英語(yǔ)·英文小故事 61 Dragons in the Palace Museum 故宮尋龍記 During the Spring Festival holiday, Aya’s family visits thePalace Museum. The Palace Museum was home to the Ming and Qingemperors. It was also home to the Chinesedragons. Aya watches the dragons on the walls, doors and windows … Well, is there a little dragon flying there? The dragon flies down the road. Aya runs after it. When she comes out, she finds herself in the QingDynasty! In the palace, Aya meetsPrincessJing, the seventh daughter of the emperor. They talk and talk. Soon they become good friends. Princess Jing helps to dress Aya in a Qing Dynastyrobeand teaches her some Manchulanguage. In the cold, they make snow lions. They go to watch the ice play. Most of all, the two girls want to find the little dragon. They won’t let anyone know that. The Year of the Dragon is coming. Everyone is busy in the palace. Aya helps to put up the whitecouplets and colorfullanterns. Look! There is the little dragon! Seeing Aya, it flies away. In the early morning of the New Year’s Day, the Emperor writesblessing characters. Princess Jing gets a character,fu. She happily puts it up on her door. It’s time for breakfast. The kitchen sendszhubobo, a kind of vegetable dumplings. Seeing Aya and Princess Jing eating, the little dragon comes. It is hungry for zhubobo. After eating zhubobo, the little dragon turns into a great big dragon. It gives the two girls a ride. High up in the night sky, they get a wonderfulviewof the palace. When the sun comes out, Aya says goodbye to Princess Jing. The dragon will take her back to 2024 … 單詞表: Palace Museum 故宮博物院 emperor /?emp?r?(r)/n.皇帝 dragon /?dr?ɡ?n/n.(傳說(shuō)中的)龍 dynasty /?d?n?sti/, /?da?n?sti/n.朝;代 princess /?pr?n?ses/, /?pr?nses/n.公主 robe /r?ub/n.袍服 language /?l??ɡw?d?/n.語(yǔ)言 couplet /?k?pl?t/n.對(duì)聯(lián) lantern /?l?nt?(r)n/n.燈籠 blessing /?bles??/n.祝福;祝頌 character /?k?r?kt?(r)/n.文字 view /vju?/n.(從某處看到的)景色,風(fēng)景 中文大意: 春節(jié)假期里,阿雅一家去故宮博物館游玩。 故宮曾是中國(guó)明清兩代帝王的居所,也是中國(guó)龍的世界。 阿雅一路欣賞墻壁和門窗上的龍紋飾樣。咦,是有一條小龍?jiān)陲w嗎? 小龍沿著小路飛啊飛。阿雅追了上去。出來(lái)后,她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己穿越到了清朝! 在皇宮里,阿雅遇見(jiàn)了靜格格,她是皇帝的第七女。 她倆打開(kāi)話匣子,暢所欲言,很快結(jié)為金蘭之交。 靜格格給阿雅穿上旗裝,并教她說(shuō)滿族語(yǔ)。 在冰天雪地的外面,她們一起堆雪獅子,一起看冰嬉表演。 最重要的是,她們想找到那條小龍。這個(gè)秘密行動(dòng)絕不能讓其他人知道。 龍年即將到來(lái)。宮里的每個(gè)人都忙個(gè)不停。 阿雅幫忙掛上白色的春聯(lián)和五彩的宮燈。 看!小龍就在那里??吹桨⒀牛B忙逃走了。 大年初一的凌晨,皇帝寫(xiě)下開(kāi)筆吉語(yǔ)。 靜格格得到了一張御筆福字,她高興地把福字貼在門上。 早餐時(shí)間到。御膳房送來(lái)了煮餑餑,這是一種素餡兒的餃子。 就在阿雅和靜格格吃飯時(shí),小龍飛來(lái)了。它流著龍涎討煮餑餑吃。 吃完煮餑餑,小龍化為一條巨龍。 它讓兩個(gè)女孩騎在它的背上。他們飛到高高的天上,故宮夜景盡收眼底。 太陽(yáng)出來(lái)時(shí),阿雅和靜格格依依道別。巨龍將要帶她回到2024年…… 62 Popcorn and the Dragon King 金豆開(kāi)花救龍王 Long, long ago, an emperor made theJade Emperorangry. The Jade Emperor told the Four Dragon Kings, “Don’trainany water onEarthfor three years.” Soon, the Earth was dry. People lived very hard. One Dragon King wasin charge ofthe River ofHeaven. He wanted to help the people, so he let it rainonce. Knowing that, the Jade Emperor was not happy. “Why didn’t he listen to me?” Then, he sent the Dragon King to Earth and put him under a big mountain. On the mountain, he wrote some words. The words said “Only when the goldenbeansbloom, can