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6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning
5 v. x( v8 R! ~8 S3 s m0 G六层楼高耶稣像遭雷击/ i9 i) Q. u; f* r9 ^1 s, r3 C
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% Q3 a% j7 }1 E" H+ k0 l% T! cAP – Flames shoot up from the 'King of King's' statue of Jesus Christ standing outside of Solid Rock Church …3 [9 X+ D2 t! {4 Z
烈焰从磐石教堂外“万王之王”耶稣像升腾9 t7 L/ j0 t6 o# R* n; Y$ y6 b
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MONROE, Ohio – A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers Tuesday.
' B# R* q! P- P7 O8 }; O一个六层楼高的耶稣基督像星期二被雷电击中，完全烧毁，只剩下烧黑的钢筋和几块塑料泡沫。几个好奇的旁观者在收集残片。
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The "King of Kings" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.4 ?- A+ s7 w& m2 X2 `
“万王之王”雕像曾立于福音派磐石教会外，于2004年开始就立在那里，是俄亥俄州西南最为人知的地标之一。
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The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday, Monroe police dispatchers said.* Q \5 t6 W2 b* ?+ K- y, c3 T( H
门罗警察成员说，星期一晚11:15雷击引发雕像起火。
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The sculpture, about 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained Tuesday.( @( d" A/ c3 Q0 g( g
该雕像大约62英尺高，基座40英尺宽，是耶稣的上半身雕像，俗称触地耶稣，因为耶稣举手臂的动作很像橄榄球裁判示意触地得分。它是用塑料泡沫和玻璃纤维在钢架上塑成，现在就剩下这些了。9 Q0 l2 m3 |) w- ]
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The nickname is the same used for a famous mural of the resurrected Jesus that overlooks the Notre Dame football stadium.
9 L4 A+ S6 x% |2 o- w: c同一个俗名也用于圣母橄榄球馆的耶稣复活壁画。3 V. V4 ?0 k; A# y$ v
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The fire spread from the statue to an adjacent amphitheater but was confined to the attic area, and no one was injured, police Chief Mark Neu said. c6 E4 n1 N9 C5 B: w( c
火焰从雕像蔓延到相邻的圆顶剧场，但仅限于剧场顶部。警长Mark Neu说没有人受伤。- i5 x! b$ ^+ I1 F3 i
0 e9 N0 h- `. R; S8 |8 d: mEstimated damage from the fire was set at $700,000, $300,000 for the statue and $400,000 for the amphitheater, Fire Capt. Richard Mascarella said Tuesday.; [ L) [9 `) c+ n3 A
据估计火灾造成损失达七十万美元，消防队长Richard Mascarella说，其中雕像三十万美元，露天剧场四十万美元。
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5 e. m3 n: N* m. P& i+ e% A) y9 `& aThe Ohio State Highway Patrol was at the scene Tuesday to prevent traffic jams and potential accidents from motorists stopping along the highway to take photographs.
- J- W) n L, F' |9 m- B5 uThe patrol began issuing citations about 4 p.m. Tuesday to motorists for stopping on the side of the highway, dispatcher Adam Brown said. The number of gawkers coupled with construction had slowed I-75 traffic in the area to a crawl, the state Highway Patrol said.
, y/ G# F7 Z5 l. J/ U8 YSome people were scooping up pieces of the statue's foam from the nearby pond to take home with them, said church co-pastor Darlene Bishop.6 D$ Q* q) E$ Q+ X* P
"This meant a lot to a lot of people," she said.' T7 }( j7 u* r+ Q% z- N
Keith Lewis, of nearby Middletown, arrived at the church around 7 a.m. Tuesday to photograph the remains for his wife. Lewis said he had viewed the statue as both an oddity and an inspiration.
0 f) W$ S0 p. KCassie Browning, a church member from Dayton, said she was driving home when she saw smoke and noticed the statue was missing.
5 @6 T% U# F+ A# UClick image to see before and after photos of the statue
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Travelers on I-75 often were startled to come upon the huge statue by the roadside, but many said America needs more symbols like it. So many people stopped at the church campus that church officials had to build a walkway to accommodate them.
6 P5 E, ^" G: ?1 G+ j% S1 U. wBishop said the statue will be rebuilt.
+ `* S& k% g: Y"It will be back, but this time we are going to try for something fireproof," she said.
; @# L8 O! e6 {5 v' xThe 4,000-member, nondenominational church was founded by Bishop and her husband, former horse trader Lawrence Bishop.4 n3 T* a! R5 q2 M& }
Lawrence Bishop said in 2004 he was trying to help people, not impress them, with the statue. He said his wife proposed the Jesus figure as a beacon of hope and salvation. |
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