万花筒2008-03-02:西德核庇护所
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2008年
The former nuclear bunker constructed as shelter for former Western German government now has been turned into a well-maintained museum.
Seventies kitsch, spooky protective 1 clothing, some very Spartan 2 accommodation and an awful lot of concrete, still nobody's going to blow the doors off. They're quite solid, this nuclear bunker was built to protect the former West German government back in the dark days of the cold war. It's huge, built to house 3, 000 government officials for up to 30 days. Now it's a museum and unlike the abandoned bunkers in many other parts of the world, the contents of this one are in eerily 3 perfect condition.
The bunker was never used, but it was kept constantly ready by a staff of 200.
"I wasn't sure about the whole thing, because for me, a nuclear attack is something completely devastating 4 like Hiroshima. With such destruction 5, you'd have to ask what these 3, 000 people who were saved should do, what would they go through after 30 days when they come out, those are the things you can't really imagine. "
Now a generation who can't remember the Cold War can come and feel the climate of fear.
Benet Allen, Reuters
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1.kitsch: n-uncount
You can refer to a work of art or an object as kitsch if it is showy and thought by some people to be in bad taste.
2.spooky: adj
A place that is spooky has a frightening atmosphere, and makes you feel that there are ghosts around. (INFORMAL)
3.spartan: adj
A spartan lifestyle or existence is very simple or strict, with no luxuries 6.
4.eerily: adv
If you describe something as eerie 7, you mean that it seems strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous.
- A mother naturally feels protective towards her children.做母亲的天生要保护自己的孩子。
- We feel safe with a protective device in the house.我们因为家里有了防护装置而感到安全。
- Their spartan lifestyle prohibits a fridge or a phone.他们不使用冰箱和电话，过着简朴的生活。
- The rooms were spartan and undecorated.房间没有装饰，极为简陋。
- It was nearly mid-night and eerily dark all around her. 夜深了，到处是一片黑黝黝的怪影。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
- The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape. 开阔的火山坡让人心生怪异地联想起月球的地貌。 来自辞典例句
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
- Overconfidence was his destruction.自负是他垮台的原因。