ChinesePod News (April 16, 2019)<br /><br />The Notre-Dame was engulfed by a major fire on Monday evening. The fire burned for several hours causing the collapse of the cathedral’s iconic spire and the destruction of its roof structure. President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that France will launch as international fundraising campaign to rebuild the landmark cathedral.<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/JLTwSw_V3Xw<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary: <br /><br />祝融 to be damaged by fire<br />纵火 arson<br />修缮 to renovate<br />蔓延 to spread<br />崩落 to collapse<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
