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哥特式建筑带着浓重的宗教色彩,这使她超越了单纯的艺术表现,也比中世纪其他的文化成就更让人叹为观止。她有高耸入云的尖塔,棱纹拱顶;她大多是教堂;她的代表作品就是我们熟知的巴黎圣母院……
Many diversified1 characteristics will help identify a structure as Gothic: ogee archways, ribbed vaults2, and the wondrous3 flying buttresses4 are a few. Yet, it is always the craft placed high above, which captures our eyes and imaginations most effectively.
Since all works of religious art rise beyond mere5 artistic6 expression, bearing potent7 symbolic8 reference, we must accept that our attention was intended to be focused upwards9. Within the span of the passing centuries, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages themselves rise up above other cultural achievements. At the center of these towering legacies10 resides Notre Dame11 de Paris, "Our Lady".
重点词汇
Gothic a. 哥特式的
ogee n. 弯曲,S形
archway n. 拱门,拱道
vault n. 拱顶
ribbed a. 有棱纹的,有肋骨的
buttress n. (建筑)扶壁
few n. 很少数,几乎没有
cathedral n. 大教堂
the Middle Ages n. 中世纪
potent a. 有力的,有效的
legacy n. 祖先传下的遗产
towering a. 高耸的,杰出的
reside v. 居住
Notre Dame de Paris n. 巴黎圣母院
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diversified
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adj.多样化的,多种经营的v.使多样化,多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 );进入新的商业领域 | |
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vaults
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n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 );地下室;撑物跳高;墓穴 | |
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adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地 | |
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buttresses
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n.扶壁,扶垛( buttress的名词复数 )v.用扶壁支撑,加固( buttress的第三人称单数 ) | |
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artistic
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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potent
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adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的 | |
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symbolic
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adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的 | |
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upwards
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legacies
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n.遗产( legacy的名词复数 );遗留之物;遗留问题;后遗症 | |
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dame
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