【学习笔记】bbc攀爬伟大建筑-圣保罗大教堂

1.ThemasterpieceofSirChristopherWren,amarriageofengineeringandreligionlikenoother,whichepitomisestheageinwhichitwasbuilt.Atimethatmanyhavecalled2.theAgeofEnlightenment.3.IfonestructurecapturesthespiritofLondon,thisisit.4.Beautifullycraftedanddesigned,it'ssimplystunninginitsgrandeur.5.ThebrightwhitestoneofStPaul'sradiatesacrosstheLondonskyline.ButgettingittothecapitalwasalogisticalchallengeforWrenandhismasons.6.Gettingtoseethesheersizeoftheinteriorfromherebringshomeitssheeraudacity.Hebuiltitbecausethisseconddome,thebrickwitch'shat,sailsatsuchasteeppitchthat,ifyoulookedatitfromthecathedralfloor,itwouldbetoomuchinperspective.Itwouldberecedingtoofast.7.It'sbeingabletoseethevaultsatthesametimeandthedome.Youseemtobeincloseproximitytoeverything.8.HewasreallythepersonwhobroughtintheGeorgianageandEnglandwouldneverlookthesameagain.9.YouseeVictorianmosaicworkinthespandrels,betweenthearches.Quitepainterlyinstyle.Andthebitsofgoldwork,angledsothattheycatchthelight.10.Butitdoesgiveyouthatsenseofother-worldliness.Ifyou'rebuildingaplacethatcultivatesasenseofheavenandtheworldbeyond,justthatlittleglimpsedoesthat.Iwonderifthat'saccidentordesign.1,iconic[ai'kɔnik]adj.[计]图标的，形象的iconic:图标的|形象的|肖象的iconicPirate:海盗系列iconicproject:代表性的工程2,landmarksn.地标，陆标；标志（landmark复数形式）Landmarks:地标|标志|陆标IdentifyingLandmarks:辨识地标BerlinLandmarks:柏林地标3,epitomise[i'pitəmaiz]vt.象征；体现；代表（等于epitomize）4,AgeofEnlightenment启蒙时代；启蒙时期AgeofEnlightenment:启蒙时代|启蒙运动|启蒙时期TheAgeofEnlightenment:启蒙时代|世纪哲学家anageofenlightenment:启蒙的时代5,grandeur['ɡrændʒə]n.壮丽；庄严；宏伟Grandeur:壮士|庄严|高贵GrandeurTerrace:俊宏轩RisGrandeur:瑞丽园|瑞俪园6,unprecedented[,ʌn'presidəntid]adj.空前的；无前例的unprecedented:史无前例的|空前的|前所未有的unprecedentedsales:空前销售|空前*非法信息过滤unprecedentedunprecedented:空前的7,abseilingv.绕绳下降（abseil的ing形式）n.游绳下降；速滑降；沿绳下降法Abseiling:游绳下降|沿绳下降法|缘绳下降AbseilingTechnical:垂降技术RecreationalAbseiling:康乐缘绳下降8,riggersn.索具装配员；（建造房屋时用来保护路人的）索架；暗中操纵者（rigger的复数）riggers:索具装配员|吊杆操作者ParkdirektorRiggers:御用马车RiggersStore:索具店9,vertical['və:tikəl]adj.垂直的，直立的；头顶的，顶点的n.垂直线，垂直面Vertical:垂直|垂直的|垂直的，纵向的verticalintegration:垂直/纵向一体化|纵向合并|垂直整合verticalrod:标志杆|竖立杆|标志杆：10,facade[fə'sɑ:d]n.正面；表面；外观facade:侧面|正面|外观模式blankfacade:密封外墙|密封外墙环境保护SingletonFacade:单例外观11,trickery['trikəri]n.欺骗；诡计；奸计trickery:欺骗，欺诈，哄骗|欺骗|奸计FaerieTrickery:仙灵诡计politicaltrickery:权术12,devastation[,devə'steiʃən]n.毁坏，荒废Devastation:破坏战士|破坏|毁坏DevastationVermin:毁灭昆虫generaldevastation:全面毁坏13,resurrection[,rezə'rekʃən]n.复活；恢复；复兴Resurrection:转世重生|复活,复兴|复活trueresurrection:完全复生术|复活术|重生术NinjaResurrection:魔界转生OVA14,mathematician[,mæθəmə'tiʃən]n.