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文明的叹息 素养解读 150年前坐落在北京西郊的圆明园，在遭到侵略者的抢劫后，被纵火焚烧，大火连烧三天三夜，曾经珍宝无数的“万园之园”变成一片废墟。 2018年里約热内卢拥有200年历史的巴西国家博物馆发生火灾，许多无价收藏品付之一炬，两百年来的努力、调查和知识毁于一旦。 人们的心在痛，因为这些文物象征着人类文明的传承和延续。它们代表着古人的创造和思索，还有用无数弯路和悲剧累积的经验。它们用可触及的现实存在，赋予历史生命力。这是一笔不可估量的财富，也是太古时代以来人类一步一个脚印走出的通向我们的道路…… 人类区别于其他生物的核心竞争力，就在于人类可以积累和传承文化。前人的成就，是后人的起点。任何人，无论是对自然资源还是物质文明的破坏，都是对文明的亵渎。保护世界遗产，刻不容缓。 视角拓展 Flames of Yuanmingyuan 被火烧毁的圆明园 海词积累 1. imperial adj. 帝国的;皇家的 2. subsequent adj. 随后的 3. refine v. 改进;改善 4. zodiac n. 黄道带 5. palatial adj. 宫殿般的;宏伟的 6. scatter v. 使分散;四散 7. maze n. 迷宫 8. Renaissance n. 文艺复兴 9. loot v. 抢劫;掠夺 10. devastate v. 毁灭 11. attach importance to 重视 12. facilities n. 设备;设施 Yuanmingyuan is an imperial garden in Beijing constructed by the 4th Qing Emperor Kangxi， in 1707. Over the next 153 years， subsequent Qing emperors enlarged and refined the garden. The 6th Qing Emperor Qianlong， even absorbed Western style of palaces in it. His creation included a water fountain with the 12 zodiac animals that would sprout water at different hours of the day. Yuanmingyuan was considered as one of the finest examples of Chinese garden landscape. It consisted of three gardens， with Qichunyuan in the front， Yuanmingyuan on the left， and Changchunyuan on the right. The southern part of the huge garden was occupied by palatial buildings， where emperors handled state affairs. Over the rest of the garden were scattered 40 scenic areas and each consisted of smaller landscapes. The best-known Western structures were a fountain， a maze and European palaces， all of which took on a Renaissance style. There was a model of Venice in a small lake. The emperors apartments were decorated with art treasures of an astonishing richness. The garden was beautified by millions of foreign flowers and trees. Unfortunately， Yuanmingyuan was tragically destroyed by the British and French troops during the Second Opium War in 1860. On October 6， 1860， the British and French troops attacked and looted Yuanmingyuan. After the looting， they set fire