DAY 07 怀念一代建筑大师贝聿铭-备战2020年高考英语之热点话题外刊精读（第一辑）

DAY 07 Architect I.M. Pei dies at age 102 自主学习文本 自我思考问题 自行查阅资料 I. 写出下列词汇的汉语释义 （1）第一组形容词6个（adj.）： 1. prolific 2. controversial 3. prominent 4. abstract 5. controversial 6. aspiring （2）第二组动词4个（v.）： 1. confirm 2. prove 3. include 4. retire （3）第三组名词10个（n.）： 1. architect 2. profile 3. portfolio 4. renovation 5. institute 6. technology 7. firm 8. precision 9. reverence 10. pyramid II. 词汇拓展积累 1. controversial adj. 引起争论的，有争议的→ n.（公开的）争论，辩论 2. prominent adj. 重要的，著名的，杰出的 → n. 重要，突出 3. include v. 包括，包含 → prep. 包括…在内 4. architect n. 建筑师 → n. 建筑学→ adj. 建筑学的 5. precision n. 精确，准确，细致→ adj. 准确的，确切的 6. retire v. (令)退职，(使)退休→ n. 退休，退职 III. 重点短语英译汉 1. municipal buildings 2. be composed of 3. start one’s own firm 4. work sth into 5. date to 6. even though 7. take on projects IV. 翻译下列句子 1. I.M. Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died. He was 102. 翻译： 2. Pei, whose portfolio included a controversial renovation of Paris’ Louvre Museum and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame（摇滚名人堂）in Cleveland, died overnight, his son Chien Chung Pei told The New York Times. NBC News confirmed Pei’s death. 翻译：