2026年將完工
Most visitors won’t miss the iconic La Sagrada Familia when going to Barcelona, but the truth is that this amazing church has remained “unfinished” and technically “illegal” for more than a century.
造訪巴賽隆納時，許多遊客不會錯過知名的聖家堂（La Sagrada Familia），但是事實上，在超過一世紀的時間中，聖家堂都是「未完工」且實際上「不合法」的狀態。
iconic(adj.)受歡迎的remain(v.)留下、仍然是unfinished(adj.)未完成的technically(adv.)事實上、嚴格來說illegal(adj.)非法的
On June 7th, La Sagrada Familia was finally issued with a building permit, 137 years after construction began on the building.
在開始動工137年後，聖家堂終於在今年6月7日取得建築許可，
issue(v.)發布permit(n.)許可construction(n.)建設
Work will be allowed to continue on the building until 2026.
可以繼續施工至2026年。
allow(v.)允許
The basilica’s construction began in 1882, but Barcelona officials said that there is no record showing whether a building permit first requested in 1885 was ever granted or rejected.
聖家堂於1882年開始建造，但巴賽隆納官方卻稱，在1885年查無聖家堂申請許可後通過或駁回的紀錄。
construction(n.)建設permit(n.)許可request(v.)請求grant(v.)同意、授與reject(v.)拒絕
Authorities only discovered in 2016 that the church had never received permission to break ground in 1882.
當局在2016年時才發現，聖家堂從1882年以來都是沒有建築許可的狀態。
authority(n.)當局receive(v.)收到permission(n.)允許
The city council finally managed to resolve the problem this year and issued a license.
該市議會終於在今年解決此問題，發布執照。
manage to設法⋯⋯resolve(v.)解決issue(v.)發布
La Sagrada Familia draws millions of visitors every year. It was listed as a Unesco World Heritage site in 2005.
聖家堂每年吸引上百萬遊客，於2005年名列世界遺產。
draw(v.)吸引
Construction is due to conclude in 2026, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the death of its designer, Gaudi.
目前建設預計在2026年完工，屆時也將是設計師高第逝世100週年。
construction(n.)建設due(adj.)預期的conclude(v.)結束coincide with跟⋯⋯一致