“Locals are not famous for their sunny disposition, but few can walk along the banks of the Seine in the central part of the capital without feeling their spirits rise at the majestic bulk of Notre-Dame.”
巴黎2019年4月15日薄暮，北京时间16日凌晨，挺立800多年的巴黎圣母院陷入了一场大火的危机中。当塔尖在世人无助的惊呼中化作火炬，轰然坍毁的那一刻，这一天已经成为了整小我类文明的灾难，全世界都在哀悼与悼念。
巴黎检方已对火灾原由睁开查询，关于火灾是否源于圣母院近期的施工补葺工程，临时无法获得证实。法国总统马克龙称这场大火是“恐怖的悲剧”，承诺将对其进行修复，并提议了国际捐献重建巴黎圣母院。
火灾当天，国际奢靡品集体开云（Kering）董事长兼CEO弗朗索瓦·亨利皮诺透露，将捐钱一亿欧元（约合人民币7.58亿元）用于重建巴黎圣母院，该集体下有Gucci、YSL、Balenciaga等多名奢靡品品牌。
紧接着，LVMH集体CEO贝纳尔·阿尔诺公布，阿尔诺家眷与LVMH集体将救助2亿欧元（约合人民币15.2亿元）来修复巴黎圣母院。
并发作声明：“阿尔诺家眷和路易-威登集体进展，在国度悲剧发生的时刻，能（经由这种形式）显现他们的联结，配合匡助重建这座不凡的大教堂，（因为）他是法国、法国遗产和法国联结的象征。”
法国欧莱雅集体及Bettencourt Meyers家眷为巴黎圣母院修复救助2个亿欧元。
苹果公司首席执行官蒂姆·库克在推特上透露，将捐钱重建巴黎圣母院。
奢靡品品牌们此次的勾当，博得了无数的赞赏。接下来就进入我们今天的正文吧~
As the fire that devastated Notre-Damewas extinguishedand attention turned to rebuilding the Paris landmark,rivalbillionaire families emerged as protagonistsin the fundraisingeffort.
跟着重创巴黎圣母院(Notre-Dame)的大火被息灭，人们的注重力转向重建这座巴黎地标，互相较劲的亿万财主家眷成为筹款运动的主角
Yesterday, the Arnault family, owner of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group by revenues, offered double — €200m —for the restoration effort.
昨日，按收入排名是全球最大奢靡品集体的路威酩轩(LVMH)的所有人阿诺特(Arnault)家眷为巴黎圣母院的重建捐钱2亿欧元——是皮诺家眷的2倍。“
The reconstruction has emerged as the latest frontier in the rivalry between LVMH owner Bernard Arnault — Europe’srichest man — and the Pinault family.
此次重建工作已成为路威酩轩所有人、欧洲首富伯纳德•阿诺特(Bernard Arnault)与皮诺家眷之间较劲的最新前方
The rivalry between the Arnaults and Pinaults stretches back tothe 1990s and a long, acrimoniousbattle for controlof Italian luxury brand Gucci. Keringwon and used the acquisitionto build aluxury empire that has seen its brands go head to head with LVMH labels.
阿诺特和皮诺家眷之间的竞争能够追溯到1990年月，那是为争夺意大利奢靡品牌古驰(Gucci)掌握权而进行的一场漫长且布满敌意的斗争。开云集体是最后的赢家，并行使此次收购打造了一个奢靡品帝国，旗下品牌与LVMH品牌正面竞争
Meanwhile, the Fondation du patrimoine, aprivate organization dedicated to saving French cultural and natural heritage,issued a call for donations to help rebuild the cathedraland said it had already raised almost €4m.
与此同时，致力于拯救法国文化和天然遗产的私人组织——法国文化遗产基金会(Fondation du patrimoine)呼吁人们捐钱匡助重建巴黎圣母院，并透露已筹集到近400万欧元
devastated：毁坏的 eg:She was devastated by the loss of Damian.
Notre-Dame：圣母院
extinguished：熄灭 eg:A look which wouldhave extinguished any man.
landmark：地标 eg:The spire was once a landmark for ships sailing up the river.
rival：竞争敌手 rivalry竞争；eg:His restoration to power was intended as a counterbalance to his rival'sinfluence.
protagonist：主角 eg:In this colonial struggle the main protagonists were Great Britain and France.
fundraising：筹款 eg:In the last election the netroots exerted their influence through prodigious fundraising.
Arnault family：阿诺特家眷
revenue：收入 eg:New anti-fraudmeasures will save the taxpayer millions in lost revenue.
restoration：重建 eg:His restoration topower was intended as a counterbalance to his rival's influence.
Pinault family：皮诺家眷
stretch back to：追溯到...
acrimonious：激烈的 eg:Every countrysouth of Rwanda has had acrimonious debates about Chinese "exploitation".
Kering：开云集体
acquisition：收购 eg:The acquisition will result in an as yet undetermined number of lay-offs.
Fondation du patrimoine：法国文化遗产基金会
heritage：遗产 eg:The estuary has asense of history and heritage.
donation：捐钱 eg:The child'sidentical twin would be a perfect match for organ donation.
cathedral：大教堂，这里指巴黎圣母院 eg:He went to the cathedral because he chose to worshiper in a spiritually inspiring building.
汗青老是存在某种巧合。
107年前，1912年4月15日，是泰坦尼克号沉没的日子。
泰坦尼克号汽船上的故事，在书里、在银幕上、在人群中久久传颂，依靠着人们对美妙的神往，或许巴黎圣母院也能以特别的形式永存，给人们以珍爱美妙的力量。
或许你不克懂得对于法国人来说，巴黎圣母院的大火意味着什么。这位BBC记者的话情真意切：
It is impossible to overstate how shocking it is to watch such an enduring embodiment of our country burn.
望着我们民族的化身焚毁，这种沉痛，无论若何描述都不为过
Locals are not famous for their sunny disposition, but few can walk along the banks of the Seine in the central part of the capital without feeling their spirits rise at the majestic bulk of Notre-Dame.
巴黎人并不以其阳光亮媚的性格而著名，但只要你沿着巴黎中心的塞纳河岸边信步，就必然会感触到他们在雄壮的巴黎圣母院中崛起的精神
It is one of the few sights sure to make a Parisian feel good about living there.
这是少数几个一定让巴黎人热爱在那边生活的景色之一
参考：中国日报双语新闻 FT中文网
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