内容正文:
Living History of Culture
UNIT6
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Reading and Writing
PART 4
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思考并选出对兵马俑和金字塔的正确描述。
Think and tick.
A. The Terracotta Army is in Xi’an.
B. The Terracotta Army was built in the Ming Dynasty.
D. The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed for King Khufu of Egypt.
C. The Great Pyramid of Giza lies in France.
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Like most tourists, the very first destination that I went to visit in Xi’an was the Terracotta Army. When I stepped into the museum of 14,000 square meters, it was amazing to see the huge underground kingdom of the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. He began to build his final resting place around 246 BC when he was only 13 years old.
走进
巨大的地下王国
皇帝
begin to do sth.开始做某事
最终的
公元前
定语从句
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In the main pits, there are over 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses. The warriors are all life-sized and set in regular rows. Each face is different with different expressions. Amazingly, no two are exactly the same. These figures appear grey in color. In fact, they were originally beautifully painted in very bright colors, just like real people.
主坑
武士;勇士
排列整齐
令人惊讶的是
人物
呈现;显现
事实上
原来;起始
no one 没有人 No one was at home.
be painted in 被喷涂为...
May your days be painted in gold.
愿你的每一天以金绘出。
明亮的;鲜艳的
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Today the Terracotta Army is a must-see for every visitor to Xi’an and has been listed as “The Eighth Wonder of the World”.
The sight of the Terracotta Army reminded me of my trip to Egypt, where I visited the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are over 70 pyramids in Egypt stretching down the Nile River Valley.
必看之地
be listed as 被列为...
remind sb. of sth.使某人想起某物
remind sb.to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事
Remind me to turn off the light.
You remind me of your father when you say that.
定语从句
stretch out 伸出,伸开
向下延伸
尼罗河河谷
He wanted to stretched out his hand to grab me.
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be made of被...制成(看得出原料)
be made from被...制成(看不出原料)
On the edge of the Sahara Desert lies the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was
constructed for Egyptian king Khufu between 2600 and 2500 BC. The Great Pyramid rises to 481 feet (147 meters) high an