雅思口语当季话题卡：Describe a historical building you have been to 描述你去过的历史建筑

思路点拨：以下思路仅供参考，希望大家根据自己的真实经历编写答案

这里的历史古建筑并没有要求是国内还是国外，因此大家可以说说国内的古建筑比宝塔古寺、庙宇、革命先驱开过会的遗址建筑物等等，也可以说说国外的比如不久前遭遇过火灾的巴黎圣母院、德国的科隆大教堂、伦敦的大本钟、大英博物馆等等。至于要说年代多久远的古建筑才算是古建筑呢?题目中没有做出任何要求，所以言之有理即可。如果没有去过太多类似的历史名胜古迹建筑的话，也可以说说大城小镇周边的几十年上百年的建筑物，只要它承载了一段或者多段历史或者年代的记忆，都可以讲述给考官听。

题目

Describe a historical building you have been to

You should say:

Where it is

What it looks like

What it is used for now

What you learned there

And how you felt about this historical building

参考答案

A historical building I have visited is Notre-Dame, which is located in Paris, France.

一个我曾经去过的历史建筑是巴黎圣母院，它位于法国的巴黎。

I paid a visit there with my family members while we were touring around Europe during the summer of 2016 as it has been regarded as one of the must-see places in France.

我是在2016年夏天和家人环游欧洲的时候去的那里，因为它被视作巴黎必看景点之一。

Honestly, I didn’t take it seriously before going there because I knew nothing except for the little information from the book THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and its adapted movie. But, when I was there, I was stunned by this grand Catholic cathedral.

老实讲，我当时去之前并没有把这个地方当回事，因为我对这个地方啥都不知道，除了从《巴黎圣母院》这本书和同名改编电影了解到的一些信息。但是，当我到了那里的时候，我完全被这个壮观的天主教堂所震惊了。

As it was in a bay area, it’s height made it quite an eye-catcher. What I’ve learned the most was about the cultural perspectives. There were so many religious elements that I had never heard about. For instance, some sculptures depicted some scenes of the last judgment from the Holy Bible such as weighing the souls, which was so interesting. You know, I didn’t get much exposure to Christianity, but there’s indeed something equivalent like Yanwangye (King of Hell), who was also regarded as a power to weigh the good and evil. Also, the interior design of it was breathtaking, so many beautiful mosaics about those sacred stories.

由于它坐落于湾区，它的高度让人看起来格外显眼。我从那里学到最多的就是文化方面的东西了。那里有非常多的宗教元素，我都没有怎么听说过。比如，有一些雕塑描绘了《圣经》中最终审判的场景，比称灵魂的重量，很有意思。我以前没有太接触过基督教，到那时的确有一些类似的，比如阎王爷，他就被视作评判善恶的权威。另外，教堂内部的设计很壮观，有非常多的关于神圣故事的壁画。

Well, I felt this historical building was so meaningful to me as it gave me a brand new perspective of the world. You know, I also feel so sorry for the recent catastrophic fire that engulfed the upper reaches of this precious building of human civilization. I hope the renovation could carry on and finish smoothly.

我觉得这个历史古建筑对我来说意义非凡，因为它给了我看世界一个全新的角度。另外，我也对最近火灾烧毁了该建筑物的上半部分感到痛心，这是人类文明的宝贵建筑。我希望修缮工作能够顺利完成。