必修二課文及翻譯

1、必修二必修二Unit1InsearchoftheamberroomFrederickWilliamIthekingofPrussiacouldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghisty.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoomwhichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamb

2、erwereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasedhadabeautifulyellowbrowncollikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecatedwithgoldjewelswhichtookthecountry’sbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.

3、Infacttheroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedfthepalaceofFredrickI.HoweverthenextKingofPrussiaFredrickWilliamItowhomtheamberroombelongeddecidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.InreturntheCzarsenthimatroopofhisb

4、estsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzar’swinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmeterslongtheroomservedasasmallreceptionhallfimptantvisits.LaterCatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthe

5、rsummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmedetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcleslittheroomitsmirrspicturesshonelikegold.SadlyalthoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersofthewlditisnowmissin

6、g.InSeptember1941theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BefetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalacetheRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnituresmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.HoweversomeoftheNaziss

7、ecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100000pieceswereputinsidetwentysevenwoodenboxes.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainfKonigsbergwhichwasatatimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.AfterthatwhathappenedtotheAmberR

8、oomremainsamystery.RecentlytheRussiansGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosofthefmerAmberroomtheyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyfthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedt

9、he300thbirthdayoftheircity.尋找琥珀屋尋找琥珀屋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叫這個名字是因為建造這間房子用了好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)計采用當時流行的奇特風(fēng)格。琥珀屋也是用金銀珠寶裝飾的珍品，這花費了全國最優(yōu)秀的藝術(shù)家大約十年的時間才完成。事實上琥珀屋并不是作為禮物而建造的。它是為腓烈特一世的宮殿而建造

10、。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保留它了。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。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

11、。不幸的是雖然琥珀屋被認為是世界奇跡之一可是現(xiàn)在它卻消失了。heldtwoyearsbefetheSummerGames.Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstardftheireventwillbeadmittedascompetits.Theymaycomefromanywhereinthewld.P:WinterGamesHowcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinte

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

13、herwithswimmingsailingalltheteamspts.P:Isee.Earlieryousaidthatathletesareinvitedfromalloverthewld.DoyoumeantheGreekwldOurGreekcitiesusedtocompeteagainsteachotherjustfthehonofwinning.Noothercountriescouldjoininncouldslave

14、swomen!L:Nowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.Thereareover250sptseachonehasitsownstard.Womenarenotonlyallowedbutplayaveryimptantroleingymnasticsathleticsteamspts…P:Pleasewaitaminute!Allthoseeventsall

15、thosecountriesevenwomentakingpart!WherearealltheathleteshousedL:FeachOlympicsaspecialvillageisbuiltfthemtoliveinamainreceptionbuildingseveralstadiumsfcompetitionsagymnasiumaswell.P:That’ssoundsveryexpansive.Doesanyonewan

16、ttohosttheOlympicGamesL:Asamatteroffacteverycountrywantstheopptunity.It’sagreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathontobechosen.There’sasmuchcompetitionsamongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.The2008Olympicswillbehe

17、ldinBeijing.P:Ohyes!Youmustbeveryproud.L:Certainly.afterthatthe2012OlympicswillbeheldinLondon.Theyhavealreadystartedplanningfit.AnewvillageftheathletesallthestadiumswillbebuilttotheeastofLondon.Newmedalswillbedesignedofc

18、ourse…P:DidyousaymedalsSoeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!Ohdear!DoyoucompetefprizemoneytooL:Nowedon’t.It’sstillallaboutbeingabletorunfasterjumperhigherthrowfurther.That’sthemottooftheOlympicsyouknow—“SwifterHigherStron

19、ger.”P:Wellthat’sagoodnews.Howinteresting!Thankyousomuchfyourtime.一個采訪一個采訪大約2000年前的一個希臘作者帕薩尼亞斯(P)，在2007年3月18日踏上了一段魔幻的旅程去查明關(guān)于現(xiàn)代的奧林匹克運動會。他正在采訪一個2008年奧林匹克運動會志愿者李巖(L)。P:我是帕薩尼亞斯。我住在你們所說的“古希臘”而且在很久之前我常常寫一些關(guān)于奧林匹克運動會的事情。我來到你的時代是

20、為了解關(guān)于現(xiàn)代奧林匹克運動會，因為我知道2004年奧林匹克運動會會在我家鄉(xiāng)舉辦。我可以問你一些關(guān)于現(xiàn)代奧林匹克運動會的問題么？L:真是極為愉快的事!你真的來自那么久遠的時代么？不過當然你可以問你想問的問題。你想知道什么？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。只有達到該項目既定的標準的運動員才會被容許成為競