内容正文:
M9U2
Witnessing time
What can witness time?
human beings
books/stories
historic sites(历史遗迹)
……
Do you know the following historic sites?
The Colosseum
Classical gardens of Suzhou
Angkor Wat (吴哥窟)
St Basil‘s Cathedral
(圣巴索教堂) [kə'θi:drəl]
[kɔlə ‘siəm]
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古罗马竞技场罗马斗兽场
Where and when was it built?
What was it used for?
How large was it?
What do you know about the historic sites?
The Colosseum, in Rome, Italy, was built in the 1st century BC. It was used for displays of combat ['kɒmbæt] (格斗)and wild-beast shows. It was designed to hold 50,000 spectators
[spek'teɪtəs] (观众).
罗马圆形大剧场
罗马斗兽场
The Colosseum
[kɔlə ‘siəm]
The Angor Wat is a temple complex built in Cambodia
[kæm'bəʊdiə](柬埔寨) in the 12th century. It is
considered to be one of the most glorious and world-famous pieces of
architecture.
It is the evidence of the Khmer’s [kmɛr] (高棉人) strong belief in both the religions of Hinduism ['hinduizm](印度教)and Buddhism ['budizm] (佛教).
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St Basil’s Cathedral was