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1、它是为腓烈特一世的宫殿而建造。然而,下一位普鲁士国王,腓烈特威廉一世, 这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不再保留它了。1716年, 他把它送给了彼得大帝。作为回馈, 沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。所以, 琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡东宫的一部分。琥珀屋长约4米, 被用作接待重要来宾的小型会客室。 后来、叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣彼得堡郊外避暑的宫殿中。她让艺术家们给它增添了更多的装饰。1770年,这间琥珀屋按她要求的方式完工了。将近600支蜡烛照亮了这个房间,里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。不幸的是,虽然琥珀屋被认为是世界奇迹之一,可是现在它却消失了。 1941年9月, 纳粹德国的军队逼近

2、圣彼得堡，这是两国交战的时期。在纳粹分子能够到达夏宫之前,俄国人只来得及把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件艺术饰品搬走。可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子秘密地运走了。在不到两天的时间里, 琥珀屋被拆成10万块装进了27个木箱里。毫无疑问, 这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡, 哥尼斯堡当时是波罗的海的海边的一个城市。从那以后, 琥珀屋怎么样便成了一个谜。 最近俄国人和德国人已经在夏宫建立起了一个新的琥珀屋,通过研究以前琥珀屋的老照片, 他们使得新的琥珀屋的样子与原来的非常相像。2003年,在圣彼得堡人民用它来庆祝他们的城市建立300周年。A fact or an opinionWhat is a fac

3、t? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion

4、is not good evidence in a trail. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trail, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to b

5、elieve and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence.一个事实还是一个观

6、点什么是事实？是一些人们相信的东西吗？不！事实是可以被证明的任何事。例如，可以证明中国人口比世界上任何其他国家的人口都要多。这是一个事实。那么什么是一个观点呢？一个观点是人们相信那是真的但还没有被证明的。所以一个观点在一个审判中不是一个很好的证据。例如，如果你说“猫是比狗好的宠物”这会是一个观点。这可能是真的，不过很难去证明。一些人可能不同意这个观点，不过他们也无法证明他们是对的。在一场审判中，一个法官一定要去决定相信还是不相信哪个目击者。这个法官不会去考虑每个目击者的长相或人们在哪里居住或工作。他/她只关心目击者是否会提供真实的信息，这一定是事实而不是观点。这种信息被称之为证据。Unit 2

7、An interviewPausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2000 year ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th ,2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics Games.P: My name is Pausanias. I lived in what you call “ Ancient Gre

8、ece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. Ive come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics?L: Good heavens! Have really come from so long ago

9、? But of course you can ask any questions you like. What would you like to know? How often do you hold your Games? Every four years. There are two main sets of Gamesthe Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two yea

10、rs before the Summer Games. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world. Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? Oh no! There are no running races or horse

11、 riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. Thats why theyre called the Winter Olympics. Its in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. I see. Earlier you said that athletes

12、are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honor of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 s

13、ports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? For each Olympics, a special villag

14、e is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well. Thats sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. Its a great responsibility but also a great honor t

15、o be chosen. Theres as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. Oh yes! You must be very proud. Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new vill

16、age for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too? No, we dont. Its still all about being able to run faster, jumper high

17、er and throw further. Thats the motto of the Olympics, you know“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.” Well, thats a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.一个采访 大约2000年前的一个希腊作者帕萨尼亚斯（P），在2007年3月18日踏上了一段魔幻的旅程去查明关于现代的奥林匹克运动会。他正在采访一个2008年奥林匹克运动会志愿者李岩（L）。我是帕萨尼亚斯。我住在你们所说的“古希腊”而且在很久之前我常常写一些关于

18、奥林匹克运动会的事情。我来到你的时代是为了解关于现代奥林匹克运动会，因为我知道2004年奥林匹克运动会会在我家乡举办。我可以问你一些关于现代奥林匹克运动会的问题么？真是极为愉快的事!你真的来自那么久远的时代么？不过当然你可以问你想问的问题。你想知道什么？你们多久会举办一次运动会？四年一次。有两种主要的运动会形式-冬季和夏季奥运会，并且在一个有规律的基础上他们都是四年举办一次的。冬季奥运会一般会在夏季奥运会前两年举办。只有达到该项目既定的标准的运动员才会被容许成为竞争者。他们可以来自世界各地。冬季奥运会？田径运动员如何在冬季享受比赛？还有马术又怎样？哦不!冬季奥运会没有赛跑和骑马的项目。反而会有

19、一些像滑雪和溜冰这些需要雪和冰的项目。这就是为什么他成为冬季奥运会。只有在夏季奥运会会有你说赛跑，同时还有游泳，帆船运动和所有团队运动。我懂了。之前你说那些运动员都被邀请来自世界各地。你了解希腊世界么？我们希腊城过去互相竞赛只为胜利的荣誉。没有其他的地区可以参加，奴隶和妇女也不可以。现在只要他们的运动员够好的话任何国家都可以参加。有超过250种项目并且每一种都有它自己的标准。妇女不仅允许参加比赛，并且她们在体操比赛，竞技比赛，团队比赛和其他各种比赛中都扮演着重要的角色。麻烦稍等一下！所有的这些项目，所有的国民甚至妇女都可以参加！那么这些运动员们居住在哪里？在每一场奥运会前，一座特别的村庄会被建

20、来给他们居住，还有一座主要的接待建筑，几个用来比赛的体育场和一座体育馆等那听起来很贵。有哪个国家会想要举办奥运会么？事实上，每个国家都想要这个机会。这是一个很大的责任同样是一个很大的荣誉如果被挑选到。在国家之间有很多竞争去为举办奥运会就像去赢得奥林匹克奖牌一样。2008年的奥运会将会在北京举行。这你知道么？哦是的！你一定非常自豪。当然。之后的2012年奥运会将在伦敦举行。他们早就开始为这个做准备了。一座让运动员居住的村庄和所有的运动场将会被建在东伦敦。当然新的奖牌会被设计.你是说奖牌么？所以甚至是橄榄花圈也已经被取代了！哦亲爱的！你们比赛也为了奖金么？不我们不。现在仍然想要跑得更快跳的更高扔得

21、更远。正如你知道的奥运会的格言-“更快更高更强”。好吧，那是个好消息。多么有趣啊！耽搁你的时间，谢谢了。The story of AtlantaAtlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that

22、she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed. No one will b

23、e pardoned.”Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlantas rules, “ Why are these men so foolish

24、?” he thought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlantaor die !“ he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek God