What we see now is the Washington National Cathedral. The Washington National Cathedral is one of the largest and most famous religious centers in the United States. It belongs to the Episcopal Church. The official name of the building is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. But everyone calls it the National Cathedral because people of all religions are welcome to pray there.
现在我们所看到是华盛顿国家大教堂。华盛顿国家大教堂是美国规模最大、最负盛名的宗教中心之一，隶属主教派教会。该建筑的正式名称是圣彼得和圣保罗大教堂。但是人们叫它国家大教堂，因为它欢迎任何教派的人到这里祈祷。
The National Cathedral was built with money from private citizens. The work started in 1907, and the Cathedral was not completely finished until 1990. The first stone was laid in the presence of President Theodore Roosevelt. Every President of the United States since then has attended services or visited the Cathedral. It was built on 7,000 hectares of land on one of the highest places in the city. It looks like many of the great religious centers built in Europe about 800 years ago. The building is shaped like a cross or the letter T. In the center is a bell tower 91 meters high. Two more towers stand at the bottom of the cross.
国家大教堂是由私人赞助建造起来的。工程开始于1907年，直到1990年才全部竣工。奠基石是当着西奥多·罗斯福总统的面放置的。从那以后的每一任美国总统都参加过这里举行的宗教礼仪活动，或参观过大教堂。大教堂位于城市最高处之一，占地面积7000公顷。大教堂看起来像欧洲许多建于800年前的宗教大中心，形状像个“十”字，或像字母“T”，中间耸立了一座高达91米的钟楼，另外两座塔楼坐落在十字形底部处。
Two hundred windows are set high in the walls of the National Cathedral. Most are made of many pieces of colored glass. They color the sunlight as it enters the building and spills across the floor. Some windows have flower designs. Others have images from Christian stories or from American heroes. In one window is a rock that was brought back from the moon.
The National Cathedral also celebrates American heroes. It has statues of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, for example. And more than 150 famous Americans are buried there. They include President Woodrow Wilson, business leader Andrew Mellon and writer Helen Keller.
200扇窗高高地嵌在国家大教堂的墙上，大多数窗都由多块彩色玻璃拼成，射入建筑内的阳光被彩色窗玻璃染得五彩缤纷，洒落在大教堂一侧的地坪上。有些窗带有花卉图案，有些窗的画面则是一些有关基督教的故事或美国历史英雄的形象。还有一扇窗上有一块采自月球的石头。
国家大教堂还用于纪念美国英雄。例如，大教堂里安放着乔治·华盛顿总统和亚伯拉罕·林肯的塑像。另外还有150多位美国名人安眠于此，其中包括总统伍德罗·威尔逊、商界领袖安德鲁·梅隆和作家海伦·凯勒。
The Washington National Cathedral is open to all people for many religious events throughout the year. The Cathedral also holds Christian religious services, family activities, weddings, funerals, concerts and educational programs for children.
Now you have 30 minutes to look around.
华盛顿大教堂全年对举办各种宗教活动的人士开放。大教堂还举办基督教宗教活动、家庭活动、婚礼、葬礼、音乐会和儿童教育活动。
现在给你们留30分钟自由观赏。
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