I could see no valley, no farms, no cottages and no church spire -- only a lake.

可现在我却看不出山谷，看不见农舍，也看不见教学尖顶，看见只是一片湖泊。

Other religious statues were removed last week from the cathedral roof as part of the restoration of the church's spire.

其它的宗教雕像上周已被拆除，这是教堂尖塔修复工程的一部分。

To the west a dark church spire rose up against a marigold sky.

在西边，一座黑暗的教堂尖顶在万寿菊的天空映衬下拔地而起。

In crossing a field, I saw the church spire before me: I hastened towards it.

在穿过田野时，我看到了教堂的尖顶：我赶紧向它走去。

I looked away, fixing my eyes on the church spire, visible against the light from the stars.

他似乎放松了下来，然后说：" 奥黛丽就是个爱说谎的贱人。" 我移开目光，盯着教堂尖顶，在星光的映照下，那尖顶清晰可见。

Gothic spire, church spire built after the Gothic model, an architectural style developed in northern France, and spread through western Europe from about 1160 to the 15th century.

哥特式尖顶， 仿照哥特式模型建造的教堂尖顶， 一种在法国北部发展起来的建筑风格， 大约从1160年到15世纪传遍西欧。

At first his companions trusted him implicitly, and so great were the delights of flying that they wasted time circling round church spires or any other tall objects on the way that took their fancy.

起初，同伴们是绝对相信他的，而且飞行带来的乐趣太大了，看到教堂的尖顶，或别的什么高高的东西，他们就绕着转圈儿，浪费了许多时间。

The closest the Germans ever got to the city of  Verdun was a ridge from which they could see the rooftops of the houses and the old church spire of  the Verdun Cathedral. They never got any closer.

德国人离凡尔登市最近的地方是一座山脊，从那里他们可以看到房屋的屋顶和凡尔登大教堂的古老教堂尖顶。他们再也没有靠近过。

He was certain of one thing only—to keep mounting the hill; for his friend's house lay at the lower end, or tail, of Chateau Landon, while the inn was up at the head, under the great church spire.

他只确定一件事——继续爬山；因为他朋友的房子位于兰登城堡的低端或尾部，而客栈则在头顶，在巨大的教堂尖顶下。

" Have you no desires, does nothing call you away from this place, have you no longings for freedom and space, and don't you feel cramped in this narrow frame of hedge, church spire and house, under your very nose" ?

“你没有欲望吗？没有什么能阻止你离开这个地方吗？你没有对自由和空间的渴望吗？在你眼皮底下的篱笆、教堂尖顶和房子的狭窄框架里，你不觉得局促吗？”