英語(yǔ)必修二課文原文

1、人教版新課標(biāo)必修2unit1課文原文和翻譯wd格式INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOMFrederickWilliamⅠ，theKingofPrussiacouldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghisty.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoomwhichwasgiventhisnamebecauses

2、everaltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasedhadabeautifulyellowbrowncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecatedwithgoldjewelswhichtookthecountrysbestartistsabo

3、uttenyearstomake.Infacttheroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedfthepalaceofFrederickⅠ.HoweverthenextKingofPrussiaFrederickWilliamⅠtowhomtheamberroombelongeddecidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.InreturntheCzar

4、senthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecausepartoftheCzarswinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetreslongtheroomservedasasmallreceptionhallfimptantvisits.LaterCatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPeters

5、burgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmedetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcleslittheroomitsmirrspicturesshonelikegold.SadlyalthoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersof

6、thewlditisnowmissing.InSeptember1941theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BefetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalacetheRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnituresmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.How

7、eversomeoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100000pieceswereputinsidetwentysevenwooodenboxs.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxswerethenputonatrainfKonigsbergwhichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthatwh

8、athappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.RecentlytheRussiansGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosofthefmerAmberRoomtheyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyfthepeopleofStPetersbu

9、rgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.AFACTANOPINIONWhatisafactIsitsomethingthatpeoplebelieveNo.Afactisanythingthatcanbeproved.FexampleitcanbeprovedthatChinahasmepeoplethananyothercountryinthewld.Thisisafact.L:

10、Nowadaysanycountrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.Thereareover250sptseachonhasitsownstard.Womenarenotonlyallowedbutplayaveryimptantroleingymnasticsathleticsteamspts…P:Pleasewaitaminute!Allthoseeventsallthosecount

11、riesevenwomentakingpart!WherearealltheathleteshousedL:FeachOlympicsaspecialvillageisbuiltfthemtoliveinamainreceptionbuildingseveralstadiumsfcompetitionsagymnasiumaswell.P:Thatsoundsveryexpensive.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOl

12、ympicGamesL:Asamatteroffacteverycountrywantstheopptunity.It’sagreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonourtobechosen.There’sasmuchcompetitionamongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.The2008OlympicswillbeheldinBeijin

13、gChina.DidyouknowthatP:Ohyes!Youmustbeveryproud.L:Certainly.afterthatthe2012OlympicswillbeheldinLondon.Theyhavealreadystartedplanningfit.AnewvillageftheathletesallthestadiumswillbebuilttotheeastofLondon.Newmedalswillbede

14、signedofcourse…P:DidyousaymedalsSoeventheolivewreathhasbeenreplaced!Ohdear!DoyoucompetefprizemoneytooL:Nowedon’t.it’sstillallaboutbeingabletorunfasterjumphigherthrowfurther.That’sthemottooftheOlympicsyouknow“SwifterHighe

15、rStronger.”P(pán):Wellthat’sgoodnews.Howinteresting!Thankyousomuchfyourtime.THESTYOFATLANTAAtlantawasaGreekprincess.ShewasverybeautifulcouldrunfasterthananymaninGreece.ButshewasnotallowedtorunwinglyfherselfintheOlympicGames.S

16、hewassoangrythatshesaidtoherfatherthatshewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.HerfathersaidthatshemustmarrysoAtlantamadeabargainwithhim.Shesaidtohim“Thesearemyrules.WhenamansayshewantstomarrymeIwillrunagainsthi

17、m.Ifhecannotrunasfastasmehewillbekilled.Noonewillbepardoned.“ManykingsprinceswantedtomarryAtlantabutwhentheyheardofrulestheyknewitwashopeless.Somanyofthemsadlywenthomebutothersstayedtoruntherace.TherewasamancalledHippome