unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM课文翻译(课堂PPT)

1、1IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM寻找琥珀屋寻找琥珀屋2Frederick William ，the King of Prussia ,could never have imagined (that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history ). This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . 普

2、鲁士国王腓特烈普鲁士国王腓特烈威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有一段令人惊讶的历史。俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有一段令人惊讶的历史。这件礼物就是琥珀屋这件礼物就是琥珀屋,它之所以有这个名字它之所以有这个名字,是因为造这间房子用了近几吨琥珀是因为造这间房子用了近几吨琥珀,3The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey .The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It

3、 was also a treasure (decorated with gold and jewels) , which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make .被选择的琥珀色彩艳丽被选择的琥珀色彩艳丽,呈黄褐色呈黄褐色,像蜜一样。像蜜一样。屋子的设计当时流行的极富艺术表现力的建筑风格。屋子的设计当时流行的极富艺术表现力的建筑风格。琥珀屋这件珍品还镶嵌著黄金和珠宝琥珀屋这件珍品还镶嵌著黄金和珠宝,全国最优秀的艺术家用了全国最优秀的艺术家用了10年的时间才完成它。年的时间才完成它。4In fact , the room w

4、as not made to be a gift .It was designed for the palace of Frederick . However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.事实上事实上,琥珀屋并不是作为礼物而建造的。琥珀屋并不是作为礼物而建造的。它是作为腓烈特一世的宫殿而建造的。它是作为腓烈特一世的宫殿而建造的。然而然而,下一位普鲁士国王下一位普鲁士国王,腓烈特腓烈特威廉一世威廉一世,这个琥珀屋的主人却

5、决定不再要它了。这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不再要它了。5In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg.1716年年,他把它送给了彼得大帝。他把它送给了彼得大帝。作为回馈作为回馈,沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。所以所以,琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡东宫的一部分。琥珀屋就成

6、了沙皇在圣彼得堡东宫的一部分。6About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors .Later, Catherine had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .琥珀屋长约琥珀屋长约4米米,被用作被用作接待重要来宾的小型会客室。接待重要来宾的小

7、型会客室。后来、叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣彼得堡后来、叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣彼得堡郊外避暑的宫殿中。郊外避暑的宫殿中。她让艺术家们给它增添了更多的装饰。她让艺术家们给它增添了更多的装饰。7In 1770 the room was In 1770 the room was completedcompleted the way the way she wantedshe wanted . . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirr

8、ors and pictures shone like gold. and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. SadlySadly , although the Amber Room , although the Amber Room was consideredwas considered one of the one of the wonderswonders of the world ,it is now missing . of the world ,it is now missing . 17701770年年, ,这间琥珀屋按她要求的

9、方式完工了。这间琥珀屋按她要求的方式完工了。将近将近600600支蜡烛照亮了这个房间支蜡烛照亮了这个房间, ,里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。闪闪发光。不幸的是不幸的是, ,虽然琥珀屋被认为是世界奇迹之一虽然琥珀屋被认为是世界奇迹之一, ,可是现在它却下落不明。可是现在它却下落不明。8In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to

10、 the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room .1941年年9月月,纳粹德国的军队逼近了圣彼得堡。纳粹德国的军队逼近了圣彼得堡。1941年年9月月,纳粹德国的军队逼近了圣彼得堡。纳粹德国的军队逼近了圣彼得堡。在纳粹分子能够到达夏宫之前在纳粹分子能够到达夏宫之前,俄国人只来得及把琥珀屋里的俄国人只来得及把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小型艺术饰品搬走。一些家具和小型艺术饰品搬走。9However , some of the Nazi

11、s secretly stole the room itself .In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxs .There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . 可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子秘密地头运走了。可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子秘密地头运走了。在不到两天的时间里在不

12、到两天的时间里,琥珀屋被拆成琥珀屋被拆成10万块装进了万块装进了27个木箱里。个木箱里。毫无疑问毫无疑问,这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡,当时它是波罗的海的海边的一个城市。当时它是波罗的海的海边的一个城市。10After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery .Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace . By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .从那以后从那以后,琥珀屋的最终归宿就成了一个谜。琥珀屋的最终归宿就成了一个谜。最近俄国人和德国人已经在夏宫建立起了一个新的琥珀屋最近俄国人和德国人已经在夏宫建立起了一个新的琥珀屋,通过研究前琥珀屋的照片通过研究前琥珀屋的照