its tensioned steel cables for stability.

首先，这座塔无法实现完全的自我支撑，部分要依靠拉紧的钢索来保持稳定。

And it's red because of the zinc paint that goes on those stainless steel cables.

金门大桥是红色的原因是钢索上喷的锌漆。

Then, they temporarily counterbalanced the structure with 600 tons of lead ingots before anchoring the base with steel cables.

然后，用钢缆固定底座之前，他们暂时用600吨铅锭平衡了结构。

In addition, the tower will be steadied by an array of steel cables, reaching up from an extensive new plaza below.

此外，该塔将由一排钢索来稳定，从塔底宽敞的新广场向上延伸。

Now, why was that? Well, the main reason was that steel cables degrade very, very quickly in contact with salt water.

为什么会这样呢？主要的原因是钢丝绳接触咸水后很容易腐蚀。

Although it looks solid from a distance, the reflector was a series of aluminum panels carefully suspended on steel cables.

虽然从远处看起来很坚固，但反射器是一系列小心地悬挂在钢缆上的铝板。

In fact, by the early 1940's, even though steel cables were available, most ships in the United States Navy were not moored with steel cables; they were moored with Manila hemp ropes.

事实上，在20 世纪40 年代初期，尽管钢丝绳能买到，但是大多数的美国海军船停泊时用的不是钢丝绳；这些船用的是马尼拉麻绳。

The Arecibo telescope was designed with a triangular platform suspended by steel cables above the dish to support the various instruments used to gather radio signals.

阿雷西博望远镜的设计有一个由钢缆悬挂在碟形天线上方的三角形平台，以支撑用于收集无线电信号的各种仪器。

Your man may be floundering in a swamp, and by all means throw him a rope if he is … but there's no need to knock him unconscious with ninety feet of steel cable.

你的读者也许在沼泽里挣扎，甭管怎么说扔给他一根绳索… … 但绝对没必要拿根九十英尺的钢索把他迎头打晕。