Prague's Old Town 布拉格小区
As you leave the castle area, you can stroll through the Malá Strana or Lesser 1 Quarter tucked at the foot of the hill.
The neighborhood, one of the best preserved in the city, prospered 2 when upper-class family settled here, hoping no doubt that a little of the royal flourish would rub off on them. Later most of the homes were abandoned when the ruling powers moved to Vienna. Thankfully, the area escaped any major restorations.
This is like a stroll through history down the ornate streets of baroque Europe. Mozart stayed in the neighborhood for a time and some scenes from the film Amadeus were shot here.
We are back in the old town square, just in time to hear the famous astronomical 3 clock announce the hour. The square, an architectural showpiece lined with Romanesque and Gothic houses crowds with spectators awaiting the top of the hour. The five-hundred-year old wooden clock and the old town hall is a Mediaeval engineering marvel 4. Still in working order, the middle part is the actual clock, showing the movement of the sun and moon. Underneath 5 is a calendar with signs of the zodiac. When death rings the death knell 6 and the 12 Apostles proceed along the windows, we know our time has come
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tuck:fold
rub off on sb.: to be learned or obtained without any effort
ornate:elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented 7.
zoidiac:黄道带
knell:The sound of a bell knelling 8; a toll
Apostle:one of the 12 disciples 9 chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel.
- Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
- She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。
- The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
- Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱。
- He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
- Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。
- 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。
- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。
- That is the death knell of the British Empire.这是不列颠帝国的丧钟。
- At first he thought it was a death knell.起初，他以为是死亡的丧钟敲响了。
- The desk was ornamented with many carvings. 这桌子装饰有很多雕刻物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She ornamented her dress with lace. 她用花边装饰衣服。 来自《简明英汉词典》