2019年4月16日，法国的标志性建筑——巴黎圣母院突发大火，火灾持续时间约有4个多小时，这场火灾让世人揪心与痛心。
In France, Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic Christian church building on the banks of the Seine, It is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Paris. Its status and historical value are incomparable and it is one of the most brilliant buildings in Eiffel Tower, is little more than a century old. Notre-Dame has stood tall above Paris since the 1200s.
巴黎圣母院大教堂是一座位于塞纳河畔、法国巴黎市中心的哥特式基督教教堂建筑。它的地位、历史价值无与伦比，是历史上最为辉煌的建筑之一。没有景点能像巴黎圣母院一样代表法国。其主要竞争对手是埃菲尔铁塔，也是法国的标志性建筑。不过，虽然埃菲尔铁塔有差不多一个世纪的历史，但巴黎圣母院从13世纪开始就已昂首矗立至今。
Many churches, cathedrals and abbeys in Europe are in the gothic style. The flying buttress，one distinctive characteristic of the gothic architecture, is an effective combination of utility with ornament. The Notre Dame was not originally designed with the flying buttress. When the wall was built higher and higher, it could not carry the weight. So the architects added the flying buttress to support it in the form of the beautiful arch.
欧洲的许多大小教堂和修道院都是哥特风格的。哥特式建筑的特征之一是飞拱，它是实用和装饰的有效结合。最初设计巴黎圣母院时并没有飞拱，当墙越盖越高，却开始支撑不了其重量，于是建筑师们才加入了这些形状漂亮的飞拱来加以支撑。
新闻相关热词：
1.地标性建筑 landmark
Notre Dame de Paris is not only a well-known ancient building, but also a major landmark of Paris.
巴黎圣母院不仅是著名古建筑，也是巴黎的重要地标。
2.哥特式建筑 Gothic building
Gothic architecture is a style that flourished at the peak and end of the Middle Ages. It was developed from Roman architecture and inherited from Renaissance architecture. Originated in France in the twelfth century and lasted until the sixteenth century, Gothic architecture was generally called "French style" in contemporary times, while the word "Gothic style" appeared in the late Renaissance with a derogatory meaning. Gothic architecture features pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying arches.
哥特式建筑（英语：Gothic architecture），或译作歌德式建筑，是一种兴盛于中世纪高峰与末期的建筑风格。它由罗曼式建筑发展而来，为文艺复兴建筑所继承。发源于十二世纪的法国，持续至十六世纪，哥德式建筑在当代普遍被称作“法国式”（Opus Francigenum），“哥德式”一词则于文艺复兴后期出现，带有贬意。哥德式建筑的特色包括尖形拱门、肋状拱顶与飞拱。
3.国家的标志 national symbol
The maple tree leaf is the national symbol of Canada and it is printed on Canada's national flag.
枫树叶是加拿大的象征，加拿大的国旗上印有一片枫树叶。
其他与建筑有关的词汇：
建筑风格
哥特式建筑Gothic architecture
古典建筑classical architecture
文艺复兴建筑Renaissance architecture
巴洛克建筑Baroque architecture
洛可可建筑Rococo architecture
美索不达米亚建筑Mesopotamian architecture
古希腊建筑Greek
古罗马建筑Roman architecture
罗曼式建筑Romanesque architecture
古埃及建筑Egyptian architecture
拜占庭建筑Byzantine architecture
伊斯兰建筑Islamic architecture
世界各国著名建筑物：
故宫the Forbidden City
美国白宫White House
白金汉宫Buckingham Palace
卢浮宫Louvre Museum
大本钟 Capitol and Big Ben
伦敦塔桥 Tower of London bridge
美国自由女神像The Statue of Liberty
法国埃菲尔铁塔 Eiffel Tower
英国的大本钟 Big Ben
悉尼歌剧院 Sydney Opera House
意大利的比萨斜塔 Leaning Tower of Pisa
帝国大厦 Empire State Building
埃及金字塔 The Pyramids
印度泰姬陵Taj Mahal
巴黎凯旋门Arc de Triomphe
日本富士山 Mount Fuji
希腊帕特农神庙 Parthenon Temple
