Above the rain-soaked(雨水浸透的) streets of Warsaw, the observation deck(观景台) of the Varso tower overlook(俯瞰)s Joseph Stalin’s gift to Poland that has divided opinion for decades.
在华沙雨水浸湿的街道上方，瓦索塔的观景台俯瞰着约瑟夫·斯大林送给波兰的礼物——这座建筑几十年来一直让舆论两极分化。
For some, the Soviet-era Palace of Culture and Science is a drunk confectioner(糕点师)’s nightmare; standing as a relic(遗迹) of oppression that should have been demolish(拆除)ed. For others, it is an icon on the skyline(天际线) and a monumental warning from history(历史的巨大警示).
对一些人来说，苏联时期的文化科学宫就像一个醉醺醺的糕点师做出来的噩梦，是压迫的遗迹，早就该拆掉。对另一些人来说，它是天际线上的标志，是历史留下的巨大警示。
For the managers of the Varso – completed four years ago, as the tallest building in the EU – with its 310m-high spire(尖顶) rising symbolically(象征性地) above its Stalinist neighbour, it is a waypoint(路标) on Poland’s rapid path to economic prosperity(通往经济繁荣之路).
对瓦索塔的管理者来说，这座四年前竣工的欧盟最高建筑，310米高的尖顶象征性地耸立在斯大林式建筑之上，是波兰快速迈向经济繁荣道路上的一个路标。