the Pan Am Building
/ðə ˌpæn ˈæm bɪldɪŋ/
/ðə ˌpæn ˈæm bɪldɪŋ/
- one of the best-known buildings in New York, near Grand Central Station, built by Pan American World Airways and completed in 1963. It has the shape of a plane wing. The building was sold to an insurance company in 1991 and was then officially the Met Life Building, though many people continue to use its original name.
泛美大厦（Pan Am Building）：纽约最著名的建筑之一，靠近中央车站，由泛美世界航空公司（Pan American World Airways）建造，于1963年完工。它具有飞机机翼的形状。该建筑物于1991年出售给一家保险公司，后来正式成为大都会人寿大厦，尽管许多人继续使用其原始名称。