雅思阅读第一次课.ppt

D The multi-storey pagoda came to Japan from China in the sixth century. As in China, they were first introduced with Buddhism and were attached to important temples. The Chinese built their pagodas in brick or stone, with inner staircases, and used them in later centuries mainly as watchtowers瞭望塔. When the pagoda reached Japan, however, its architecture was freely adapted to local conditions — they were built less high, typically five rather than nine storeys, made mainly of wood and the staircase was dispensed with 免除，省掉 because the Japanese pagoda did not have any practical use but became more of an art object. Because of the typhoons that batter接连猛击Japan in the summer, Japanese builders learned to extend the eaves屋檐of buildings further beyond the walls. This prevents rainwater gushing 流出, 泻出, 涌出down the walls. Pagodas in China and Korea have nothing like the overhang that is found on pagodas in Japan. 【重要词组】dispense with sb/sth: get rid of sb/sth 用不着某人[某事物]; 摆脱某人[某事物]: He is not yet well enough to dispense with the pills. 他尚未痊愈, 仍需吃药. adapt (oneself) (to sth) become adjusted to new conditions, etc 适应（新环境等）: Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark. 我们的眼睛慢慢地适应了黑暗的环境. 【重要词汇】overhang / ??uv?haelig;?; ˋov??haelig;?/ n. part that overhangs 悬垂的部分: a birds nest under the overhang of the roof房檐下的鸟巢. E The roof of a Japanese temple building can be made to overhang the sides of the structure by fifty per cent or more of the buildings overall width.For the same reason, the builders of Japanese pagodas seem to have further increased their weight by choosing to cover these extended eaves not with the porcelain瓷tiles 瓦of many Chinese pagodas but with much heavier earthenware陶器tiles. 【难句解析】The roof of a Japanese temple building can be made to overhang the sides of the structure by fifty per cent or more of the buildings overall width. 句子结构the roof… can be made to….by… 日本寺庙的屋顶可以被建造成各面都延伸出庙宇本身，延伸的范围在该寺庙整体宽度的50%或者更多。 F But this does not totally explain the great resilience