今天，本杰明帶著羅拉來(lái)參觀故宮博物館。故宮里面非凡的建筑和景觀把羅拉驚呆了，本杰明則在一邊細(xì)心地講解著。

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Laura: Uncle Ben, how did the Forbidden City get this name?

Benjamin: Well, in the feudal society, emperors had supreme power, so his residence was certainly a forbidden palace.

Laura: His residence? You mean the whole palace?

Benjamin: Yes. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section, or the Outer Court was for the emperor to exercise his power over the nation, and the northern part, or the Inner Court was for his royal family.

Laura: Oh, unbelievable. This was too luxurious.

Benjamin: Even the whole country belonged to him. That's why he is called the emperor.

Laura: OK, then. I love these unique structured towers with the delicate carvings on them. It's really artistic.

Benjamin: Yeah, the buildings and designs of the Forbidden City are the peak of Chinese traditional architecture, not only scientific but also suitable for living.

Laura: I agree. It's definitely a product of wisdom. Well, why were those small animal sculptures placed on the tops of the buildings?

Benjamin: Some of them are mascots and some are symbols of power.

Laura: Why are there so many yellow things? Is yellow the lucky color in China?

Benjamin: Oh, no. In fact, yellow is the symbol of the royal family.

Laura: Just like the pattern dragon, right?

Benjamin: Exactly. Here is the Nine-dragon Screen.

Laura: Oh, it's really fabulous. I wanna take a picture here.

Benjamin: Sure, this will be a really good picture.

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羅拉：本叔叔，紫禁城這個(gè)名字是怎么來(lái)的??？

本杰明：這個(gè)嘛，在封建社會(huì)，帝王擁有至高無(wú)上的權(quán)利，那他的住處當(dāng)然是禁地啦。

羅拉：他的住所？你是說(shuō)這整個(gè)宮殿嗎？

本杰明：是的。紫禁城分為兩個(gè)部分。南部，或者叫外院是皇帝實(shí)施權(quán)力管理國(guó)家的地方，北部，或者叫內(nèi)院是皇室的住所。

羅拉：哦，真難以置信，好奢華啊。

本杰明：甚至連整個(gè)國(guó)家都是屬于他的。這就是為什么他被稱(chēng)為皇帝啊。

羅拉：好吧，嗯，我喜歡這些造型別致的塔，它們上面有很多精致的雕刻。真是藝術(shù)啊。

本杰明：是啊。紫禁城的建筑和設(shè)計(jì)達(dá)到了中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)建筑的頂峰，不僅科學(xué)而且很適合居住。

羅拉：我同意。它真是智慧的成果。還有，為什么把那些小動(dòng)物的雕塑放在建筑物頂部呢？

本杰明：有一些是吉祥物，還有一些則是權(quán)勢(shì)的象征。

羅拉：為什么這里有這么多黃色的東西啊？在中國(guó)黃色是幸運(yùn)的顏色嗎？

本杰明：哦，不是的。實(shí)際上，黃色是皇族的象征。

羅拉：就像是龍的圖案，對(duì)嗎？

本杰明：沒(méi)錯(cuò)。這個(gè)是九龍壁。

羅拉：哦，它真漂亮啊。我要在這里照一張照片。

本杰明：可以，一定會(huì)是一張很棒的照片。

經(jīng)典背誦 Recitation
Laura: I am an American girl. Now I'm traveling in China. Today, I went to the Forbidden City. I was told that in the feudal society, the emperor had supreme power, so his residence was a forbidden palace. That's why it got the name. There, I saw some really beautiful buildings and sculptures which were all amazing. So I took many pictures.

生詞小結(jié)
feudal adj. 封建的

supreme adj. 最高的

residence n. 住所

royal adj. 皇家的

luxurious adj. 奢侈的

structured adj. 有結(jié)構(gòu)的

artistic adj. 富于藝術(shù)想象力的，有藝術(shù)技巧的

sculpture n. 雕塑

fabulous adj. 極好的，絕妙的

詞匯擴(kuò)展 Vocabulary Builder
關(guān)于世界名勝的詞匯

基礎(chǔ)詞匯

Big Ben 大本鐘

Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁

Hyde Park 海德公園

Pyramids 金字塔

Sydney Opera House 悉尼歌劇院

the Leaning Tower of Pisa 比薩斜塔

the Louvre 盧浮宮

the Statue of Liberty 自由女神像

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Mount Fuji 富士山

Niagara Falls 尼亞加拉大瀑布

Notre Dame 巴黎圣母院

Taj Mahal 泰姬陵

the Arch of Triumph 凱旋門(mén)

the Eiffel Tower 埃菲爾鐵塔

the Parthenon Temple 巴臺(tái)農(nóng)神廟

Tower Bridge 倫敦塔橋

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[例] 家長(zhǎng)讀Pyramids 金字塔

孩子讀How did Pyramids get this name? 金字塔這個(gè)名字是怎么來(lái)的？