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According to Business Insider, Apple, one of the richest and most valuable companies on the planet, has pledged its support to help rebuild Notre Dame.
据“Business Insider”报道,苹果是世界上最富有和最有价值的公司之一,它已承诺支持巴黎圣母院的重建工作 。
The company's CEO, Tim Cook, announced Apple's involvement in a tweet on Tuesday morning.
周二上午,该公司CEO蒂姆·库克发推宣布苹果将参与此项工作 。
The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is an iconic building, having been constructed in the 12th century and surviving more than 850 years of existence.
巴黎圣母院是一座标志性建筑,始建于12世纪,至今已有850多年的历史 。
French President Emmanuel Macron called the Notre-Dame fire a "terrible tragedy," but promised the French people that they will "rebuild this cathedral together."
法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙称巴黎圣母院大火为一场“可怕的悲剧”,但向法国人民承诺他们将“一起重建这座大教堂” 。
词语解释
1.cathedral n. 大教堂;主教座堂
例句:Walk down Castle Street, admire our little jewel of a cathedral, then wonder at the castle.
沿着城堡街走下去,欣赏我们视若珍宝的教堂,继而叹服于城堡的壮观 。
2.existence n. 存在;实有
例句:The Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头 。