cardio高中英语第一单元 文物 必修 2 unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM 寻找琥珀屋

2021年1月21日发(作者：一致英文)
第一单元

文物

必修
2 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
p
eople
would
have
such
an

amazing
history

.

This
gift
was
the
Amber
Room
,
which

was
given
this
name
because
sever
al

tons
of
amber
were
used
to
make
it

.

The
amber
which
was
selected
had
a

beautiful
yellow-brown
color
like
honey
.
The
design
of
the
room
was
in
t
he

fancy

style
popular
in
those
days

.
It

was
also
a
treasure
decorated
with
gold
and
jewel
s

,
which

took
the
count
ry's

best
artists
about
ten
years
to
make
.
普鲁士皇帝腓特烈·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。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。选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽，呈现蜂蜜一样的黄
褐色。琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致 的建筑式样。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
.
It
was
designed
fo
r
the

palace
of
Frederick
Ⅰ
.
However,


the
next
King
of
Prussia
,
Frederick
William
Ⅰ
,
to
whom

the
amber
room


belonged
,
decided
not
to
keep

it.
In
1716
he
gave
it
to
Peter
the
Great.
I
n
return
,
the
Czar
sent

him
a
troop
of

his
best
soldiers.
So
the
Amber
Room

became

part
of
the
Czar's
winter
palace
in
St
Petersburg.
About
four
met
res

long,
the
room
served
as

a
small

reception
hall
for
important
visitors
.
事实上，这个琥珀屋并不是作为礼物来建造的。它是为腓特烈 一世的宫殿
而设计
(
制作
)
的。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。在
1716
年，他把 琥珀屋送给了彼得大帝。作为回赠，沙
皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。这样，琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼 得堡冬宫的
一部分。这间琥珀屋长约
4
米，被用作接待重要来宾的小型会客室。

Later,Catherine
Ⅱ

had

the
Amber
Room
moved

to
a
palace
outsi
de
St

Petersburg
where

she
spent

her
summers.
She
told

her
artists
to
add
more

details
to
it
.In
1770
the
room
was
completed

the
way

she
wanted.
Almos
t
six
hundred
candles
lit
the
room
,and
its
mirrors

and
pictures
shone
like
gold.
Sadly
,

although
the
Amber
Room
was

considered

one
of
the
wonders

of
the

world
,
it
is
now
missing

.