For example, in Roman times, engineers discovered that if the upstream supports of a bridge were shaped to offer little resistance to the current of a stream or river, they would last longer.

例如，在罗马时代，工程师们发现如果桥的上游的桥墩建成对目前河流水阻力小的形状，桥墩的寿命会更长。

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Some historians trace it back to the summer of 2003, when Roman Abramovich pitched up in London and began shovelling tenners on to the glowing embers in the furnace at Stamford Bridge.

有些历史学家认为这种感情的起点应该是2003年的夏天，彼时罗曼·阿布拉莫维奇君临伦敦，开始为斯坦福桥的崛起贡献着自己无穷无尽的英镑。

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Afternoon is spent in ancient Roman city of Bath with tour including historic town, Pulteney Bridge and Royal Crescent.

下午您可以在古老的罗马风格小镇——巴斯自由徜徉，漫步普尔特尼桥上，感受皇家新月楼的恢弘气势。

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The remains of the abutment that supported the Roman bridge stand a hundred yards from the present course of the river.

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The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels the longest measuring 275 m created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.

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