数学家Mathematician:数学家!|数学家:MathematicianProfiles:数学家小传mathematician::数学家15,drawon利用；吸收；戴上；临近drawon:依照|依据|吸收drawupon:引用|凭借|动用draw(on):向。。。。开汇票16,illusionist[i'lju:ʒənist]n.魔术师；爱幻想的人；[哲]幻觉论者；[画]幻觉派的艺术家Illusionist:幻术师|幻影师|魔术师TheIllusionist:魔术师|魔幻至尊|幻想者MoonbowIllusionist:月弓幻影师17,array[ə'rei]n.[计]数组，阵列；排列，列阵；大批，一系列；衣服vt.排列，部署；打扮array:数组|数组,阵列|列Hessianarray:海森立体阵ArrayTransformation:阵列变换18,Portlandstonen.建筑用石灰石；波特兰石Portlandstone:波特兰石SidecarPortlandStone:边车波特兰石19,flakeoff剥落flakeoff:剥落|薄片，分层，成薄膜剥落|落下图片flake-off:剥落掉ZINCFLAKEOFF:锌层剥落20,quarry['kwɔri]n.采石场；猎物；来源vi.费力地找vt.挖出；努力挖掘quarried:被挖掘的quarriedoflimbssoinnocent:开采的四肢，使无辜的21,jurassic[dʒu'ræsik]adj.侏罗系的；侏罗纪的n.侏罗纪Jurassic:侏罗系|侏罗纪|侏罗纪的JurassicCoast:侏罗纪海岸|侏罗纪海岸线|纪海岸Jurassicsysterm:侏罗系22,finegrain微粒，细晶粒finegrain:微粒|细粒|幼微粒fine-grainfilm:微粒软片FineHardGrain:精细硬质颗粒纸23,radiate['reidieit]adj.辐射状的，有射线的vi.辐射；流露；发光；从中心向各方伸展vt.辐射；传播；流露；发射；广播radiate:辐射|放射|(光、热等)辐射，发射coronaradiate:放射冠|释义：放射冠[胸片的异常征象radiatewarmer:辐射保暖器24,logisticaladj.后勤方面的；运筹的，逻辑的logistical:后勤|逻辑能力|后勤的logisticalalliances:后勤联盟logisticalintegration:后勤配合25,masonsn.共济会；泥瓦匠（mason的复数）v.用砖瓦砌成（mason的三单形式）MASONS:梅森律师事务所|共济会|老的辣Masonshammer:泥工锤FreeandAcceptedMasons:共济会|共濟會26,theThames泰晤士河（英国河流）theThames:泰晤士河|深绿的泰姆士河|泰晤士报theRiverThames:泰晤士河|泰唔士河|也可以沿着泰晤士河漫步ontheRiverThames:在泰晤士河畔27,wharf[hwɔ:f]n.码头；停泊处vi.靠码头vt.使靠码头；为建码头；把货卸在码头上wharf:码头|货运码头|九龙仓集团exwharf:码头交货价|目的港码头交货价|码头交货价格wharfboat:趸船28,lug[lʌɡ]vt.用力拉或拖n.支托；接线片；耳状物vi.用力拉或拖lug:凸缘|吊耳|支托，柄，接线头lugsail:三角帆|梯形帆|斜桁横帆adapterlug:穿心螺丝29,landmark['lændmɑ:k]n.陆标，地标；里程碑；地界标；划时代的事landmark:标志性的建筑|里程碑|界标landmarkfeature:方位物|地标GoldenLandmark:黄金大酒店|新加坡武吉士|黄金广场30,cherub['tʃerəb]n.小天使；胖娃娃；天真美丽的儿童CHERUB:小天使|可爱的|智天使CHUBBYCHERUB:胖娃娃|胖天使CHERUBROCK:小天使摇滚31,ecstasy['ekstəsi]n.狂喜；入迷；忘形ecstasy:销魂|心醉神迷,狂喜|狂喜ecstasyforget:忘形EcstasyChannel:入迷台32,chubby['tʃʌbi]adj.圆胖的，丰满的chubby:圆胖的|爱天使|丰满的CHUBBYCHERUB:胖娃娃|胖天使ChubbyChecker:恰比却克33,theworseforwear被用坏theworseforwear:穿得破旧不堪，（喻）精疲力尽/醉醺醺的|被用坏,用旧betheworseforwear:被穿破,被用坏|被穿破|被用坏34,stinginthetail蝎、蜂等的刺；未料及的缺陷；令人不快的收场stinginthetail:在尾巴中刺痛图片astinginthetail:无意中使人不快的部分|出乎意料的缺陷35,heck[hek]n.饲草架int.真见鬼（hell的委婉说法）heck:下截门|饲草架|阴间学校Sültheck:我喜欢的食物heckvalve:管端止回阀36,ledge[ledʒ]n.壁架；突出之部份；暗礁；矿层Ledge:平台。|横档|凸缘ledgebar:舱口盖承铁|舱口型材iceledge:贴岸冰|文岸冰|冰壁37,allegory['æliɡəri]n.寓言allegories:讽喻Chineseallegories:歇后语38,pediment['pedimənt]n.山形墙；三角墙pediment:山墙饰,山花|麓原|人形墙piedmontpediment:山麓侵蚀平原pedimentbasin:山前侵蚀盆地39,Damascus[də'mæskəs]n.大马士革（叙利亚首都）Damascus:大马士革|大马色|叙利亚DAMDAMASCUS:叙利亚|大马士革(叙利亚)|大马士革DamascusAlliance:大马士革联盟40