单词:palaces
n. the governing group of a kingdom
n. a large ornate exhibition hall
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The revolutionists took the palaces and homes of the wealthy and turned them into hospitals and public buildings. 革命者占领了富人的宫殿和房子,将它们建成医院和公共建筑, They took the land of the rich and lent it out to f
文本: 模仿文本: One of the most surprising rooms inBuckinghamPalace,onenot open to the public, is known as the Centre Room. It's decorated in George'sfavourite Oriental style. Most of the treasures in this room came from theRoyal Pavilion i
文本: Take this cabinet, for example, as a statementof wealth, it's the 18th-century equivalent of a Ferrari in your drive. Andthese decorations are made from pietra dura. In Italian, that means hardstone. It's one of George's favourites. And it'
文本: And you can see it when it moves like that, you can get anidea of the shimmering light and how it must have looked with candles burning. Fantastic little squeaky noise. Oh, it's just stopped. Andwill it? Oh, there it is again. And will it,
文本: George was eager to learn about the very latest in science and art from all over Europe. Yet surprisingly, he hardly travelled at all. George III's world was in some ways a very small one. He didn't travel very much beyond the courts, and s
文本: 原文文本: He was also fascinated by technology, and collected all sorts of scientific instruments. This looks like an exquisite miniature Roman temple, but it's actually an astronomical clock. Made for George III, to be displayed here
模仿文本: But George's attempts to pass on his ideas of morality and modest living failed. Perhaps it's hardly surprising that the King's eldest son rebelled. Whereas George III was frugal to the point of stinginess, his son, the future George
There is another famous church in Paris built to that other Mary in the Bible known as Mary Magdalene. 巴黎还有一个著名的教堂是为《圣经》里另外一个玛莉亚而建的,这个玛莉亚叫做抹大拉的玛莉亚。 This church to
Where there is a river, there is a city. Perhaps this is not always true,but it is true that many of the world's greatest cities have been built on the banks of a river. The Neva River flows through the centre of St Petersburg in Russia. Three hundre
Where there is a river, there is a city. Perhaps this is not always true,but it is true that many of the world's greatest cities have been built on the banks of a river. The Neva River flows through the centre of St Petersburg in Russia. Three hundre
As royal residences go, Buckingham Palace is something of a newcomer. The staterooms are less than 200 years old. Yet its history is much older and more dramatic than you might think. Its rooms are filled with objects that are clues to the character
文本: Henry VIII, who came to the throne in 1509, was a man passionate aboutthe chase, for women and deer. For Henry, the swampy land on the banks of the River Tyburn was perfect forhunting. 翻译: 亨利八世,于1509继承皇位。他是一位
文本: Henry VIII's love of riding bordered on the obsessional. Before he became so grossly fat, he would ride seven days a week, wear out eight horses in a day. So he decided to turn the land north of Westminster into his own private royal huntin
Much more successful was the menagerie of animals James kept here for his entertainment, exotic birds, camels, even an elephant, who was given a daily ration of a gallon of wine. It wasn't until 100 years later, in 1708, that a house was built on the
文本: GeorgeIII was a man of very simple pleasures, so he disliked all of the very grand ostentation of the courtand he much preferred a retired life amongst his family. And he also favouredclean-living and a healthy lifestyle, so he liked very s
Speaking of labyrinths, have you ever heard the story of the evil Minotaur, half man, half bull, 说到迷宫,你听说过凶恶的人身牛首怪物的传说吗?他一半是人一半是公牛, who lived in a labyrinth and made the Greeks send
At Mycenae he discovered palaces and the tombs of kings, armor and shields, just as the Homeric songs had described them. 于是他在迈锡尼找到了国王们的宫殿和墓穴、盔甲和盾牌,一切都跟荷马的歌里一样。 And he found
文本: In fact, this room is just theatre. The canopy has echoes of a medieval lord's Great Hall. Dotted around are chairs from previous coronations, each one belonging to a different monarch. And then framing the whole thing is this fabulously or