Fire destroys Brazil's National Museum

甘肅蘭州市第六十三中學 張 琪

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海詞積累

1.memorabilian.紀念品

2.incalculableadj.不可估量的

3.blazen.烈火

4.hydrantn.消防龍頭

5.enormousadj.巨大的

6.bicentennialn.兩百周年紀念日

7.neglectn.忽視

8.numerousadj.許多的

9.ironicallyadv.諷刺地

10.financev.提供資金

A big fire that raced through Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum on Sunday is believed to have destroyed much of its collection of more than 20 million items,ranging from archaeological finds to historicalmemorabilia.

The destruction of the building was an“in-calculableloss for Brazil,”President Michel Temer said in a statement.“Two hundred years of work,research and knowledge were lost.”

It wasn't immediately clear how the fire began and there were no reports of injuries.Fire department spokesman Roberto Robadey said crew got off to a slow start fighting theblazebecause the two firehydrantsclosest to the museum were not functioning.Instead,trucks had to be sent to get water from a nearby lake.But he added that some of the museum's pieces had been spared.“We were able to remove a lot of things from inside with the help of workers of the museum,”Robadey told Globo News.

Live television broadcast images of the fire,which began after the end of visiting hoursat5 pm,burning outofcontrol throughout the building late into the night.

“It is anenormoustragedy,”museum director Alexander Kellner said in a statement posted on Facebook early Monday.He added that they haven't yet been able to measure the total damage to the collection.

The museum,which is tied to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the education ministry,was founded in 1818 and was proudly celebrating itsbicentennial.It houses several landmark collections,including Egyptian artifacts（手工藝品）and the oldest human fossil found in Brazil.

The museum had suffered from years ofneglectundernumerousgovernments.“We never got anything from the federal government,”said the official,Luiz Duarte.“We recently finalized an agreement with state-run development bank BNDES for a massive investment,so that we could finally restore the palace and,ironically,we had planned on a new fire prevention system.”

In a statement posted on its website in June,BNDES agreed tofinancingof$5.35 million to “physically restore the historic building”and also to carry out work to “guarantee more security to its collections”.

Reading Check

1.Why did the firefighters fight the fire slowly at the beginning?

A.They didn't have enough fire trucks.

B.The water source was far from the museum.

C.The fire hydrants closest to the museum didn't work.

D.The firefighters didn't find out the cause of the fire.

2.What was Luiz Duarte's attitude to the federal government?

A.Grateful.

B.Unsatisfied.

B.Confident.

D.Hopeful.

Language Study

Difficult sentence

Live television broadcast images of the fire,which began after the end of visiting hours at 5 pm,burning out of control throughout the building late into the night.電視實時播送了這場大火現(xiàn)場的畫面。火災發(fā)生在下午5點參觀時間結(jié)束后，整棟大樓一直燃燒到深夜。

【點石成金】本句是一個復合句。Live television broadcast images of the fire是主句，which began after...5 pm是非限制性定語從句，burning out of control...night作伴隨狀語。

主題應用·語庫構(gòu)建

I.熱詞積累

1.文化名詞

a country with an ancient civilization文明古國

four ancient civilizations四大文明古國

the civilized world文明世界

the cradle of civilization文明的搖籃

thriving and prosperous繁榮昌盛

an imperial garden皇家園林

Western style palaces西式宮殿

Chinese garden landscape中國園林景觀

iconic structures標志性建筑

World Heritage List世界遺產(chǎn)名錄

world cultural heritage protection世界文化遺產(chǎn)保護

conservation of World Heritage Sites世界遺產(chǎn)地保護

art treasures藝術瑰寶

art collections藝術收藏品

2.關于建筑的表達

be occupied by被……占據(jù)

be decorated with用……裝飾

be constructed with用……建造

be under construction在建設中

at the base/foot of在……底部

neighboring鄰近的

surrounding周邊的

be surrounded by/with被……包圍

be tied/attached to依附在……

consist of由……組成

be composed of/be made up of由……組成

3.破壞

lie in ruins成為廢墟

do damage to對……造成破壞

destroy/damage/devastate破壞

catch fire著火

set fire to放火

incalculable loss不可估量的損失

break out爆發(fā)

erupt（火山）爆發(fā)

injury傷害

4.保護

take measures/steps/action to do采取措施/行動做……

in order to protect為了保護……

attach great importance to重視……

rebuild/restore重建/修復

dig out挖出

lessen disasters減少災害

establish/found/set up建立

Ⅱ.美句背誦

1.It is an important way for people to study human civilization.它是人們研究人類文明的重要手段。

2.The destruction of the museum was an incalculable loss for the people of the world.博物館的毀壞對世界人民來說是不可估量的損失。

3.The event left us a precious social cultural inheritance.這次事件給我們留下了一筆珍貴的社會文化遺產(chǎn)。

4.The historical documents of Taishan are plentiful and regarded as an important element of the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation.泰山歷史文獻資源十分豐富,是中華民族文化遺產(chǎn)的重要組成部分。

5.This is not only the precious cultural heritage of the Chinese nation,but also the spiritual wealth of mankind.這不僅是中華民族珍貴的文化遺產(chǎn)，也是人類共同的精神財富。

6.Not only does it damage the ancient buildings,but also it damages the image of the Chinese people.它不僅破壞了古代建筑，而且損害了中國人民的形象。

7.We should protect the historical and cultural legacy,appreciate the spirit of the Grand Canal and keep it lasting forever.我們應當保護歷史文化遺產(chǎn)，欣賞運河精神，讓運河精神永遠留存下去！

8.We must take effective measures to protect these ancient towers.我們必須采取有效的措施來保護這些古塔。

9.Indigenous language is part of our cultural heritage,which is worthy of our every effort to protect it.土著語言是我們文化遺產(chǎn)的一部分，值得我們盡一切努力保護它。

10.The Chinese ancient building culture is an organic component of the Chinese traditional culture.中國古代建筑文化是中華傳統(tǒng)文化的有機組成部分。

Ⅲ.讀后創(chuàng)寫

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1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

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