Fire devastates Notre-Dame Cathedral, centuries-old Parisian landmark

拥有数百年历史的地标性建筑-巴黎圣母院遭大火肆虐，

PARIS: Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames on Monday in a roaring blaze that devastated the Parisian landmark, a searing loss for the city and for France.

巴黎: 周一，巴黎圣母院燃起熊熊大火，烧毁了这座巴黎地标性建筑，对这座城市和法国而言，这是一个巨大的损失。

Flames that began in the early evening burst through the roof of the centuries-old cathedral and engulfed the spire, which collapsed, quickly followed by the entire roof.

傍晚时分开始的大火从这座有着几百年历史的大教堂屋顶上蔓延开来，塔尖和整个屋顶先后倒塌。

A huge plume of smoke wafted across the city and ash fell over a large area. Parisians watched on, many of them lost for words.

浓烟飘过城市，灰烬覆盖了大片地区。巴黎人在一旁观看，很多人都哽咽无语。

"Like all our compatriots, I am sad this evening to see this part of all of us burn," President Emmanuel Macron tweeted.

法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙在推特上写道:“和我们所有的同胞一样，今晚看到我们的圣母院被烧毁，我感到很难过。”

"Basically the whole rooftop is gone. I see no hope for the building," said witness Jacek Poltorak, watching the fire from a fifth-floor balcony two blocks from the southern facade of the cathedral, one of France's most visited places.

目击者(Jacek Poltorak在距离大教堂南面两个街区的五楼阳台上看着大火说到：“基本上整个屋顶都烧毁了，这座建筑没什么希望了。”巴黎圣母院是法国游客最多的地方之一。

Fire fighters tried to contain the blaze with water hoses and cleared the area around Notre-Dame, which sits on an island in the River Seine and marks the very centre of Paris.

消防队员试图用水控制火势，并清理了圣母院周围的区域。圣母院位于巴黎市中心，坐落于塞纳河上的一个小岛上。

Buildings around were evacuated.

周围的居民已被疏散。

Nobody was injured, junior interior minister Laurent Nunez said at the scene, adding: "It's too early to determine the causes of the fire." France 2 television reported that police were treating it as an accident.

内政部副部长Laurent Nunez在现场表示，没有人员受伤 :“起火原因尚未确定。”法国电视台报道称，警方认为这是一起意外事件。

Macron cancelled an address to the nation that he had been due to give later on Monday evening. A presidential official said Macron was to go to the scene of the blaze.

马克龙取消了原定于周一晚发表的全国讲话。一位官员称马克龙将前往火灾现场。

The cathedral, which dates back to the 12th century, features in Victor Hugo's classic novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame". It is a UNESCO World Heritage site that attracts millions of tourists every year.

这座教堂可以追溯到12世纪，在维克多·雨果的经典小说《巴黎圣母院》中占据重要位置。它是联合国教科文组织的世界遗产，每年吸引数以百万计的游客。

The Gothic cathedral is famed for its many carved stone gargoyles, stunning stained glass windows and the flying buttresses that hold up its walls.

这座哥特式大教堂以其众多的石雕滴水兽、令人惊叹的彩色玻璃窗和支撑其墙壁的飞拱而闻名。

"There are a lot of art works inside...it's a real tragedy," Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told reporters at the scene.

巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈在现场对记者表示：“里面有很多艺术品……这是一场真正的悲剧。”

The cathedral was in the midst of renovations, with some sections under scaffolding and bronze statues were removed last week for works.

此前圣母院正在进行翻修，为了施工，上周移除了一些青铜雕像。

The wood and lead spire was built during a restoration in the mid-19th century, according to the cathedral's website.

据巴黎圣母院网站介绍，这座由木头和铅制成的塔尖是在19世纪中期的一次修复中建的。

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译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/47407.html   译者：Jessica.Wu

外文：https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

RamboGLOBAL11 hours ago

I dont know how many are aware, Notre-Dam Cathedral is one of the oldest Cathedral in world, whoes construction was started in in Year 1163 and completed in Year 1345. I have been to that place and it is one of the finest monument exst today.

Proper Investigation has to be done and religious angle should not be ruled out as in the recent years France is much infested with immigrants belonging to peaceful religion of middle east.

巴黎圣母院是世界上最古老的大教堂之一，始建于1163年，建成于1345年。我去过巴黎圣母院，它是现存的最好的历史建筑迹之一。

必须好好调查起火原因，不应排除从宗教的角度进行调查，因为最近几年法国有许多来自中东的移民。

Hamzaa AliBangalore12 hours ago

Feel sorry for France and the Christian brothers. Not a good sign for the World.

为法国和基督教兄弟会感到遗憾。对全世界来说都不是好兆头。

Thilothaman12 hours ago

Watch here. Hate mongering north Indian bhakts will be posting hate comments.

看看，散布仇恨的北印度人将会发表仇恨言论。

Gautam11 hours ago

why is God burning jesus house ??????

为什么上帝要烧毁耶稣的家?

Tanmay Chakrabarti12 hours ago

Sad news for RaGa, SoGa, and Priyanka and Robert. I condole with that family.

对于拉胡尔、索尼娅、普里扬卡来说，这是一个令人难过的消息。向这个家庭表示慰问。

Probhat Raha11 hours ago

I suspect deliberate arson.

