The Awesome Building
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Last Sunday, I went to Asakusa area to see the Tokyo Sky Tree, which is now under construction. The Tokyo Sky Tree will appear in Sumida Ward, Tokyo in 2011. Boasting a height of 634.0 m, the tower will be one of the world’s tallest. It's now over 500m, and has become a popular topic with the media. I have never seen such a tall building up close, so I wanted to see it once with my own eyes.
As usual, I went there by bike. The tower was conspicuous at a great distance. I could see it from 10 km away. Because I wanted to feel the punch of its existence, I got as close to it as possible. The tower was so humongous, more tremendous than I had expected. I couldn't grasp the entire structure of it from the base. It's no exaggeration to say that I was awed by the majesty of the tower.
When I got there, a TV crew was collecting news materials about the popularity of this tower, and there were crowds of curious people gathered around the construction site. One by one, the reporter asked the spectators about the impression they had of the tower, and they replied in an equable manner, "Awestruck," "fascinated," "impressed," and so on. I really agreed with what they were saying.
When the reporter asked one sunburned backpacker he said,
"I am bummed. It’s underwhelming. Far from my expectations. should not have come."
I could hardly believe my ears. It would be the symbol of Tokyo, and he looked Japanese. Why？ I didn't understand him.
He continued,"
"I trekked around the world and I saw AWESOME buildings such as Burj Khalifa, the Watts Towers, etc. The Tokyo Sky Tree is not so awesome. And this tower doesn't exist to the world.”
The party grew chilly．The reporter smiled obscurely, stopped interviewing him and left. She seemed to think that he had acted up in order to differentiate himself from others and push himself forward in front of the camera. So did I.
But after I came home, I had second thoughts about him. I googled Burj Khalifa and the Watts Towers. I learned about them.
All that he said might have been right.
Pictures
left＊The Tokyo Sky Tree and the spectators
middle＊Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft.).
right＊The Watts Towers in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 30 m(99 ft.). The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato ("Sam" or "Simon") Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years, from 1921 to 1954.
As usual, I went there by bike. The tower was conspicuous at a great distance. I could see it from 10 km away. Because I wanted to feel the punch of its existence, I got as close to it as possible. The tower was so humongous, more tremendous than I had expected. I couldn't grasp the entire structure of it from the base. It's no exaggeration to say that I was awed by the majesty of the tower.
When I got there, a TV crew was collecting news materials about the popularity of this tower, and there were crowds of curious people gathered around the construction site. One by one, the reporter asked the spectators about the impression they had of the tower, and they replied in an equable manner, "Awestruck," "fascinated," "impressed," and so on. I really agreed with what they were saying.
When the reporter asked one sunburned backpacker he said,
"I am bummed. It’s underwhelming. Far from my expectations. should not have come."
I could hardly believe my ears. It would be the symbol of Tokyo, and he looked Japanese. Why？ I didn't understand him.
He continued,"
"I trekked around the world and I saw AWESOME buildings such as Burj Khalifa, the Watts Towers, etc. The Tokyo Sky Tree is not so awesome. And this tower doesn't exist to the world.”
The party grew chilly．The reporter smiled obscurely, stopped interviewing him and left. She seemed to think that he had acted up in order to differentiate himself from others and push himself forward in front of the camera. So did I.
But after I came home, I had second thoughts about him. I googled Burj Khalifa and the Watts Towers. I learned about them.
All that he said might have been right.
Pictures
left＊The Tokyo Sky Tree and the spectators
middle＊Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft.).
right＊The Watts Towers in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 30 m(99 ft.). The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato ("Sam" or "Simon") Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years, from 1921 to 1954.
It's now over 500m and has become became a popular topic of conversation on with the media.
I have never seen such a tall building close up closely, so I wanted to see it once with my own eyes once.
As Because I wanted to feel the punch of its existence, I approached got it as close to it as possible.
When I reached got there, a TV camera crew was collecting news materials about the popularity of this tower.
