
One of the last structural relics(遗迹、遗物) of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship was conceived to project(设计意图在于展现) indomitable(不可征服的、不屈不挠的) power. Last month it was destroyed in a suspected arson(纵火(罪)) attack. Will it, and should it, be rebuilt?
阿道夫·希特勒独裁统治留下的最后一批实体遗迹之一,当初的设计意图就是彰显一种不可征服的权力。上个月,它在一场疑似纵火袭击中被毁。它会重建吗?又该不该重建?
The historic Nazi mountaintop retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest is perched(坐落于(高处)) on an Alpine peak at an altitude of 1,834 metres (6,000ft), with stunning views over southern Germany and Austria. In German, its design is known as Überwältigungsarchitektur, intended to overwhelm(压倒、使不知所措) and intimidate(恐吓、威慑).
这座被称为“鹰巢”的纳粹时期历史性山顶度假地,坐落于阿尔卑斯山的一座山峰上,海拔1834米(6000英尺),可俯瞰德国南部与奥地利的壮丽景色。在德语中,它的设计被称为 Überwältigungsarchitektur,意即“压倒性建筑”,目的是让人感到震慑与畏惧。
Now, despite the efforts of 200 firefighters battling through the night, only charred ruins remain of the former guest lodge, tourist magnet and remembrance site destroyed in the blaze which started on 23 October.(如今,尽管200名消防员彻夜扑救,这座昔日的国宾馆、旅游胜地和纪念地仍在10月23日燃起的大火中被毁,只剩一片焦黑的废墟。) It is closed indefinitely(无限期关闭).
如今,尽管200名消防员彻夜扑救,这座昔日的国宾馆、旅游胜地和纪念地仍在10月23日燃起的大火中被毁,只剩下一片焦黑的废墟。该地已无限期关闭。