我怀疑是蓄意纵火。

Vishal SharmaLocation12 hours ago

Sad

难过

Niladrinath MohantyBhubaneswar9 hours ago

I am very sad. Now I feel lucky to have seen this beautiful cathedral.

我很难过。很幸运曾目睹过这座美丽的大教堂。

Ashok KumarCalgary6 hours ago

Such a beautiful piece of art turning into ash! It’s a huge loss to humanity. I can’t believe.

这么漂亮的一件艺术品化成了灰烬!这是人类的巨大损失。简直不敢相信。

Raju KaluaLocation6 hours ago

Very sad. This was pretty ordinary looking from outside but as soon as you enter you’ll be awestruck and mesmerized by the richness, beauty and the shiver of history. Losing this is a shame on humanity that we could not protect this gem.

非常难过。外观普通，不过一旦进到里面，你会为其惊叹和着迷的。失去这颗瑰宝是人类的耻辱，我们没能保护这颗瑰宝。

Hardeep Singh Sondhi6 hours ago

Sad...have known about the Notre-Dame Cathedral since childhood. It is a world heritage monument. It can never be rebuilt. A great loss, not only for Catholics but for everyone.

难过……从小就知道巴黎圣母院。它是世界遗产，永远无法重建。这不仅是天主教徒的巨大损失，也是所有人的巨大损失。

MeherataIndore10 hours ago

Sad Day for France and Catholics all over such beautiful Parisian landmark Such history.. Sad when lose such landmark takes with it all history of many writers .. Sad indeed..

对于法国和天主教徒来说，这是悲伤的一天，失去这样一座地标性建筑。确实令人难过. .

Thokrey11 hours ago

Terrible tragedy!

可怕的悲剧!

Sunil Sethi5 hours ago

France is a secular state but it''s roots are Christian. They invest a lot of money protecting their heritage and will no doubt do the same with state funds to rebuild Notre-Dam. Hindus of India need to learn from others what secularism means. Secularism does not mean atheism or abandoning one''s religious and cultural roots.

法国是一个世俗国家，但根子上是基督教。他们投了很多钱来保护遗迹，毫无疑问，他们也会动用国家基金，重建巴黎圣母院。印度教徒需要向其他人学习世俗主义的含义。世俗主义并不意味着无神论或放弃一个人的宗教和文化根基。

Lol Rajendra Nagar6 hours ago

What more shocking than this beautiful place go up in flames are the hate comments here.

比这座美丽的建筑在火焰中燃烧，更令人震惊的是有人在这里拉仇恨

Sitaramaiah J7 hours ago

Such sad things happened in history. Though we cannot say how it happened, whether due to accident or man made.

历史上发生过这样悲惨的事件，虽然我们不能断定是是意外还是人为的。

Jim CorriganLocation9 hours ago

Guess I feel sorry for them. However, how many thousands of Hindu and non-Christian monuments have Christians destroyed. Karma''s a ....

我为他们感到难过。然而，有数以千计的印度教和非基督教建筑被基督徒摧毁，这是因果报应..

Philipose Sunny Philipose12 hours ago

O god all mighty

万能的上帝啊

Subash Pattabiraman6 hours ago

It will be a greatest loss for all our Christian Brothers throughout the world. We will pour in all the help needed to rebuild this and bring it back to the golden glory.

这是我们全世界基督徒最大的损失。我们将竭尽全力帮助重建这座教堂，重塑辉煌。

MarianaOthers6 hours ago

Visited the cathedral last week itself, not able to believe it's destroyed. It was so beautiful.

上周刚参观了巴黎圣母院，简直不敢相信它被烧毁了。如此美丽的建筑。

Sulakshana MaitraDelhi, India7 hours ago

I cant believe my eyes. I was there a month back! Its shocking

令人震惊，不敢相信我的眼睛，一个月前我去参观过!

only facts5 hours ago

Sad that a Marvel has been destroyed by fire.

一大遗迹被火烧毁了，真令人难过。

Noname6 hours ago

How come no fire safety measures were in place ? Shameful.

为什么没有消防安全措施?丢人啊。

Amrit BindraCleveland6 hours ago

Social media is abuzz that peaceful migrants set it on fire. The rapidity with the fire spread it is unlkely to be accidental.

社交媒体上盛传是移民纵火。火势蔓延得如此之快，很可能是意外。

HansaNew Delhi7 hours ago

Very sad. That cathedral was iconic. So many movies have been shot there.

非常难过。这座大教堂是标志性建筑，很多电影都是在那拍的

Sooraj7 hours ago

Shocking. it is a global loss.

令人震惊。这是全球的损失。

Suresh Kamath7 hours ago

Very sad that such Century old Cathedral reported the Oldest one exsting EVER in France

非常难过。据报道，这座有着数百年历史的大教堂是法国现存最古老的教堂。

VishalBengaluru7 hours ago

very sad! :-( been to this cathedral multiple times and every single time it was a heavenly feeling

非常难过!我去过这座大教堂很多次，每次都有一种如入天堂般的感觉。

Kapeel Gupta7 hours ago

Irreparable loss

不可挽回的损失

Sanjoy Pandey8 hours ago

Very sad and unfortunate incident not only for France but also for the world.

这不仅是法国的不幸，也是全世界的不幸。

DuttaPune10 hours ago

no big deal

没什么大不了的

Tarun Ganguly3 hours ago

It is very sad for all of us who live in this planet. Once gone, gone foreever

对于我们所有生活在这个星球上的人来说，这是非常令人难过的。一去不复返了。