assignable必修二Unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM寻找琥珀屋

2021年1月21日发(作者：衬料)
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必修二
Unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
寻找琥珀屋

Frederick William
Ⅰ，
the King of Prussia ,
could never have imagined
that his greatest gift to the
Russian people would have such an amazing history .
普鲁士国王腓特烈
·
威廉一世绝不可能想
到他送给俄罗 斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。

This gift was the Amber Room
,
which
was given this name because several
tons of
amber
were
used to make it .
这件礼物就是
琥珀屋，
它之所以有这个名字，
是因为造这间房子用了好几吨的琥珀。

The amber which was
selected
had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey .
选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽，呈现蜂蜜一
样的黄褐色。

The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days .
琥珀屋的设
计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。

It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels
,
which
took the country's best artists about ten years to make .
它也是用金银珠宝装饰起来 的珍
品。一批国家最优秀的艺术家用了大约十年的时间才把它完成。

In fact , the room
was
not
made to
be a gift .
事实上，
这个琥珀屋并不是作为礼物来建造的。

It
was
designed
for
the
palace
of
Frederick
Ⅰ
.
它是为腓特烈一世的宫殿设计（制作）的。

However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William
Ⅰ
,
to
whom the amber room
belonged
,
decided not to keep it.
然而，下一位普鲁士国王，腓特烈
·
威廉一世，这个琥珀屋的主人却决
定不要它了。

In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great.
在
1716
年，他把琥珀屋送给了彼得大帝。
In return , the Czar sent him
a troop of
his best soldiers.
作为回赠，
沙皇则送给他一队自己最好
的士兵。

So the Amber Room became part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.
这样，
琥
珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡冬宫的一部分。

About four metres long, the room served as a small
reception hall for important visitors .
这间琥珀屋长约四米，被用作招待重要来宾的小型会客
室。

Later, Catherine
Ⅱ
had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg
where
she spent
her
summers.
后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到圣彼得堡郊外她避暑的宫殿中。
She
told her artists to
add
more details
to
it .
她叫她的工匠在原来设计的基础上增添了更多精细的
装饰。
In 1770 the room was completed
the way she wanted
. 1770
年，
这间琥珀屋按照她的要求
完成了。
Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.
将
近
600
支蜡烛 照亮了这个房间，
里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。
Sadly , although the
Amber Room was considered
one of the wonders
of the world , it
is
now
missing
.
可悲的是，尽
管琥珀屋被认为是世界上的一大奇迹之一，可是现在它却消失了。

In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . 1941
年
9
月，纳粹德国的军队逼近圣

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