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Renovated1 NY Cathedral Ready for Pope Francis 为迎接教皇弗朗西斯纽约教堂翻新

NEW YORK —

Pope Francis is headed to Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. There, across from Rockefeller Center and New York City's famous shopping district, stands St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where the pontiff will hold an evening prayer service shortly after arriving Thursday evening. 

The United States' largest neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic catedral remains2 one of the city's top tourist destinations, drawing 5 million visitors a year. Completed in 1879 after 21 years of construction, it stands 100 meters above the street, seats 2,400 and features more than 2,800 stained glass panels.

Tourists from near and far marvel3 at its intricacies and magnitude.

Another first-time visitor to the cathedral, Angela Paul of New York, called the structure "soothing4 and magical."

Its central location in the city adds to the effect, Paul said.

"There’s so much going on outside, but it’s just so, so, so quiet inside and so breathtaking that you forget really where you are," she explained. "And then you come outside, and it’s like, ‘Whoa, I’m in New York!'"

$175 million makeover

The pope's visit comes after a three-year makeover of the cathedral, estimated at $175 million.

Kate Monaghan, a spokeswoman for the cathedral and its restoration campaign, said the church is ready to receive Francis after many months of detailed5 security and logistical planning.

"You go through every step the pope will take, from when he gets out of the 'popemobile' and steps out onto Fifth Avenue, walks up the stairs," Monaghan explained. "Every, you know, spot that he walks through, we know exactly."

"For the Catholic Church, it’s one of the most precious churches in the United States of America,” said William Eggels, visiting from the Netherlands.

Monaghan said the remaining scaffolding would be removed before his arrival.

Francis will be the fourth Catholic leader to visit St. Patrick's, making it the the most-visited cathedral outside of Italy to be visited by a pope.


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1 renovated 0623303c5ec2d1938425e76e30682277     
翻新,修复,整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
  • The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
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。
3 marvel b2xyG     
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
参考例句:
  • The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
  • The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
4 soothing soothing     
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
参考例句:
  • Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
  • His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。
5 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
参考例句:
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

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