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人教版高一英语必修二 Unit 1 课文翻译 Unit 1 Cultural relics Reading IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM 寻找琥珀屋 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 . 普鲁士国王腓特烈 ·威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人 民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。 This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . 这件礼物就是琥珀屋， 它之所以有这个名字， 是因为 造这间房子用了好几吨的琥珀。 The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . 选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽，呈 现蜂蜜一样的黄褐色。 The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . 琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式 样。 It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make . 它也是用金银珠宝装 饰起来的珍品。 一批国家最优秀的艺术家用了大约十年的时间才把它 完成。 In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . 事实上，这个琥珀屋 并不是作为礼物来建造的。 It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ . 它是为腓特烈一世的宫殿设计 (制作 )的。 However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ , to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. 然而，下一位普鲁士国王，腓特烈 ·威廉一世， 这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不要它了。 In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. 在 1716 年，他把琥珀屋送给了彼得大帝。 In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. 作为回赠，沙皇则送给他一队自己最 好的士兵。 So the Amber Room became part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg. 这样，琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡冬宫的一部分。 About four meters long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors . 这间琥珀屋长约四米， 被用作招待重要来宾的小型 会客室。 Later, Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. 后来，叶卡捷琳娜二世派人 把琥珀屋搬到圣彼得堡郊外她避暑的宫殿中。 She told her artists to add more details to it . 她叫她的工匠在原来设计的基础上增添了更多 精细的装饰。 In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted . 1770 年，这间琥珀屋按照她的要求完成了。 Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. 将近 600 支蜡烛 照亮了这个房间，里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。 Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . 可悲的是， 尽管琥珀屋被认为是世界上