英語六級必讀美文：巴黎聖母院

As a testament to the correlation between glorious spaces and heavenly thoughts, the Notre Dame de Paris has stood for 750 years as the apex of European religious architecture.

作為榮光之地與神聖思想互相關聯的證明，巴黎聖母院至今已有750年的歷史了它是歐洲宗教建築登峯造極之作。

Seeking to liberate their creation from the sepulchral atmos of the plague-ridden medieval era, the Notre Dame architects conceived of a design more spacious than that of their predecessors. New developments in arched doorways and supports allowed for thinner outer walls and larger Windows, including the famous Rose Windows on the

cathedrals north, south, and west sides.

尋求把他們的創作從中世紀黑死病蔓延的死寂氣氛中擺脱出來，聖母院的建築師們構思出比他們的`前人更寬闊的設計。而拱形門道和支柱的嶄新設計，為較薄的外牆和較大的窗户，包括教堂北、南、西三面著名的 薔薇花瓣小圓窗 的建造作了準備。

The west window is 9.75 meters in diameter and depicts the infant Jesus surrounded by 16 prophets, 32 0ld Testament kings, and 32 high priests, in concentric circles. With the added light and color provided by these windows, the architects created an ethereal ambience with structural integrity.

西窗直徑長9.75米，上面描繪了16位先知、舊約全書裏的32位列王以及32位大祭司，他們呈同心圓圍繞着襁褓中的耶穌。藉助這些窗户呈現的光線和色彩，建築師營造出了天境般的氛圍，同時也兼顧了結構上的完整性。