1、Book2Unit1CulturalrelicsINSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOM尋找琥珀屋尋找琥珀屋FrederickWilliamItheKingofPrussiacouldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghisty.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoomwhichwasgiventhisname

2、becauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasedhadabeautifulyellowbrowncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecatedwithgoldjewelswhichtookthecountrysbestar

3、tistsabouttenyearstomake.普魯士國王腓特烈威廉一世絕不可能想到他送給俄羅斯人民的厚禮會有一段令人驚訝的歷史。這件禮物就是琥珀屋它之所以有這個名字是因為造這間房子用了近幾噸琥珀被選擇的琥珀色彩艷麗呈黃褐色像蜜一樣。屋子的設(shè)計當(dāng)時流行的極富藝術(shù)表現(xiàn)力的建筑風(fēng)格。琥珀屋這件珍品還鑲嵌著黃金和珠寶全國最優(yōu)秀的藝術(shù)家用了是年的時間才完成它。Infacttheroomwasnotmadetobeagift.Itwasdesi

4、gnedfthepalaceofFrederickI.HoweverthenextKingofPrussiaFrederickWilliamItowhomtheamberroombelongeddecidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.InreturntheCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartofth

5、eCzarswinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetreslongtheroomservedasasmallreceptionhallfimptantvisits.事實上琥珀屋并不是作為禮物而建造的。它是作為腓烈特一世的宮殿而建造的。然而下一位普魯士國王腓烈特威廉一世這個琥珀屋的主人卻決定不再要它了。1716年他把它送給了彼得大帝。作為回饋沙皇則送給他一隊自己最好的士兵。所以琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得

6、堡東宮的一部分。琥珀屋長約4米被用作接待重要來賓的小型會客室。LaterCatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmedetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcleslitt

7、heroomitsmirrspicturesshonelikegold.SadlyalthoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersofthewlditisnowmissing.后來、葉卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣彼得堡郊外避暑的宮殿中。她讓藝術(shù)家們給它增添了更多的裝飾。1770年這間琥珀屋按她要求的方式完工了。將近600支蠟燭照亮了這個房間里面的鏡子和圖畫就像金子一樣閃閃發(fā)光。不幸的是

8、雖然琥珀屋被認(rèn)為是世界奇跡之一可是現(xiàn)在它卻下落不明。InSeptember1941theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BefetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalacetheRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnituresmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoo

9、m.HoweversomeoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100000pieceswereputinsidetwentysevenwoodenboxes.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainfKonigsbergwhichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.After

10、thatwhathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.P:你們多久會舉辦一次運動會？L:四年一次。有兩種主要的運動會形式冬季和夏季奧運會，并且在一個有規(guī)律的基礎(chǔ)上他們都是四年舉辦一次的。冬季奧運會一般會在夏季奧運會前兩年舉辦。只有達(dá)到該項目既定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的運動員才會被容許成為競爭者。他們可以來自世界各地。P:WinterGamesHowcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinte

11、rwhataboutthehsesL:Ohno!Therearenorunningraceshseridingevents.Insteadtherearecompetitionslikeskiingiceskatingwhichneedsnowice.That’swhythey’recalledtheWinterOlympics.It’sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningracestoget

12、herwithswimmingsailingalltheteamspts.P:Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromalloverthewld.DoyoumeantheGreekwldOurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustfthehonourofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoininncouldsl

13、aveswomen!L:Nowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.Thereareover250sptseachonhasitsownstard.Womenarenotonlyallowedbutplayaveryimptantroleingymnasticsathleticsteamspts…P:冬季奧運會？田徑運動員如何在冬季享受比賽？還有馬術(shù)又怎樣？L:哦不

14、!冬季奧運會沒有賽跑和騎馬的項目。反而會有一些像滑雪和溜冰這些需要雪和冰的項目。這就是為什么他成為冬季奧運會。只有在夏季奧運會會有你說賽跑，同時還有游泳，帆船運動和所有團隊運動。P:我懂了。之前你說那些運動員都被邀請來自世界各地。你了解希臘世界么？我們希臘城過去互相競賽只為勝利的榮譽。沒有其他的地區(qū)可以參加，奴隸和婦女也不可以。L:現(xiàn)在只要他們的運動員夠好的話任何國家都可以參加。有超過250種項目并且每一種都有它自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。婦女不僅允許

15、參加比賽，并且她們在體操比賽，競技比賽，團隊比賽和其他各種比賽中都扮演著重要的角色。P:Pleasewaitaminute!Allthoseeventsallthosecountriesevenwomentakingpart!WherearealltheathleteshousedL:FeachOlympicsaspecialvillageisbuiltfthemtoliveinamainreceptionbuildingseveral

16、stadiumsfcompetitionsagymnasiumaswell.P:Thatsoundsveryexpensive.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGamesL:Asamatteroffacteverycountrywantstheopptunity.It’sagreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonourtobechosen.There’sasmuchcompeti