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This is Abu Dhabi, home to some of the world's most striking construction projects.
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And there's another one being built right here.
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It might not look like much yet, but work is underway to build a record-breaking aquarium, one that will blow all the others out of the water.
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The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago holds about 19 million litres of water.
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Qimlong Ocean Kingdom in China holds 49 million and is currently the world's largest.
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But when SeaWorld Abu Dhabi completes it'll likely contain a whopping 58 million litres of water.
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That's the same as 23.2 Olympic pools.
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Designing and building a tank this big poses an extreme engineering challenge.
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It has to withstand immense water pressure, letting the right amount of light for tens of thousands of species to survive
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and immerse millions of visitors in an underwater world.
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This is how Abu Dhabi is building the world's largest aquarium.
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year, millions of people flock to Abu Dhabi for its white sandy beaches, unique architecture and world-class resorts.
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In the middle of it all, there's Yas Island, where tourists' wildest dreams come true.
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It's a 25-kilometre strip of land packed with hotels, restaurants, theme parks, malls, a Formula 1 track and pretty soon SeaWorld Abu Dhabi.
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When its doors open in 2023, the Marine Life theme park will span 183,000 square metres.
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Inside there'll be five floors of displays with more than 68,000 marine animals, including manta rays, sea turtles, reptiles and amphibians.
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Oh my.
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Unlike other SeaWorlds, this one won't have any orcas.
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But it will have this, the endless vista, a 20-metre vertical window stretching up across several levels.
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Now this isn't just any old design challenge.
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The team has to construct a structure that millions of people can pass through
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and create a liveable habitat for thousands of different animals.
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So-called immersive aquarium design like this aims to replicate a natural environment,
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and usually includes elements like artificial coral or rocks and little access to sunlight to prevent algae growth.
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Now, the aquarium in Abu Dhabi is a lot bigger than most, so all these factors, from strength to sunlight, are going to be magnified.
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But before we get into all that, a quick word from today's sponsor, Masterworks.
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SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is part of a $3.2 billion investment in new construction at Yass Island.
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But the developers' spending spree stands in pretty stark contrast to the rest of the world,
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where investors are seeing some of their worst losses in history. $36 trillion in stocks
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and bonds were wiped out in less than a year.
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It's already down an average 34% this year, its worst performance in 100 years.
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Despite massive losses in other markets, Masterworks has sold eight paintings, five this year alone.
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Those sales produced net returns to their investors of up to 39%.
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Now let's get back to the video.
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You're probably wondering how aquarium glass like this doesn't shatter from the sheer pressure of millions of litres of water.
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Well, normally big aquariums aren't actually made with glass.
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Instead, they're built with massive acrylic sheets called plexiglass.
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That's because acrylic is up to 17 times stronger than regular glass and half as dense.
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It's also clearer than glass and is easier to bend into shapes like curbs, tubes and bubbles.
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Now acrylic isn't just used in aquariums.
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You'll also find it at your local hockey rink, inside submarines and in aeroplane windows.
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SeaWorld Abu Dhabi wouldn't give us details on exactly how their tanks are being engineered, But the acrylic walls at the Georgia Aquarium,
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which has about half the capacity of the one in Abu Dhabi, are two feet thick.
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And of course, there's the small question of exactly how to get millions of litres of water into these tanks.
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We're not exactly sure how SeaWorld plans to do it in Abu Dhabi, but there are generally two ways this happens.
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If an aquarium is landlocked, like the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, then millions of litres of tap water are pumped into the building and treated to remove chemicals.
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In Georgia, the team added 680,000 kilo bags of instant salt to create a saltwater tank.
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But if an aquarium is by the coast, you've got the option of bringing water straight in from the sea.
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Where are we?
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Are we close to open ocean?
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Yes, I think, well, I don't know.
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California's Monterey Bay Aquarium, yes, that's the one slightly adapted in Finding Dory, is located on the coast.
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So they built two 16-inch pipes
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that sit just above the sea floor of the Monterey Bay and pump up to 2,000 gallons per minute into the building.
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Deep-sea water is full of nutrients like nitrate and phosphate that allow marine plants and animals to grow.
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But it also means lots of barnacles, algae and invertebrates can clog up the intake pipes.
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So every six weeks the team shoots large foam plugs through the pipes to clear out any growth.
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This isn't the first time that the UAE has kept new mega developments under wraps until they're complete.
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Over in Dubai, the world's deepest pool was quietly constructed under a building structure so that when it officially opened, it dwarfed the previous record.
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Just a year ago, SeaWorld's press releases said the new site would hold 25 million litres of water.
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Today, the developer says it's expected to hold 58 million litres.
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This will be the first new SeaWorld marine life park in more than 30 years.
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And if the UAE's past endeavours are anything to go by, it's going to be unlike anything we've seen before.
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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “Why the World’s Biggest Aquarium is Being Built in Secret” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: aquarium, Dhabi, Abu, litres, Masterworks. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 73 cümle ve 1118 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 8:04 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 139 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin yalnızca %77’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında, bu yüzden kelime dağarcığı zorlayıcı.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodaki en ileri düzey 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| aquarium isim | /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ | akvaryum, fanus |
| litre isim | /ˈli.tɚ/ | litre |
| investor isim | /ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/ | yatırımcı, sermayedar |
| alga isim | /ˈæl.ɡə/ | alg, su yosunu |
| metre isim | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | metre |
| sunlight isim | /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ | güneş ışığı |
| developer isim | /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ | geliştirici |
| amphibian isim | /æmˈfɪbɪən/ | iki yaşamlı, amfibi |
| barnacle isim | /ˈbɑɹnəkl̩/ | sülükayaklı |
| invertebrate isim | /ɪnˈvəːtɪbrət/ | omurgasız |
| kilogram isim | /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/ | kilogram, kilo |
| kilometre isim | /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ | kilometre, çakrım ("verst") |
| nitrate isim | /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ | nitrat |
| reptile isim | /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ | sürüngen |
| nutrient isim | /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ | besin |
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | being built · be magnified · were wiped |
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | has told · has shrunk · has sold |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı you're, isn't, they're gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 21 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: shatter /ˈʃætɚ/, allocation /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/, fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/, sheer /ʃɪɚ/, inflation /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: aquarium /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, invertebrate /ɪnˈvəːtɪbrət/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, allocation /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; aquarium, litre, investor gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
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