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Eiffel Tower is reportedly badly in need of repairs

1. badly in need of 急需

The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to confidential reports cited by French magazine Marianne.

1. be riddled with 充满；布满
2. rust [r?st] 铁锈
3. cosmetic[k?z?met?k] 美容的；整容的；装门面的；表面的
4. confidential 保密的；机密的；秘密的；隐密的
5. cite 引用

The wrought-iron 324-meter (1,063 ft) high tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in the late 19th century, is among the most visited tourist sites in the world, welcoming about six million visitors each year.

1. wrought-iron 锻铁;熟铁的
2. tourist sites 游览地；景点

However, confidential reports by experts cited by Marianne suggest the monument is in a poor state and riddled with rust.

1. suggest 表明
2. in a poor state 状况差

&34;It is simple, if Gustave Eiffel visited the place he would have a heart attack,&34; one unnamed manager at the tower told Marianne.

1. have a heart attack 心脏病发作

The company that oversees the tower, Societe d&39;Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), could not be immediately reached for comment.

1. oversee 监督；监视
2. be reached for comment 联系…征求意见

The tower is currently undergoing a repaint costing 60 million euros in preparation of the 2024 Olympics, the 20th time the Tower has been repainted.

1. undergo 经历；经受
2. in preparation of 在准备…

Some 30% of the tower was supposed to have been stripped and then have two new coats applied but delays to the work caused by the COVID pandemic and the presence of lead in the old paint means only 5% will be treated, Marianne said.

1. be supposed to 本应该…
2. strip 扒光；脱掉
3. coat 涂料层
4. apply 涂；敷；施
5. presence 存在；出现
6. lead 铅

SETE is reluctant to close the tower for a long time because of the tourist revenue that would be lost, it added.

1. reluctant [r??l?kt?nt] 不情愿的
2. revenue[?rev?nju?] 收入；收益