When I got there, a TV crew was collecting news materials about the popularity of this tower, and there were crowds of curious people gathered around the construction site. I would connect these two sentences so you aren't starting the second sentence with 'and'. It flows better that way.
One by one, the reporter asked the spectators about the impression they had of the tower one by one, and they replied in an equable manner, "Great," "Awesome," "Amazing," and so on.
When the reporter asked one sunburned backpacker he said, "I am bummed...
He said, I suggest you don't make this a new sentence. Keep it with the last part and use 'when' instead of 'then'. It is more natural that way.
"I trekked around the world and I saw the AWESOME buildings such as Burj Khalifa, the Watts Towers, etc.
The party grew chilly．The reporter smiled obscurely, and stopped interviewing him and left.
She seemed to think that he had acted up in order to differentiate himself from others and push himself forward in front of the camera.
And So did I. Or 'I agreed'.
I googled for Burj Khalifa and the Watts Towers.
All what that he said might have been right.
Pictures:
Boasting a height of 634.0 m, the tower will be one of the world’s tallest.
It's now over 500 m, and has become a popular topic of conversation on the media.
I have never seen such a tall building up close, so I wanted to see it with my own eyes for once. (Or "at least once.")
I could see it from 10 km away.
The reporter asked the spectators about the impression of the tower one by one, and they replied in an equable manner, "Great," "Awesome," "Amazing," and so on. (Equable means something like calm, dispassionate, and not influenced by emotion. "Awestruck," "fascinated," or "impressed" seem more like ways they might feel.)
Far from my expectations. (The plural form is used more often like this.)
I googled for Burj Khalifa and the Watts Towers.
All of what he said might have been right.
In spite of the fact that I cannot correct your entry because I can speak neither Italian nor German, you corrected my entry. I don't know how I should return the courtesy to you. I don't know how to thank you enough.
Do you think so？ I'm relieved to hear that. I was almost persuaded by him.
Today I learned those dynamic expressions, “Awestruck," "fascinated," and "impressed." Those vocabularies made my entry vivid.
Thank you. Leave it to me. I'll see to it.I am looking forward to your Japanese entry. :)
The Tokyo Sky Tree will appear in Sumida Ward, Tokyo in 2011.
I don't understand what you mean here... Is it being moved? Can you see it from there? Is Sumida Ward where Asakusa is?
I'd never seen such a tall building up close, so I wanted to see it once with my own eyes.
The tower was conspicuous at a great distance.
The tower is obvious even from a long way away.
It's easy to find, even from far away.
etc.
The register seems to be a problem here. Conspicuous doesn't seem to fit the feel of the rest of the article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Register_(sociolinguistics)
Register is one of the most difficult concepts to master.
Because I wanted to experience the whole sensation (of being near such a tall tower), I got as close to it as possible.
The tower was humongous, more tremendous than I had expected.orThe tower was huge, even more imposing than I had expected.The tower's imposing presence was even more powerful than I had expected.
No so before humongous. Also, humongous seems to be used more in spoken language than writing. Two ous adjectives in one sentence seems to be a little mach.
I couldn't even see the entire structure from its base.
It's no exaggeration to say that I was awed by its majestic presence.
One by one, the reporter asked the spectators about the impression they had of the tower, and they all had similar replies, "Awestruck," "fascinated," "impressed," and so on.
However, when the reporter asked one sunburned backpacker he said,
Adding however make's your change in tone more clear.
I shouldn't have come."
"I trekked around the world, and I saw AWESOME buildings such as Burj Khalifa and the Watts Towers.
You already have such as.
And it isn't renowned internationally.”
The party quickly grew chilly. The reporter smiled obscurely, stopped interviewing him, and left.
middle＊Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft.).
The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years, from 1921 to 1954.
If the article was mainly about him, I might find it appropriate to write the three names he used. But he is a small part. I think one name, and possibly his most common nickname, is sufficient.