[Sophia学习笔记-English] 006 Eiffel

The Eiffel Tower has been closed after a man was seen climbing up its side.

The company that operates the Parisian landmark confirmed that someone was scaling the building, and that it had been evacuated as a result.

An official told AFP news agency that they were following "standard procedure", while police and specialist firefighters rushed to the scene. "

A climber has been spotted," they said. "We have to stop the person, and in that case we evacuate the tower.”

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landmark: /'læn(d)mɑːk, 'lændmɑrk/: n. 地标性建筑

confirm: /kən'fɜːm/: vt. 确认；证实

scale /skeɪl, skel/: vt. 攀登；爬上

evacuate /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/: vt. 疏散，撤退

procedure /prə'siːdʒə/: n. 程序，手续

spot /spɒt, spɑt/: vt. 发现；认出