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Notre Dame is Back; School Children Saving Britain`s Eels; Collector Eats World-Famous $6.2M Banana.

COY WIRE, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello everyone, hope you had a wonderful holiday week, had some good fun, good food, and friends and family time. I am

pumped to be back with you. It`s Monday, December 2nd.

Welcome to CNN 10, where I tell you the what, letting you decide what to think. Let`s get to your news. Our 10 minutes has begun.

We start in Paris, where we are getting our first glimpses at the historic renovation of the Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after a devastating fire
 

cathedral [kəˋθidrəl] n. 大教堂；主教座堂

collapsed its roof, an iconic spire. The fire happened on an April evening in 2019. The cause is still unknown, though authorities believe it was
 

spire [spaɪr] n. 尖塔；尖顶

accidental.

Thousands of onlookers gathered in Paris and watched around the world for hours as firefighters worked to put out the blaze raging in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 

onlooker [ˋɑn͵lʊkɚ] n. 观众；旁观者

At the time, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed that that beloved landmark would be rebuilt, and he set an ambitious plan

to do it in five years.

Now, just a week before its grand reopening on December 7th, President Macron toured the Cathedral praising everyone involved for participating in

what he calls the construction project of the century.

Restoring this massive monument was no small task. The organization responsible for the work estimates the cost of the renovation at around 700
 

task [tæsk] n. 任务；工作；作业；困难的工作；苦差事

million euros or 737 million dollars, all of it raised in donations from around the world.

Before Macron`s last site visit, few had seen the meticulous work of architects, artisans, scaffolders, roofers, sculptors, painters, and master craftspeople
 

meticulous [məˋtɪkjələs] adj. 过分精细的；小心翼翼的；严密的；一丝不苟的

scaffolder [ˋskæf!dɚ] n. 脚手架搭建工

roofer [ˋrufɚ] n. 屋顶工

craftspeople [ˋkræftspip!] n. 工匠；手艺人

who carefully brought the Cathedral back to life.

CNN`s Saskya Vandoorne gives us a look at the Cathedral`s storied history, including the fire that reshaped its future.
 

storied [ˋstorɪd] adj. 传说上有名的；以历史画装饰的

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SASKYA VANDOORNE, CNN SENIOR PRODUCER (voice-over): Notre Dame de Paris, meaning Our Lady of Paris, known simply as Notre Dame, is a medieval

cathedral built in honor of the Virgin Mary. It stood for over 860 years through revolutions, the fall of empires, and world wars at the physical

and spiritual heart of France`s capital. When a fire tore through Notre Dame in 2019, French president Emmanuel Macron’s words spoke for a nation, 
 

tear through 撕裂; rip through something with great speed or force

EMMANUEL MACRON, FRENCH PRESIDENT (through translation): Notre Dame de Paris is our history, our literature, our imagination, the place where we

have lived all our great moment.

VANDOORNE: Around 13 million people visited each year before the blaze, drawn by its exquisite works of art and priceless religious artifacts. A masterful
 

exquisite [ˋɛkskwɪzɪt] adj. 精美的；精致的；制作精良的

masterful [ˋmæstɚfəl] adj. 熟练的；出色的；名家的

example of Gothic architecture, the project began under King Louis VII and took around 200 years to complete. A site for religion, state occasion,
 

Gothic [ˋgɑθɪk] adj. 【建】哥德式的

occasion [əˋkeʒən] n. 重大活动，盛典

and at one point monarchy, Henry VI of England was crowned King of France there in 1431.
 

point [pɔɪnt] n.（特定）时刻

It was plundered and partly destroyed during the French Revolution, renamed briefly as the Temple of Reason. It even set the stage for the coronation
 

plunder [ˋplʌndɚ] v. 掠夺，劫掠，抢劫

of Napoleon as emperor in 1804, a scene recorded in one of the Louvre`s most celebrated paintings, one of countless works it`s inspired, including

literature like the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, which helped motivate extensive renovations that added everything from the chimeras seen today to
 

hunchback [ˋhʌntʃ͵bæk] n. 驼背；驼背者

chimera [kaɪˈmɪrə] n.【建】（裝飾藝術中的）由不同動物某個部位湊成的怪獸，獅頭羊身蛇尾飾

the spire that fell in 2019. Luckily, many of Notre-Dame`s treasures survived the fire. Its bells were restored and recently rang again.
 

restore [rɪˋstor] v. 恢复；使复原

A crown of thorns said to have been worn by Jesus was saved. Even the rooster, a French national symbol, which sat atop the spire containing
 

rooster [ˋrustɚ] n. 雄鸡

sacred relics was rescued. Although now a re-imagined bird inspired by a phoenix rising from the ashes sits fittingly in its place.
 

phoenix [ˋfinɪks] n. 凤凰

fittingly [ˋfɪtɪŋlɪ] adv. 恰当地

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WIRE: Ten-second trivia. Unlike most fish, most eels are catadromous, meaning they spend most of their lives in freshwater rivers to return where to reproduce?
 

eel [il] n. 鳗鱼

catadromous [kəˋtædrəməs] adj.【鱼】为产卵而入海的

Lakes, oceans, tributaries, or estuaries?
 

tributary [ˋtrɪbjə͵tɛrɪ] n. 支流

estuary [ˋɛstʃʊ͵ɛrɪ] n. 河口；海口湾

The answer is oceans, where catadromous eels migrate to spawn.

