最近口語考了這么一個話題：Describe a historic building.

說到歷史建筑，你第一個想到的是啥呢?有很多小伙伴條件反射地想起了長城、故宮、天壇這些陳芝麻爛谷子。拜托，勤勞的人類在過去的幾千年里，建造的歷史建筑那可是數不勝數呀，可是——你見過如童話般夢幻，高山般壯觀，而且修建了129年居然還沒有完工的歷史建筑嗎?

別看這個建筑年紀很大，但從內到外依然是fashion得亮瞎眼，它就是大名鼎鼎，高冷貴氣的圣家族大教堂啦!

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is Gaud?'s masterpiece.

巴塞羅那的圣家族大教堂是高迪的杰作。

It was set out to be built 129 years ago, and is expected to be finished in 2026.

它從129年前開始修建，預計將在2026年完工。

Though it sounds like a hundred-year-old antique, the church looks quite modern and fashionable, especially its inside.

雖然圣家堂聽起來像一個百年古董，實際上這個教堂看起來很現代，也很時尚，尤其是它的內部。

　　

 

The Sagrada Familia is definitely one of the most extraordinary churches in the world.

圣家堂絕對是世界上最超乎尋常的教堂之一。

When it's finished, it will have a total of 18 bell towers, with each tower covered by sculptures of flowers, fruits and seashells.

等到完工時，它將總共有18座鐘塔，每座塔上都覆蓋著花朵，果子和貝殼的雕塑。

It's the only unfinished building in the world declared UNESCO World Heritage.

這是世界上唯一一個被宣布為聯合國教科文組織世界遺產的在建建筑。

　　

 

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The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is Gaud?’s masterpiece. It was set out to be built 129 years ago, and is expected to be finished in 2026. Though it sounds like a hundred-year-old antique, the church looks quite modern and fashionable, especially its inside. The Sagrada Familia is definitely one of the most extraordinary churches in the world. When it’s finished, it will have a total of 18 bell towers, with each tower covered by sculptures of flowers, fruits and seashells. It’s the only unfinished building in the world declared UNESCO World Heritage.

 

Key Words & Expressions

1. masterpiece n. 杰作

2. set out to do 開始做某事

3. antique n. 古董

4. extraordinary adj. 超乎尋常的

5. sculpture n. 雕塑

6. declare n. 宣布

7. UNESCO World Heritage 聯合國教科文組織世界遺產