Koln and the Rhine River 科隆古城
Goods flowed down this riverway from France and Switzerland on their way to the sea for transshipment all over Europe. Nobles along the way collected tolls 1, but big profits could still be made by wholesalers downriver and the city of Koln definitely cashed in.
Today's visitors still marvel 2 at remnants from those times. Although Koln was devastated 3 by allied 4 bombing during World War II, civic 5 pride has restored much of its medieval core. The Gothic cathedral which survived the war virtually unscathed still dominates the modern skyline. Begun in the 13th century the huge project wasn't completed for 600 years. Paid for by the city's wealthy burghers or businessmen, it was meant to impress, to be the largest in Europe.
Reconstructed medieval neighborhoods recall the centuries when Koln was one of the most powerful members of the Hanseatic League. The league began as German merchants banded together into a medieval version of our own international corporations, financing needy 6 rulers for favorable trade agreements and basically corner markets. Some 700 years ago, ships crowded the wharves 7 and warehouses 8 bulged . Ultimately, the league's sphere expanded to the point that it ruled the cities from which it operated. At its peak, Koln shipped more than 3 million gallons of wine a year with a return trade bringing in seemingly endless supplies of luxury goods, fish and wool
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cash in :Profit handsomely,earn a lot of money
unscathed :not injured or harmed
corner market :to gain control of the whole supply of a particular kind of goods
bulge : to swell up,to expand
- A man collected tolls at the gateway. 一个人在大门口收通行费。
- The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum. 长途电话费数目相当可观。
- The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
- The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
- Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
- I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
- The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
- Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
- They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。
- They are seaworthy and can stand rough handling on the wharves? 适用于海运并能经受在码头上的粗暴装卸。 来自外贸英语口语25天快训
- Widely used in factories and mines, warehouses, wharves, and other industries. 广泛用于厂矿、仓库、码头、等各种行业。 来自互联网
- The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
- Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。