4月15日晚，有著悠久歷史的巴黎聖母院被大火吞噬，聖母院的塔尖倒塌，這對生活在巴黎的人們無疑是一個巨大的打擊，災難發生時，甚至有人大喊：巴黎被斬首了。引用圓明園官方所說：衷心祈願文物都能夠遠離災難，代代相承。
11-1.
The spectacle of flames leaping from the cathedral’s wooden roof – its spire glowing red then turning into a virtual cinder.
火焰在大教堂的木製屋頂上熊熊燃燒，尖頂閃耀著紅光，然後幾乎化為灰燼。
11-2.
President Emmanuel Macron said in a brief and solemn speech at Notre-Dame on Monday night, vowing that the cathedral would be rebuilt.
法國總統埃曼努爾.馬克龍週一晚間在聖母元發表了講話，發誓將重建大教堂。
11-3.
A jewel of medieval Gothic architecture built in the 12th and 13th centuries, Notre-Dame is a landmark not only for Paris, where it squats firmly yet gracefully at its very center, but for all the world.
巴黎聖母院優雅地雄踞於巴黎中心，是12世紀和13世紀哥特式建築的瑰寶，它不僅是巴黎的地標性建築，也是全世界的著名建築。
11-4.
Billowing out, the smoke started turning gray, then black, making it clear that a fire was growing inside the cathedral, which is currently covered in scaffolding.
隨著濃煙滾滾而出，開始是灰色，然後變成黑色，這清楚地表明，目前腳手架覆蓋的大堂內，火勢正在蔓延。
11-5.
Thousands stood on the banks of the Seine river and watched in shock as the fire tore through the cathedral’s wooden roof and brought down the spire.
數千人站在塞納河邊，震驚地看著大火衝破大教堂的木質屋頂，摧毀塔尖。
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