Dan: The red bricks and long columns are very compelling.
丹:红色的砖和高大的廊柱非常引人注目。
Catherine: It's built in the Victorian style.
凯瑟琳:这是一座维多利亚式建筑。
Dan: What's that supposed to mean?
丹:什么意思?
Catherine: Look at the arches, pointed windows, and the balustrade. These are elements borrowed from the middle ages. There is also a turret on the corner.
凯瑟琳:注意看这些拱顶,尖形的窗户,还有栏杆,都是从中世纪借鉴来的建筑元素。边角上还有一个角楼。
Dan: I think the high arches give it a regal air.
丹:我觉得高高的拱门赋予了建筑一种壮丽的效果。
Catherine: I find them rather romantic too. It would be wonderful to study Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte in such a building.
凯瑟琳:我觉得这些拱门也很有浪漫气息。在这样的一幢建筑里研究查尔斯·狄更斯和夏洛蒂·勃朗特真是不错。