唯一的路徑
Part of a historic bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is to be torn down in the summer to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass through.
荷蘭鹿特丹一座百年大橋將於今夏局部拆除，好讓亞馬遜創辦人貝佐斯的超級遊艇能通過。
tear down=拆除
The 40-meter-high vessel is being built in Alblasserdam, a municipality in the province of South Holland.
這艘40公尺高的超級遊艇在南荷蘭省阿爾布拉瑟丹建造，
vessel(n.)船鑑
But its passage has been blocked since it is so tall that it cannot fit through Koningshaven Bridge along its way.
但其船身過高，以致無法通過航道上的康尼謝夫橋，通行因而受阻。
block(v.)阻擋;阻礙;堵塞so…that…=如此…以致於
The bridge is a national monument dating from 1878 and it was rebuilt after being bombed by the Nazis in 1940 during World War II.
那座橋是荷蘭的歷史遺跡，其歷史可追溯回1878年，並於1940年二戰期間遭納粹轟炸後重建。
monument(n.)紀念碑date from=追溯至…=date back tobomb(n.)炸彈(v.)轟炸
It previously went through a renovation which saw it out of action from 2014 to 2017, when the government said it would not be taken down again.
2014至2017年間曾因一次整修而停用，當時政府即表示不會再拆除這座橋。
renovation(n.)整修;翻修be out of action=停止運作
However, the shipyard building the superyacht in Alblasserdam asked the local council to remove the bridge’s middle section in order for the vessel to reach the ocean.
然而，阿爾布拉瑟丹當地建造那艘超級遊艇的造船廠卻要求市議會拆除大橋的中心部分，好讓遊艇能出海。
remove(v.)移除
The move has angered some in the Netherlands as the local council has gone back on its word.
由於政府違背了承諾，此舉引起部分荷蘭人不滿。
anger(n.)憤怒(v.)激怒go back on=違背決定或承諾
“It’s the only route to the sea,” a spokesperson for the mayor of Rotterdam said, adding that Bezos will foot the bill for the operation.
鹿特丹市長發言人表示：「這是通往大海唯一的路徑」，並補充道貝佐斯會支付工程費用。
foot the bill=買單;付帳
The mayor’s office emphasized the economic benefits and jobs created by the construction of the boat, promising that the bridge would be restored immediately afterward.
市長辦公室強調建造這艘超級遊艇為當地帶來經濟效益並創造了工作機會，也承諾事後會立即將橋樑恢復原狀。
restore(v.)修復;復原