听美文故事记6级单词05-05
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：听美文故事记6级单词
5. The Colossus of Rhodes
To you, O Sun, the people of Dorian Rhodes set up this bronze statue reaching to Olympus when they had pacified 1 the waves of war and crowned their city with the spoils taken from the enemy. Not only over the seas but also on land did they kindle 2 the lovely torch of freedom.Dedicatory inscription 3 of the Colossus.
From its building to its destruction lies a time span of merely 56 years. Yet the colossus earned a place in the famous list of Wonders. "But even lying on the ground, it is a marvel 4", said Pliny the Elder. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue. It was rather a symbol of unity 5 of the people who inhabited that beautiful Mediterranean 6 island -- Rhodes.
Location: At the entrance of the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece.
History: Throughout most of its history, ancient Greece was comprised of city-states which had limited power beyond their boundary. On the small island of Rhodes were three of these: Ialysos, Kamiros, and Lindos. In 408 BC, the cities united to form one territory, with a unified 7 capital, Rhodes. The city thrived commercially and had strong economic ties with their main ally, Ptolemy I Soter Egypt. In 305 BC, the Antigonids of Macedonia who were also rivals of the Ptolemies, besieged 8 Rhodes in an attempt to break the Rhodo-Egyptian alliance. They could never penetrate 9 the city. When a peace agreement was reached in 304 BC, the Antagonids lifted the siege, leaving a wealth of military equipment behind. To celebrate their unity, the Rhodians sold the equipment and used the money to erect 10 an enormous statue of their sun god, Helios.
The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. For years, the statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point -- the knee. The Rhodians received an immediate 11 offer from Ptolemy III of Egypt to cover all restoration costs for the toppled monument. However, an oracle 12 was consulted and forbade the re-erection. Ptolemy's offer was declined.
- The baby could not be pacified. 怎么也止不住婴儿的哭声。
- She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified. 她又尖叫了，无法使她平静下来。
- This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
- A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
- The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
- He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。
- 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。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
- Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
- The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
- The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
- Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
- The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。
- Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
- The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。
- She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
- Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。