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▍原文 The crown of French Empress Eugenie was left crushed after being dropped by fleeing thieves during the raid at the Louvre last October - but is “nearly intact” and can be fully restored, the museum has said. Raiders stole an estimated 88 million euros in jewels, but left the diamond-studded headpiece on their escape route. The crown is missing one of eight golden eagles that adorned it but retains its 56 emeralds and all but 10 of its 1,354 diamonds. ▍語言點 1. raid /reɪd/ n. 搶劫 ·a bank raid 銀行搶劫 2. intact /ɪnˈtækt/ adj. 完好無損的 3. restore /rɪˈstɔːr/ v. 復原,修復 ·restore a painting 修復油畫 ·restore a temple 修復廟宇 4. XXX stole an estimated… 某人偷走了價值約……的東西 5. escape route 逃跑路線;逃生通道,疏散通道 6. diamond-studded adj. 鑲滿鑽石的 ·stud v. 點綴,裝飾 ·a star-studded sky 繁星點點的夜空 7. headpiece /ˈhedpiːs/ n. 頭飾 8. adorn /əˈdɔːrn/ v. 裝飾 ·The walls are adorned with paintings. 牆上掛了很多裝飾...

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