the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
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A fourteenth century fresco of the Madonna and Child depict on the top right side the image of a UFO hovering in the distance. 圣母玛利亚和孩子的一幅十四世纪的油画,在画的顶部右侧描绘了一个不明飞行物在远处盘旋。
Closer examination revealed the visitors were using the electricity socket used to light up the Madonna to charge their mobile phone. 仔细检查才弄清他们是在用照亮圣母像的电灯插座给手机充电。
The young couple were regular visitors to the Milan church for more than a month and spent an hour sitting attentively in front of the Madonna before silently departing. 一个多月以来,这对年轻夫妇定期来到这间教堂,全神贯注地在圣母像前坐上一个小时,然后默默地离开。
经典引文
'Take my advice and do it now'. He..shook his head. 'In a minute, Madonna'.