In Search of the Amber Room Reading

It took the country’s best artists about ten years to make the Amber Room. Several tons of amber were used to make it, and it was also decorated with gold and jewels. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. Para 1. How was the Amber Room made?

The King of Prussia wanted to be friendly to Russia. Or maybe he wanted to have a troop of the Czar’s best soldiers. Para 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?

Para3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? Catherine II told her artists to add more details to the Amber Room. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.

Para4. How did the Amber Room get lost? In 1941, the Nazi stole the Amber Room. 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty- seven wooden boxes and then put on a train for Konigsberg.

Para 5. How was a new Amber Room built? A new Amber Room was built by studying old photos of the former Amber Room.

1. The Amber Room, which was the best work of amber art ever made, was originally made to be a gift to the Russian people. 2. It was Frederick William I who gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great. True or False F T 3. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I. 4. Peter the Great had the Amber Room moved to another place.. F F

5. The Amber Room was one of the great wonders of the world, but no one knows where it is now. 6. We don’t know what happened to the Amber Room during the World War I. F T 7. Nowadays, a new Amber Room has been made in St. Petersburg. T

Description of the Amber Room Material1._______ ColorYellow-brown Design In the 2. _________ popular in those days Decorations decorated with_____ and______ Length About 3. _______ Amber fancy style 4 metres gold jewels

History of the Amber Room 4. ________ for the _______of Frederick I. Given to Peter the Great by Frederick William Ⅰ and became part of the Czar’s 5. ___________. Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg by Catherine Ⅱ and 6. ____________ were added to it. Designed winter palace more details palace

Some furniture and 7. _______________ were removed from the Amber Room by the Russians in wartime, but some of the Nazis stole 8. _______________. A new Amber Room was 9. ___________ for the people of St Petersburg when they 10. ___________ the 300th birthday of their city. celebrated small art objects the room itself ready / built

Careful reading to solve difficult points

1. Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such a strange history. (P1, L1) 普鲁士国王腓特烈 · 威廉一世肯定不会想到他赠送 给俄国人民的礼物会有如此离奇的历史。 普鲁士国王腓特烈 · 威廉一世肯定不会想到他赠送 给俄国人民的礼物会有如此离奇的历史。 could not/never have done 对过去所发生事情的 否定推测，意为 “ 过去不可能做过 ” could not/never have done 对过去所发生事情的 否定推测，意为 “ 过去不可能做过 ” He can’t /couldn’t have gone to Beijing, for I had a talk with him just now.

could have done 表示本可以做而实际 上没做的事． Eg. There is still some time. You could have come on foot. should have done 表示本应该做而实际 上没做的事．Eg. There was a lot of time left. You should have finished your homework.

2. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. (P1, L5) 琥珀屋的设计具有当时那个年代最流行的奇特 风格。 fancy adj. 奇特的，花样的 I don’t feel like making a fancy meal.

vt. 推测, 假想；爱好，喜欢 vt. 推测, 假想；爱好，喜欢 1) Don ’ t fancy that you can succeed without hard work. 2) I fancied him to be dead. 3) He fancies himself as a good writer. 4) I don ’ t fancy walking in the rain. have a fancy (n.) for… 爱好, 爱上, 入迷 想象, 推测, 爱好 假想

3. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William Ⅰ, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. [ 考点 ] 介词 + 关系代词引导的非限制性定 语从句。 =…, who / whom the amber room belonged to,

belong to 在此意为 “ 属于 ” 。又如： ① The horse under the tree belongs to Mark. belong 动词还意为 “ 应被放置在； 是 …… 的 成员； 属于 （某组 织） ” 等。 例如： ① Put the chair back where it belongs. ② He belonged to the golf club when he was young. 注意： belong to 没有进行时和被动形式。 后面跟宾格代词 (me. him. us…) 或名词. 但 belong to 的 ing 形式可以作后置定语，修饰前 面的名词。例如：

As we know, the USA is a developed country belonging to the First World. The house belongs to my grandfather. The house belonging to my grandfather was destroyed in the fire. 那房子属于我爷爷。 那属于我爷爷的房子在火中被毁了。 翻译：

Correct the mistake The house was belonged to an old lady. The house was belonged to an old lady. China is a country that is belonging to the Third World. China is a country that is belonging to the Third World. As a writer, he really belongs the 18 th century. As a writer, he really belongs the 18 th century. to belongs belongings 意为 “ 财物 ” 。 例如： Please take care of your belongings when you are on the train.

4. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. (Para2, L9) 琥珀屋约四米长，做了接待贵宾 的小接待厅。 serve as 担任，充当 serve as 担任，充当 He served two terms as President. He served two terms as President. He served as a waiter there. He served as a waiter there. When you sleep in the open, old newspapers When you sleep in the open, old newspapers can serve as a blanket. can serve as a blanket.

5. She told her artists to add more details to its design. (Para3, L3) 她告诉他的艺术家们 将设计方案再增加更多的细节。 add…to… 把 …… 加进 …… 里去 add…to… 把 …… 加进 …… 里去 He added that he was very pleased with our work. He added that he was very pleased with our work. Please add some sugar to the milk. Please add some sugar to the milk. Add the score up. Add the score up. His being absent added to our difficulty. His being absent added to our difficulty. The money he spent one day added up to about $100. The money he spent one day added up to about $100.

6. This was a time when the two countries were at war. （ Para4, L2 ）这是两国交战时期。 at war 处于战争状态，介词 at 可表示状态或动 作。 at peace at breakfast at war 处于战争状态，介词 at 可表示状态或动 作。 at peace at breakfast at rest at table at rest at table at work at school at work at school at war/work/home/table on show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watch in trouble/danger/battle/doubt under repair/discussion/construction 在 … 之中

7. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. (Para4, L6) 毫 无疑问，这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼 斯堡，当时它是波罗的海边的一个德国城市。 There is no doubt = It’s clear = It’s beyond argument = It’s beyond argument I doubt whether he is telling the truth. ( 我怀疑他是否说的是真话） I don’t doubt that he is telling the truth. ( 我相信他说的是真话）

(1)Do you doubt ____ she will succeed? (2)I doubt _________ he will keep his word. (3)I have no doubt ____ he will win the game. that if/whether that 注意：一般情况下在否定句和疑问句中， doubt 后面接 that 引导的宾语从句；在肯定句中， doubt 后面一般接 whether 或 if 引导的宾语从句。

8. remain (1) vi. 留下, 遗留 I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) link-verb. 后接 n. /adj. / 介词短语 / 表位置的 adv. My friend became a boss, but I remained a teacher. The death of the old man remained unknown. The problem remains to be discussed.

Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. ( 只要 … 就行了 ) It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. ( 某人所要做的只是某 事 ) He bought a new book with the _________ ( 剩下的 ) 40 yuan. =He bought a new book with the 40 yuan ___. ( 剩下的 ) remaining left

[ 考例 1 ] Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health ______ poor. ( 上海 2002 春 ) A. proves B. remains C. maintains D. continues [ 点拨 ] remain 意为 “ 仍然是 ” ，后接形容 词作表语。 prove 证明； maintain 维持； continue 继续。 B

[ 考例 2 ] It was already past midnight and only three young men ______ in the tea house. ( 安徽 2006 ) A. left B. remained C. delayed D. deserted [ 点拨 ] remain 意为 “ 停留 ; 逗留 ” 。 delay 耽搁； desert 遗弃。 B

--- Why do you look so upset? --- There are so many troublesome problems which___. A. remaining to settle B. remained settled C. remaining to be settled D. remain to be settled. D

Discovering useful words and expressions 1. to choose carefully-- 2. not seen or found very often-- 3. welcome area in a hotel to surprise somebody very much --- select rare reception amaze 1. Find the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the text.

5. no more than-- 6. made of wood-- 7. trying to find something; looking carefully for something to manage to live or continue in difficulties-- 9. to take something away -- less than wooden in search of survive remove

10. person who creates things which can be considered works of art of an earlier period or time; happening before in a situation in which two sides fight each other --- artist former at war

2. Complete the passage with the words below. Chen Lei studied art history and the early ________ of China in a university. He was able to recognize the _____of different cultural relics from former times, dynasties style rare designed decorated style doubt fancy dynasties amazing worth jewels

especially the Tang and Song dynasties. One day he was looking in a second-hand furniture shop when he saw an _______ object among the many different vases and ______. It was a mirror ________ in the Song Dynasty and _________ in the ______ style of that time. amazing jewelsdesigned decorated fancy

He recognized that it was a _______ cultural relic, but at a price he could afford, so he bought it at once. Later he gave it to his local museum. The people there were very happy and without ______ consider it one of the treasures of their collection. To them, it was ______ much more than Chen Lei paid. rare doubt worth