必修2-人教版高中英語(yǔ)課文原文和翻譯-

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(guó)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(huì)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(gè)名字是因?yàn)樵爝@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(jì)當(dāng)時(shí)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(guó)最優(yōu)秀的藝術(shù)家用了是年的時(shí)間才完成它。Infacttheroomwasnotmadetobeagift.Itwasdesi

4、gnedfthepalaceofFrederickI.HoweverthenextKingofPrussiaFrederickWilliamItowhomtheamberroombelongeddecidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.InreturntheCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartofth

5、eCzarswinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetreslongtheroomservedasasmallreceptionhallfimptantvisits.事實(shí)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(guó)王腓烈特威廉一世這個(gè)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(duì)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(zhǎng)約4米被用作接待重要來(lái)賓的小型會(huì)客室。LaterCatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmedetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcleslitt

7、heroomitsmirrspicturesshonelikegold.SadlyalthoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersofthewlditisnowmissing.后來(lái)、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(gè)房間里面的鏡子和圖畫(huà)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(huì)舉辦一次運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)？L:四年一次。有兩種主要的運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)形式冬季和夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)，并且在一個(gè)有規(guī)律的基礎(chǔ)上他們都是四年舉辦一次的。冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)一般會(huì)在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)前兩年舉辦。只有達(dá)到該項(xiàng)目既定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)員才會(huì)被容許成為競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者。他們可以來(lái)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(yùn)會(huì)？田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)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(yùn)會(huì)沒(méi)有賽跑和騎馬的項(xiàng)目。反而會(huì)有一些像滑雪和溜冰這些需要雪和冰的項(xiàng)目。這就是為什么他成為冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)。只有在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)會(huì)有你說(shuō)賽跑，同時(shí)還有游泳，帆船運(yùn)動(dòng)和所有團(tuán)隊(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng)。P:我懂了。之前你說(shuō)那些運(yùn)動(dòng)員都被邀請(qǐng)來(lái)自世界各地。你了解希臘世界么？我們希臘城過(guò)去互相競(jìng)賽只為勝利的榮譽(yù)。沒(méi)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(yùn)動(dòng)員夠好的話任何國(guó)家都可以參加。有超過(guò)250種項(xiàng)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?cè)隗w操比賽，競(jìng)技比賽，團(tuán)隊(duì)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