美国有线新闻 CNN 巴黎圣母院遭遇火灾 顶部塔尖已倒塌

 

CARL AZUZ: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. A devastating¹ fire at the world's most famous Gothic cathedral is our first story today on CNN 10.

During the afternoon rush hour on Monday, fire trucks were fighting traffic in Paris, France to get to Notre Dame². It's a Catholic church whose construction began in the 12th century. And as we produced this show, some of its features, like a spire³ that sat on top of the cathedral, had been lost.

The commander general of the Paris fire brigade said the first call to emergency services indicated that the fire had broken out in Notre Dame's attic⁴.

When we produced this show, officials didn't know what caused the blaze or if anyone was injured. There was scaffolding around the building, as renovations were being done.

Notre Dame is one of the most popular tourist attractions in a city that has a lot of them. An estimated 13 million people visit the cathedral each year. In addition to a landmark⁵, it's also a functioning church. And the blaze occurred during the Christian⁶ Holy Week between the holidays of Palm Sunday and Easter.

A French government official said, exceptional efforts were being made to save what was left of the cathedral. Workers were reportedly able to get some of Notre Dame's famous artwork out of the burning building. But as far as the structure itself went, firefighters weren't sure last night what they could salvage⁷. Tributes, memories, and prayers were being offered from all over Europe and America.

1 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

2 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

3 spire   

n.(教堂)尖顶，尖塔，高点

参考例句：

• The church spire was struck by lightning.教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击。
• They could just make out the spire of the church in the distance.他们只能辨认出远处教堂的尖塔。

4 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

5 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

7 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。