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必修二 Unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM 寻找琥珀厅 Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make. 弗雷德里克威廉我 ,普鲁士国王 ,从未想像过这恩赐与俄罗斯人会令人惊喜的 历史。这个礼物 ,琥珀屋的 ,赐给这个名字 ,因为好几吨的琥珀被用来制造它。琥珀 被选有一个美丽的黄棕色的颜色就像蜂蜜。 房间的设计是别致的流行的日子。 这 也是一种珍惜用金子来装饰和珠宝 ,将国家的最好的艺术家们大约 10 年了。 In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. 事实上 ,这个房间没有是作为礼物送人的。它是设计出用于弗雷德里克的宫 殿。然而 ,普鲁士的下一任国王弗雷德里克威廉我、就是琥珀属于 ,决定不去保持 它。在 1716 他给了彼得最重要的东西。 作为回报 ,沙皇送给他一群他最好的士兵。 所以琥珀房成了沙皇的一部分在圣彼得堡冬宫。大约四米长 ,房间作为一个小接 待大厅为重要的游客。 Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing. 后来