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ThePergamonMuseum：Thelong(over)haul01文章脉络【1】佩加蒙博物馆将于10月23日闭门整修十多年【2】佩加蒙博物馆的基本情况【3】&【4】&【5】需要整修14年的原因【6】博物馆各类藏品将会接受转移、研究等工作【7】藏品并非也要等十几年后才会再向公众开放【8】柏林人应该感到欣慰02背景知识佩加蒙博物馆：佩加蒙博物馆(Pergamonmuseum)位于德国柏林，有好几个展馆和一流的展品。佩加蒙博物馆结合了3个部分的展览：文物收藏馆，远东博物馆和伊斯兰艺术博物馆。所展出的有古代希腊，罗马，波斯等等的大量文物珍品。壮观的宙斯祭坛是这里最骄傲的无价之宝，其中包括来自古罗马的米列之门，古波斯的巴比伦城门和土耳其的古代宫墙等等也都是难得一见的珍宝，足以让人叹为观止。此外，在复原古代遗址和维护古代文物方面，佩加蒙博物馆也是许多文物博物馆的楷模。03原文反馈ThePergamonMuseum：Thelong(over)haulOneofEurope'smostprominentmuseumsisclosingformorethanadecade【1】Whatis14years?Amereflash,paredwiththeantiquityofa7,000yearoldfemalefigurinefromSyria,oraprocessionalhallwayfromBabylon,orthefaçadeofanancientRomanmarket.ButinthelifeofabusycitysuchasBerlin,thetimebetweennowand2037couldfeellikeaneternity.Tomuseumloversitcertainlywill,becausethatishowlongmuchofthePergamonMuseum,hometothetreasuresdescribedaboveandmanymore,willstayshutonceitclosesforrenovationsonOctober23rd.【2】ThePergamonisthemostfamousofthequintetofnationalmuseumsthatstraddleMuseumsinsel(MuseumIsland),atouristthrongedisleintheRiverSpreeattheheartofGermany’scapital.Butthecenturyoldbuilding,whichhousesalegendarycollectionofancientNearEastern,HellenisticandIslamicartworks,isinsadshape.Theceilingsleak.Heavynetsonthemuseum’sexteriorwallsprotectvisitors’headsfromcrumblingmasonry.Indeed,halfthePergamon’sgallerieshavebeenclosedforrepairsince2014,includingthebiggestdraw,aspectacularmarblefriezefromtheGreekcityofPergamon(nowinTurkey)depictingabattlebetweengodsandgiants.【3】IfittookParisjustfouryearstoreshapetheLouvrearoundtheiconicglasspyramidthatopenedin1989,whymustBerlinwaituntil2037?BarbaraHelwing,directorofthePergamon’sNearEastcollections,explainsthetroublestartedbelowground.CentralBerlinwasonceabog,andtheislandisessentiallyasandbank.Themuseumsrestonrustedironpilingsthatneedtobereplacedormeticulouslyrepaired.Amasterplanforallfivemuseumsenvisageslinkingthemwithundergroundpassages,muchliketheLouvre.ThePergamonwillbeenlarged,withalightfilledgallerychangingitsUshapetoasquare.Allthismustbedonewithminimumvibration.【4】Thearrangementofexhibitsalsoneedsanoverhaul.ThePergamonwas,likemostofBerlin’smuseums,largelyemptiedduringthesecondworldwartoprotectagainstAlliedbombs.Butthebuildingwasdamaged,alongwithmonumentaldisplaysthathadbeentoobigtomove,suchasthe30metrewide,17metretall,1,900yearoldmarketgateofMiletus,anotherGreekspeakingcityinwhatisnowTurkey.【5】Attheendofthewar,MuseumIslandwasinthemunisteast.Scarcityoffundsandthescatteringofitscollection—EgyptianpieceshadbeenstoredinWestBerlin,andothersweretakentotheSovietUnion—delayedthePergamon’sreopeninguntil1959.EastGermancuratorsdidwhattheycouldwiththematerialsathand,butusingcementandironrodstostickchunksofthegateofMiletustothemuseumwallswasnotideal.Germany’sreunificationin1990sawthereturnofobjectsfromWestBerlin,suchastheexquisitebustofQueenNefertiti.Butmanyofthesepiecesendedupindifferentmuseums.Thepuzzleofhowtobringtheworkstogethermorecoherentlyisonlynowbeingundertaken.【6】DrHelwingissadthatshewillhaveretiredlongbeforethePergamonreopens,butsheischeeredbytheworkthatwillkeepherbusyintheinterim.AllthemovableobjectsofthecollectionsheoverseeswillbeshiftedtoahangarliketemporarysiteinBerlin’seasternsuburbs,withstateoftheartfacilitiesforscientificanalysis,documentationandrestoration.piecesthathadbeenonpublicdisplaycannowbetestedusingnewdatingtechniques,saysDrHelwing.【7】Andthepatientpublicmaynothavetowaituntil2037toseeatleastsomeofthePergamon’streasures.Itsnorthwing,closedsince2014,isduetoreopenin2027.ThesmallbutfineIslamiccollectionwillmovetoairynewgalleriesthere.ChoicepiecesfromancientPergamonarealreadydisplayedjustacrosstheriver,inaspeciallybuiltspacethathousesagiant,wraparoundpanoramaofthecityin200AD.Otherobjectswillbeairedinabusyscheduleoftemporaryexhibitionsontheislandandofferedonloantoothermuseums.【8】AsforBerlinerspiningtostrollthroughtheIshtarGate,flankedbyamagnificentmenagerieofsacredBabyloniananimals,theyshouldrememberthatfor2,500yearsitwasneverpossible.ThegatelaystrewninpiecesinwhatisnowsouthernIraq,untilacenturyago,whenarchaeologistslovinglypickedthemup,packedthemofftoBerlinandspentyearsdiligentlyfittingthemalltogetheragain.04长难句1.原文：Tomuseumloversitcertainlywill,becausethatishowlongmuchofthePergamonMuseum,hometothetreasuresdescribedaboveandmanymore,willstayshutonceitclosesforrenovationsonOctober23rd.2.分析：介词To表示“对于某人来说”，itcertainlywill属于省略句，完整的是itcertainlywill(feellikeaneternity)。because引导原因状语从句，在原因状语从句中，主句是that（主语）is（系动词）howlongmuchofthePergamonMuseumwillstayshut（how引导的表语从句）。hometothetreasures作PergamonMuseum的同位语，describedaboveandmanymore是后置定语，修饰thetreasures。最后的onceitclosesforrenovationsonOctober23rd是once引导的条件状语从句。3.译文：对于博物馆爱好者来说，他们也一定会这般觉得，因为这便是佩