英文看天下：大火中的圣母院

喜艾笔记之巴黎圣母院大火

1.The iconic spire at the top of the Notre DameCathedral in Paris collapsed after a major fire broke out Monday evening. Videoshowed part of the roof of the cathedral collapsing onto itself.

iconic   标志性的

spire   塔尖

Notre Dame Cathedral   巴黎圣母院

collapse   倒塌，坍塌

major   大的

break out   (火灾、战争等)爆发

例句：Aquarrel broke out between them.

他们间爆发了一场争吵。

roof   屋顶

2.The structure of the Notre Dame Cathedral hasbeen saved from a massive fire that had threatened to gut the 800-year-oldbeloved landmark, fire officials said late Monday.

structure   结构

massive   巨大的，严重的

threaten   威胁，有…的危险

gut   摧毁

例句：Firegutted the building and left only the brick wall standing.

大火烧毁了建筑物的内部，只留下断壁残墙。

beloved   受钟爱的，被喜爱的

landmark   地标

official   官员

3."I'm telling you all tonight -- we willrebuild this cathedral together. This is probably part of the French destiny.And we will do it in the next years. Starting tomorrow, a national donationscheme will be started that will extend beyond our borders," Macron said.

destiny   命运

donation   捐款，捐赠

scheme    计划，方案

extend beyond  延伸到…之外

border   国界，边界

4.It symbolizes the city of Paris, it's a cathedralof Paris, but it's also always been considered a cathedral of France. Itssymbolism really resonates through its religious significance and its civil andnational significance.

symbolize   v.象征

symbolism  n. 象征意义

resonate   产生共鸣，回响

religious   宗教的

significance  重要意义

civil   国民的，平民的

5.Notre Dame is considered the most famous Gothiccathedral ever built. Its picturesque stained-glass rose windows were made ofhundreds of panes, depicting various biblical images like apostles and angels.

Gothic   哥特式的

picturesque  栩栩如生的，古色古香的

stained-glass  彩色玻璃

pane   窗格，窗玻璃

biblical   有关《圣经》的

apostle   宗徒，使徒