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听力原文及翻译

Yeah, I mean it's named the Frances Scott Key Bridge after a man who composed America's national anthem, but it's known colloquially as the Key Bridge. And it is absolutely a key bridge in this region, connecting Baltimore and points to the south with northern and eastern Maryland.

是的，我的意思是，这座桥以一位创作美国国歌的人的名字命名为弗朗西斯·斯科特·基桥，但它俗称基桥。它绝对是这个地区的一座关键桥梁，连接巴尔的摩和南部与马里兰州北部和东部。

Every single person that lives in this region will have traveled across that bridge, or on multiple occasions. It's part of Interstate 695, which stretches north through Maryland and on upwards into Pennsylvania. And to have this bridge now, as it will inevitably be out of commission...

住在这个地区的每个人都会多次经过这座桥。它是 695 号州际公路的一部分，这条公路向北延伸穿过马里兰州，一直延伸到宾夕法尼亚州。现在有了这座桥，因为它将不可避免地退役……

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