Britain has a history with eels that stretches back to the 11th Century. But in recent decades, overfishing and blockages in the water have seen the

number of eels returning to British rivers fall by 95%. This week on Call to Earth, we join a school in Somerset at the forefront of the grassroots
 

forefront [ˋfor͵frʌnt] n. 最前方，最前线；最前列；（活动，兴趣等的）中心

movement to protect the eel`s future.

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HANNAH STRODE, PROJECT COORDINATOR, EELS IN THE CLASSROOM: Can you see all where the orange and the yellow is, is where there`s eels. So there`s lots

and lots and lots of eels a few hundred years ago. And then this is a picture of today. And the blue means that there`s no eels.

RUPORT FOOTE, YEAR 3 ST. BENEDICT`S JUNIOR SCHOOL: Some of them are dying easily.

STRODE: Why might they have died? Go on.

ERIS COLLINS DIAZ, YEAR 3 ST. BENEDICT`S JUNIOR SCHOOL: I think because people keep putting like these barriers in the water and then the eels

can`t get to where they want to go.

ANDREW KERR, CHAIRMAN SUSTAINABLE EEL GROUP: In the story of Britain, William the Conqueror in 1086 started to collect taxes in eels. That`s how

significant it was. Everybody was eating it.

Eel was so close to humankind. And really, we`ve gradually lost that relationship where all this sort of engineering has strangled the life out
 

strangle [ˋstræŋg!] v. 扼死；勒死；绞死

of eel, not just in Britain, across the whole of Europe and North Africa. And now it`s critically endangered.

FOOTE: There`s like barriers that the eels can`t get through and they can`t get to eat their food and stuff so they can`t grow as big and they

could die.

DIAZ: There`s not that many of them left and they`re close to being extinct.

STRODE: Where we live in Somerset, that used to basically be a bog. But humans have done something very clever, which is to help us to live on it
 

bog [bɑg] n. 沼泽，泥塘

by draining it. But if you`re a tiny little baby eel, you need to swim past all of these barriers. Well, lots of eels can`t get over these barriers in

the water. So that is why we have got them in your classroom.

FOOTE: We`ve had 20 elves and we`ve been feeding them to keep them healthy. At the start, they kept hiding in the filter machine and under the
 

elves [ɛlvz] n. elf 的名詞複數

pots and in the pots so we couldn`t really see them. And over time, they started adapting to the tank and we like to see them and they like to see us too.

STRODE: Young people have a really beautiful aura. A natural wonder for the world.
 

aura [ˋɔrə] n. 氛围; 气质

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I love them.

STRODE: The children might never have encountered an eel before, unlike some other sort of more charismatic big species that you see a lot of. I

think there`s something really special about them having that actual personal interaction with the eels.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God, it`s looking at me.

STRODE: It`s all part of a bigger restocking project. You`ve been amazing eel parents and I really appreciate you looking after them for a little while.
 

restock [riˋstɑk] v.（为……）补充鱼苗

DIAZ: They`re going to go back to the river it`s set over one of the barriers so they can get to where they want to be.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m going to be happy when they`re gone because they`re going to be out in this wild.

KERR: The eels are a key component in that fresh water. Everything eats eel. It`s the basis of the food chain.

STRODE: You can see this one`s heart beating. Hopefully, I`m inspiring some children to be conservationists in the future. Wouldn`t that be

amazing? They can then go on and spread the word and we can really get a community movement going on.

Well, it`s time for these guys to go back into the river. I think if you want to engage a community, a really good place to start is with the young
 

engage [ɪnˋgedʒ] v. 教（儿童）;使忙于，使参加

people.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, that`s so wriggling!
 

wriggle [ˋrɪg!] vi. 蠕动；扭动

KERR: We`ve already started to turn the corner and we`re making a difference. So eel is a story of hope. If enough of us want to make a
 

turn the corner 好转; 度过难关

difference, we can band together and make positive change happen.

DIAZ: Well, now that I know more about European eels, I actually really want to help them.

FOOTE: If I see other eels getting stuck behind barriers, I`ll go help them.

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WIRE: Today`s story getting a 10 out of 10 is bananas. Well, one banana and a very expensive one. After a $6.2 million winning auction bid, some

might wonder what a person would do with an art piece that`s just a banana duct taped to a wall. Well, answer is eat it. The art, actually titled Comedian,
 

duct tape 大力胶带，牛皮胶带

has been drawing attention since it debuted in 2019. And while the piece might not be appealing to everyone, this cryptocurrency

entrepreneur is the latest in a line of art buyers to pay up for the rights to own the work and eat the famous banana. No, thank you.

All right, superstars, it`s about time for me to banana split. But before I do, my favorite part of the day, you. We are sending a shout out on over to

Ashtabula, Ohio, to send some love to the dragons at Lakeside High School.

Rise up. Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We`ll see you right back here again tomorrow on CNN 10.

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