国家地理-2008-06-23 Peru's Artifacts Returned 秘鲁古物回归祖国
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：国家地理2008年
Over a hundred artifacts from Pre-Inca and colonial times were returned to Peruvian authorities on Monday after being recovered from private collections in Germany and the US. Peru's Minister of Foreign Affairs handed over the ancient objects to the country's National Institute of Culture at a ceremony in Lima.
"We give today to the National Institute of Culture a group of objects which belong to the cultural patrimony 1 of all Peruvians. They came from Houston, Berlin and Hamburg, and after consulting with the National Institute of Culture, their Peruvian origin was confirmed."
The artifacts, mainly textiles and ceramic 2 objects, date back to the variety of cultures established in Peru before its colonization 3 by the Spanish in the 16th century. The first group of objects, mainly from colonial times, was seizedwas by US Customs in Houston, Texas and given to the Peruvian consulate 4. The remaining artifacts, including a variety of different textiles, flutes 5, a ceramic piece and three pre-Inca dolls, were returned by private citizens in Germany. The National Institute of Culture praised the citizens who voluntarily returned the pieces.
- I left my parents' house,relinquished my estate and my patrimony.我离开了父母的家，放弃了我的房产和祖传财产。
- His grandfather left the patrimony to him.他的祖父把祖传的财物留给了他。
- The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
- Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。
- Colonization took place during the Habsburg dynasty. 开拓殖民地在哈布斯堡王朝就进行过。
- These countries took part in the colonization of Africa. 这些国家参与非洲殖民地的开发。
- The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。