Los Angeles has a great many attractions it is known for: the Hollywood sign, the TCL Chinese Theaters, the stars along Hollywood Boulevard, just to name a few — and that’s not even touching on the many great art and history museums in the city or the nearby Disneyland. Now LA has yet another fun attraction to add to its collection: a glass slide that’s 305 meters high.

Almost 305 meters above the city, there is a 13.7-meter-long, 3.18-cm-thick clear glass slide attached to the side of the U.S. Bank building, which allows riders to slide down from the 70th floor to the 69th. There is also an adjoining 360-degree observation deck called the Skyspace, which gives visitors more time to enjoy the view or realize their fear of heights.

According to Instagram fans, the Skyslide is pretty cool.

The slide is as cool as it looks — it cost as much as a roller coaster to build: US$3.5 million! We’re not sure what’s more terrifying: the price tag or the actual experience.

To ride, visitors board a gray mat and pull it up over their feet to form a makeshift sled, then scoot themselves over the precipice. Commence screaming! Concerned about traffic jams? Don’t be: Only one person may go at a time.

And don’t worry, the slide is perfectly safe. Lucy Rumantir, president and chief executive of the company that owns the building, told the Los Angeles Times that “the slide is strong enough to hang a school bus filled with people off it.” That’s pretty strong.

Nonetheless, if you are not comfortable riding the slide, you can chill out on the Skyspace and take in the view. To ease those nerves with liquid courage, the Skyspace will also host a small bar.

Tickets to visit the Skyspace are US$25 for adults, US$22 for seniors, and US$19 for children aged 3-12. A ride on the Skyslide costs an additional US$8.

洛杉矶有许多著名景点，例如好莱坞标志，TCL中国大剧院，好莱坞星光大道 — 更别说那些伟大的艺术和历史博物馆，还有附近的迪斯尼乐园。现在洛杉矶又多了一个有趣的景点：305米高的玻璃滑梯。

洛杉矶的联邦银行大楼一侧装有一个13.7米长，3.18厘米厚的透明玻璃滑梯，离地面大约305米高，乘客可以从第七十层滑到第六十九层。旁边还有一个360度观景

台，称为skyspace，给游客更多时间来享受美景或发现自己的恐高症。

图片分享应用Instagram的粉丝说，空中滑梯相当酷。

这个滑梯跟看起来一样酷，建造它的成本赶上过山车了：350万美元！我们不确定它的价格和实际乘坐它的体验哪个更惊人。

要玩这个滑梯，游客坐在一个灰色的垫子上，将垫子拉起，盖过自己的脚，形成一个简易的雪橇，然后迅速滑下滑梯。准备开始尖叫！怕撞到别人？无需担心：每次只让一个人滑。

而且不必别担心，滑梯非常安全。露

西•罗曼特尔是该建筑业主公司的总裁兼首席执行官，她告诉《洛杉矶时报》说，“这个滑梯足以挂住一辆挤满人的校车。”那是相当的牢靠。

不过，如果你不放心滑滑梯，可以在观景台上放松一下看看风景。空中观景平台设有一个小酒吧，可以喝点酒水压压惊。

空中观景平台的门票价格为成人25美

元，老年人22美元，3-12岁的儿童19美元。乘坐空中滑梯加收8美元。

(Chinadaily.com.cn)

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

   【悬崖】xuányá precipice a very steep side of a mountain or cliff

    【酒胆】jǐudǎn liquid courage used when explaining alcohol as a catalyst for bravery, particularly in a party or public setting