2019-04-20

Why people care about ancient buildings
The world’s reaction to the flames licking around Notre Dame is profoundly human
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-18

Article

https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-04-20/

Notes

define it in abstract terms

Notre Dame
巴黎圣母院

It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people
冷酷无情的

It is not just the economy that is global today, it is culture too.

People wander the world in search not just of jobs and security but also of beauty and history.

Familiarity breeds affection.
熟悉产生爱

take a selfie
自拍

is in mourning
在默哀

the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo’s David, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid—and Notre Dame
米开朗基罗；泰姬陵

Its survival through 850 years of political turbulence—through war, revolution and Nazi occupation—binds the present to the past.

The outpouring of emotion it has brought forth
情感的迸发

When politics is polarised, a love of culture has the power to unite
政见两极分化

A high-resolution laser scan of the building
高分辨率