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1、UNIT1CULTURALHERITAGE2019年4月15日,有数百年历史的法国巴黎圣母院突发大火。一场熊熊大火,烧毁了巴黎的地标性建筑。望着这800多年的古迹在熊熊大火中燃烧,人类艺术瑰宝遭到破坏,人们心痛不已……这是全人类的不幸,是文明的叹息!TheNotreDameCathedralWasonFireOnApril15th,2019,NotreDameCathedral,oneofthemosticonic①structuresinParis,caughtfireandthefirelastedforseveralhours,nearlydestroyingthecenturi
2、es-oldchurch.ThetragedyallbeganwhenfirealarmsrangMondayeveningaspeoplerushedpasttheNotreDameCathedralontheirwayhome.Yetuponseeingthesmoke,andthenlatertheflames,alargecrowdgatheredinhorrorastheywatchedthespire(尖塔)ofthefamouscathedralcollapse②asthefiregrewinsize.ThefireatNotreDamestartedinornearth
3、espiressome295feetfromtheground.AccordingtoDunn,afireexpert,thiswasextremelyproblematicfortworeasons.“Ifyou’veeverbeenintheatticofachurch,you’llinstantlynoticeit’sallmadeofwood,whichofcoursemakesitripeforafiretospreadquickly.Second,firehosescanonlyreachamaximum③heightoffiftyfeet,makingthespiresi
4、nNotreDameextremely④difficulttoaddress.”Therewasapointwhentheworldcollectively⑤helditsbreathasthefateofNotreDamewasverymuchunclear.YetParisianfirefightersprevailed⑥,eventually⑦savingtheentirestructurefromtotaldestruction.Thatbringsustothedifficultbutimportantdiscussionofwhattodomovingforwardwith
5、thecountlessotherplacesofworshiparoundtheworld.“Ifcenturies-oldplacesofworshipwanttoprotecttheirbuildings,theymustinstallautomaticsprinklers,”Dunnargues.“Theproblemis,noonewantstodothatbecauseitcoulddefacethebeautifulinteriors(内部).Butthat’sreallytheonlywaytheycanensuretheirstructurewilllastanoth
6、ercentury.Iftheydon’ttakethisproblemseriously,anyotherplacesofworshiparoundtheworldcouldsufferthefateasNotreDame.”词海拾贝①iconicadj.标志性的②collapsev.倒塌③maximumadj.最大极限的④extremelyadv.极度⑤collectivelyadv.集体地⑥prevailv.战胜⑦eventuallyadv.最终典句欣赏OnApril15th,2019,NotreDameCathedral,oneofthemosticonicstructures
7、inParis,caughtfireandthefirelastedforseveralhours,nearlydestroyingthecenturies-oldchurch.翻译:2019年4月15日,巴黎最具代表性的建筑之一巴黎圣母院失火,大火持续了几个小时,几乎摧毁了这座有着数百年历史的教堂。分析:本句是一个简单句。oneofitsmosticonicstructuresinParis是主语的同位语,nearlydestroying..
