In1883acreativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingwasinspiredbyanideatobuildagreatbridgeconnectingNewYorkwiththeLongIsland.HoweverbridgebuildingexpertsthoughtthatthiswasanimpossibleprojectandtoldRoeblingtoforgetit.ButRoeblingcouldnotignorethevisionofthisbridge.AftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionhemanagedtoconvincehissonWashingtonanengineerthatthebridgecouldbebuilt.

Thefatherandsondevelopedconceptsofhowitcouldbecompletedandhowthedifficultiescouldbeovercome.Afterthattheybegantobuildtheirdreambridge.

Theprojectstartedwellbutwhenitwasonlyafewmonthsunderway(在进行中)atragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwasalsoinjuredandleftwithacertainamountofbraindamagewhichmadehimunabletowalkortalkorevenmove.

EveryonehadanegativecommentsincetheRoeblingsweretheonlyonewhoknewhowtobuildthebridge.InspiteofthesedifficultiesWashingtonwasneverdiscouragedandstillhadaburningdesiretocompletethebridge.Itseemedthattherewasamessageforhimnottogiveup.Suddenlyanideahithim.Allhecoulddowastomoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingitheslowlydevelopedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswife.Thenheusedthesamemethodoftappingherarmtotelltheengineerswhattodo.Theprojectwasunderwayagain.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeronhiswife'sarmuntilthebridgewasfinallycompleted.

TodaytheBrooklynBridgestandsinallitsglorytothevictoryofoneman'sdeterminationnottobedefeatedbycircumstances.Thisisoneofthebestexamplesofanever-say-dieattitudethatovercomesaterriblephysicaldisabilityandachievesanimpossiblegoal.

1．WhenJohnRoeblinghadtheideaofbuildingthebridge________.

A.hissonsupportedhimimmediately

B.manyexpertsthoughtitimpossible

C.therewasnobridgearoundNewYork

D.hepersuadedthegovernmenttosupporthim

2．Whatistherightorderofthefollowingstatements?

a.TheRoeblingstalkedaboutthepossibilitiesofbuildingthebridge.

b.Washingtonbecamedisabled.

c.JohnRoeblingbelievedthatbuildingthebridgewa