unit1-IN-SEARCH-OF-THE-AMBER-ROOM课文翻译市公开课一等奖省赛课微课金

INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOM寻找琥珀屋1/11FrederickWilliamⅠ，theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimagined(thathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory).ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom,whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.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厚礼会有一段令人诧异历史。这件礼品就是琥珀屋,它之所以有这个名字,是因为造这间房子用了近几吨琥珀,2/11Theamberwhichwasselected

hadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasure(decoratedwithgoldandjewels),

whichtookthecountry'sbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.被选择琥珀色彩艳丽,呈黄褐色,像蜜一样。屋子设计当初流行极富艺术表现力建筑格调。琥珀屋这件珍品还镶嵌著黄金和珠宝,全国最优异艺术家用了10年时间才完成它。3/11Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickⅠ.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamⅠ,towhomtheamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit.实际上,琥珀屋并不是作为礼品而建造。它是作为腓烈特一世宫殿而建造。然而,下一位普鲁士国王,腓烈特·威廉一世,这个琥珀屋主人却决定不再要它了。4/11In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.Inreturn,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecausepartoftheCzar'swinterpalaceinStPetersburg.1716年,他把它送给了彼得大帝。作为回馈,沙皇则送给他一队自己最好士兵。所以,琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡东宫一部分。5/11Aboutfourmetreslong,theroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.Later,CatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.琥珀屋长约4米,被用作接待主要宾客小型会客室。以后、叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣彼得堡郊外避暑宫殿中。她让艺术家们给它增添了更多装饰。6/11In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsidered

oneofthewondersoftheworld,itisnowmissing.1770年,这间琥珀屋按她要求方式完工了。快要600支蜡烛照亮了这个房间,里面镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。不幸是,即使琥珀屋被认为是世界奇迹之一,可是现在它却下落不明。7/11InSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.1941年9月,纳粹德国军队迫近了圣彼得堡。1941年9月,纳粹德国军队迫近了圣彼得堡。在纳粹分子能够抵达夏宫之前,俄国人只来得及把琥珀屋里一些家俱和小型艺术饰品搬走。8/11However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxs.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg,whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子秘密地头运走了。在不到两天时间里,琥珀屋被拆成10万块装进了27个木箱里。毫无疑问,这些箱子以后被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡,当初它是波罗海海边一个城市。9/11Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom,theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.从那以后,琥珀屋最终究宿就成了一个谜。最近俄国人和德国人已经在夏宫建立起了一个新琥珀屋,经过研究前琥珀屋照片,他