Unit 2 A life`s work Developing ideas 语言点课件 2022-2023学年高中英语外研选择性必修第三册

SB3U2 Masters of Time (Language points) In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City, time ticks at its own pace. the Forbidden City 紫禁城 at one’s own pace 按自己的节奏 Translation 在紫禁城高墙内西三所安静的庭院里，时间按着自己的节奏流逝着。 If it hadn't been for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have  known that the plainly-dressed people working here are masters of their craft, who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin. a three-episode documentary 一部三集的纪录片 plainly-dressed adj.衣着朴素的 reestore sth. to ... 将某物归还...；把某物恢复成... If it hadn't been for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have  known that the plainly-dressed people working here are masters of their craft, who have spent their lives restoring precious antiques. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin. Translation 要不是那三集纪录片，外面的人永远也不会知道在这里工作的那些衣着朴素的人竟然都是精于各门技艺的大师，他们毕生都在修复珍贵的古董。这其中便包括钟表修复大师王津。 Walking through the seven crimson gates towards his workplace Wang Jin still regards himself as an ordinary worker in the Palace Museum, although now he is often stopped by admirers wanting their photo taken with him. Translation 王津穿过七重深红色的大门，走向自己的工作地点。尽管现在他经常被想和他合影的粉丝拦住，他仍然认为自己是故宫博物院的一名普通工人。 Day in, day out, Mr Wang and his students spend their time restoring clocks dating back hundreds of years. But for quite some time, he and his student Qi Haonan used to be the only two people repairing timepieces in the Palace Museum. day in, day out 日复一日 date back 追溯到 use to be 过去是 Day in, day out, Mr Wang and his students spend their time restoring clocks dating back hundreds of years. But for quite some time, he and his student Qi Haonan used to be the only two people repairing timepieces in the Palace Museum. Translation 王先生和他的学生们日复一日地修复着数百年前的钟表，但在过去相当长的一段时间里,故宫博物院修理钟表的工匠只有他和他的学生齐吴楠。 Qing emperors were very fond of clocks. Therefore, in order to please them, foreign envoys presented these emperors with the most i