不堪同心锁重负 巴黎著名“爱情桥”垮塌

 　　Tourists have been evacuated¹ from one of the most iconic bridges in Paris after it began to crumble² under the weight of thousands of 'love locks'.

　　法国巴黎最具有代表性的“爱情桥” 因为不堪诸多“同心锁” 的重压，开始发生部分垮塌现象，游客们已经被从桥上疏散。

　　A chunk³ of the Pont des Arts bridge fell away on Sunday night and the police were called to seal off the area which remains⁴ closed today.

　　爱情桥的一大块在周日晚上坠落，警方接到通知封锁了该区域，到今日为止爱情桥仍处在关闭状态。

　　It is a popular custom for tourists to secure a padlock to the bridge branded with their names as a romantic gesture, with Kourtney Kardashian and boyfriend Scott Disick also indulging in the tradition.

　　来到这里的游客，都会把刻有自己名字的锁挂在桥上，这种浪漫的方式已经成为流传甚广的风俗。美国真人秀明星考特妮·卡戴珊和男友斯考特·迪斯科就效仿过。

　　But the weight of the locks is damaging the metal Ponts des Arts, which was originally completed in 1804 but rebuilt in the 1980s following damage in the two World Wars.

　　但“同心锁”的重量已经开始损毁金属制的“爱情桥”，该桥始建于1804年，在两次世界大战期间遭到德军轰炸被毁，最终在上个世纪80年代得以重建。

　　A local French police spokesperson said: 'A metal grille had fallen inwards, rather than into the river. If it had landed on a passing boat, the results could have been disastrous⁵.

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　　法国当地警方发言人表示：“一块铁栅掉到了桥体内部，好在没有掉到河里。如果不慎落到经过的船上，结果不堪设想。”

　　'As it happened, nobody was injured. The bridge was evacuated, and will now be closed until Monday morning at the earliest.'

　　“幸运的是，没人在本次事故中受伤。目前桥上的游客已被疏散，该区域已被关闭，最迟将于周一早上开启。”

　　It has become common practice for visitors to buy a padlock, attach it to a bridge, and then throw the key into the river, in Paris's case the Seine.

　　在巴黎这已经成为传统，慕名而来的游客们都会买把锁挂到桥上，然后把钥匙扔到塞纳河里。

　　A spokesman for the City Hall said: 'If the tradition continues to grow in popularity and causes too much damage to the city's monuments, solutions will be considered in a bid to address the problem.'

　　市政厅的一位发言人表示：“如果传统继续的话，来这里的人可能会越来越多，给这座巴黎的标志性建筑造成更多的损坏。我们会致力于想办法解决这个问题。”

　　The pedestrian Pont des Arts, which links the Louvre Museum and the Institut de France, is an exact replica⁶ of one designed by Napoleon Bonaparte's architects in 1802.

　　“爱情桥” 连接着卢浮宫博物馆和法兰西学院，原建筑是拿破仑时期的建筑师在1802年设计建造的，目前的这座桥是复制品。（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

3 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

6 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。