the Golden Gate Bridge
/ðə ˌɡəʊldən ɡeɪt ˈbrɪdʒ/
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- the famous US bridge that connects San Francisco with Marin County, California, to the north. It is a suspension bridge (= bridge hanging from cables supported by towers at each end) and crosses the Golden Gate, the water between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. It was completed in 1937, and the length of the central section is 4 200 feet/1 281 metres. The bridge takes four years to paint, and the work of painting it never stops.
金门大桥（Golden Gate Bridge）：美国著名的大桥，将旧金山与加利福尼亚州马林县的北部连接起来。它是一座悬索桥，横穿旧金山湾和太平洋之间的金门。它于1937年完工，中央部分的长度为4200英尺/ 1281米。这座桥需要四年的油漆时间，而油漆的工作从未间断。