Complete the passage with appropriate words or expressions chosen from the bus . Change the form when necessary . _ alternate confront dedication determination fantasy grace highlight hug numerous scared tension vain in one s mind s eye on the other hand In 1883 John Roebling a creative engineer got an inspiration to build a bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City . However bridge building experts thought it was only a（1） _ and told him to forget about it . Roebling , nevertheless , convinced his son , Washington , an up - and - coming engineer , that the bridge could be built . The two of them discussed in detail how it could be accomplished and how to overcome the obstacles 2 ) _ them . Somehow they convinced bankers to finance ( 为... 提供经费 ) the project and work started on their dream bridge
Complete the passage with appropriate words or expressions chosen from the bus . Change the form when necessary . _ alternate confront dedication determination fantasy grace highlight hug numerous scared tension vain in one s mind s eye on the other hand
In 1883 John Roebling a creative engineer got an inspiration to build a bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City . However bridge building experts thought it was only a（1） _ and told him to forget about it . Roebling , nevertheless , convinced his son , Washington , an up - and - coming engineer , that the bridge could be built . The two of them discussed in detail how it could be accomplished and how to overcome the obstacles 2 ) _ them . Somehow they convinced bankers to finance ( 为... 提供经费 ) the project and work started on their dream bridge
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答案
- fantasy；fantasy：幻想，幻觉；However... forget about it . however起到前
后转折作用，说明前面他们想建造的大桥是不切实际的幻想，最好可以忘记这个念头，故填fantasy。
- scared；scared adj.令人害怕的；v.scare的过去式；The
...them 他们二人讨论了如何完成的细节并讨论了那些恐吓他们的困难要如何克服，用scared做后置定语修饰obstacle，故填scared。
解析
根据上下文，John Roebling 想要建造一座横跨纽约市曼哈顿和布鲁克林之间的东河的大桥。然而，桥梁建设专家认为这只是一个幻想，并告诉他忘记这个想法。
步骤 2：选择合适的词汇
根据上下文，我们需要选择一个词来描述桥梁建设专家对这个想法的看法。在给定的词汇中，"fantasy"（幻想）最符合这个语境。
步骤 3：理解第二空
第二空需要填入一个词来描述他们讨论如何克服的困难。根据上下文，这些困难是“恐吓”他们的，因此我们需要选择一个合适的词来描述这些困难。
步骤 4：选择合适的词汇
在给定的词汇中，"scared"（令人害怕的）最符合这个语境，因为它可以用来描述那些恐吓他们的困难。