台湾建水晶高跟鞋教堂

A 16m-high glass church in the shape of a high-heeled shoe has been built in Taiwan,apparently in a bid to attract more women.

台湾建了一座高16米的水晶高跟鞋教堂，以吸引女性游客。

A huge glass... what?

Yes, you read that right: a glass church, shaped just like a vast high-heeled shoe as if lost by a titan Cinderella while racing through Chaiyi.

Made out of over 320 tinted glass panels, the shiny blue building measures more than 10m wide and cost about T$23m.

It's setto open its doors to the public on 8 February, just in time for Chinese New Year.

The shoe was inspired by a local story. According to officials in the 1960s, a 24-year-old girl surnamed Wang from the impoverished region suffered from Blackfoot disease. Both of her legs had to be amputated, leading to the cancellation of her wedding. She remained unmarried and spent the rest of herlife at a church.

The highheel is intended to honour her memory.

1 apparently

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

•An apparently blind alley leads suddenlyinto an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。

•He was apparently much surprised at thenews.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 racing

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

•I was watching the racing on televisionlast night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。

•The two racing drivers fenced for achance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 tinted

adj. 带色彩的 动词tint的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

•a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜

•a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法

4impoverished

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷(impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

•the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区

• They were impoverished by a prolongedspell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 cancellation

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

•Heavy seas can cause cancellation offerry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。

•Her cancellation of her trip to Parisupset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。