最近口语考了这么一个话题：Describe a historic building.

说到历史建筑，你第一个想到的是啥呢?有很多小伙伴条件反射地想起了长城、故宫、天坛这些陈芝麻烂谷子。拜托，勤劳的人类在过去的几千年里，建造的历史建筑那可是数不胜数呀，可是——你见过如童话般梦幻，高山般壮观，而且修建了129年居然还没有完工的历史建筑吗?

别看这个建筑年纪很大，但从内到外依然是fashion得亮瞎眼，它就是大名鼎鼎，高冷贵气的圣家族大教堂啦!

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is Gaudί's masterpiece.

巴塞罗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.

它从129年前开始修建，预计将在2026年完工。

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

虽然圣家堂听起来像一个百年古董，实际上这个教堂看起来很现代，也很时尚，尤其是它的内部。

　　

 

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

圣家堂绝对是世界上最超乎寻常的教堂之一。

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

等到完工时，它将总共有18座钟塔，每座塔上都覆盖着花朵，果子和贝壳的雕塑。

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

这是世界上唯一一个被宣布为联合国教科文组织世界遗产的在建建筑。

　　

 

Paragraph Sample Answer

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is Gaudί’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 开始做某事

3. antique n. 古董

4. extraordinary adj. 超乎寻常的

5. sculpture n. 雕塑

6. declare n. 宣布

7. UNESCO World Heritage 联合国教科文组织世界遗产