the Dragon King fly back to Heaven.” So, people went to find that kind of beans. Walking and walking, they went to every place. But, they didn’t find the beans. The next year, people driedcorn ears on the second day of the secondlunar month. “These are the golden beans!” some children said. How to make them bloom? Some people had an idea. They cooked thecorn grains to make thempop. Thepopcornwas like golden flowers. After that, every family did this. They put the popcorn on a table, to thank the Dragon King for his rain. When the Jade Emperor saw the “golden bean flowers,” he had t--o move the big mountain away and told the Dragon King to come back. 單詞表: Jade Emperor 玉皇大帝 rain /re?n/v.(使)大量降落 Earth /??(r)θ/n.世界;陸地;地面 in charge of 掌管 heaven /?hevn/n.天國(guó) once /w?ns/adv.僅一次;一次 bean /bi?n/n.豆 bloom /blu?m/v.開(kāi)花 corn ear 玉米穗,玉米棒 lunar month 太陰月 corn grain 玉米粒 pop /p?p/, /pɑ?p/v.(使)爆--裂,發(fā)爆裂聲 popcorn /?p?pk??n/, /?pɑ?pk??rn/n.爆(玉)米花 中文大意: 從前,有一位皇帝觸怒了玉皇大帝。 玉皇大帝傳諭四海龍王:“三年內(nèi)不得向人間降一滴雨?!?/p> 不久后,人間處處干涸,百姓困苦不堪。 有一位司管天河的龍王想幫助百姓,便為人間降了一次雨。 玉皇大帝得知此事,心中不悅?!八醺疫`背我的旨意?” 他隨即把龍王貶到人間,壓在一座大山下。在山上,他寫(xiě)下幾句碑文。 碑文寫(xiě)的是:要想重登凌霄殿,除非金豆開(kāi)出花。 于是,百姓踏上了尋覓金豆之路。走啊走,他們走遍天南海北,卻一無(wú)所獲。 第二年,人們?cè)谵r(nóng)歷二月初二這天翻曬玉米種子。“這些就是金豆!”幾個(gè)孩子說(shuō)。 怎樣才能使它們開(kāi)花呢? 有些人想到了辦法,他們把玉米種子烹炒至爆開(kāi),爆好的玉米種子正宛若朵朵金花。 此后,每家每戶都開(kāi)始爆玉米花,并設(shè)桌案供上,以示對(duì)龍王降雨的謝意。 玉帝看見(jiàn)了金豆花,只好移開(kāi)大山,召龍王重返天庭。 63 The Little Hummingbird 蜂鳥(niǎo)的責(zé)任 Oh dear! The forest is on fire! The animals run away. It is dangerous to stay. As they come to a river, they all stop to watch the fire. Afraid andhelpless, the animals think there’s nothing to be done. But not this littlehummingbird. It flies down to the river and picks up some water and goes to the forest to put out the fire. Again and again, the hummingbird keeps doing that. “The fire is too big. You are too small. Yourbeakis small. The water is little,” the animals say. But the hummingbird doesn’t stop. “Are youcrazy, hummingbird?” says anarmadillo. “You can’t put out the fire.” “I know. But I’m only doing mypart,” the hummingbird says. 單詞表: helpless /?helpl?s/adj.無(wú)助的 hummingbird /?h?m??b??(r)d/n.蜂鳥(niǎo) beak /bi?k/n.鳥(niǎo)喙 crazy /?kre?zi/adj.瘋狂的;愚蠢的 armadillo /?ɑ?(r)m??d?l??/n.犰狳 part /pɑ?(r)t/n.參與 中文大意: 天哪!森林里著火了! 動(dòng)物們四散逃開(kāi),再待下去就太危險(xiǎn)了。 逃至河邊,它們停下來(lái),觀望火勢(shì)。 又是害怕,又是無(wú)助,大伙兒覺(jué)得眼下什么也做不了。 但有只小蜂鳥(niǎo)卻不這么想。 蜂鳥(niǎo)飛到河邊,銜了些水,再飛到森林上空,把水灑向火焰。一次又一次,蜂鳥(niǎo)銜水往返。 “火勢(shì)太猛,你卻太小。小小鳥(niǎo)嘴,能銜多少水呢?”動(dòng)物們紛紛說(shuō)。 蜂鳥(niǎo)卻沒(méi)停下來(lái)。 “蜂鳥(niǎo),別犯傻了?!贬灬f(shuō)道,“單憑你是滅不了火的。” “我知道。我只是在做我該做的事情?!狈澍B(niǎo)回答。 64 Getting Something Done in One Go 一鼓作氣 One day, thestateof Qi started anattackon the state of Lu. Lu was not as strong as Qi.DukeZhuang of Lu came out in person with hisarmy. Hearing the sound of Qi’sdrums, Duke Zhuang of Lu was about to send out his army. “My king, the timing is not right. Let’s wait,” said hisadvisorCao Gui. When Lu’s army didn’t move, Qibeatthe drums again. Cao said, “Hold on, my king!” For the third time, Qi beat the drums. Seeing that there was noresponse, Qi’s army thought that Lu would notfightand sat down to rest. At that time, Cao said to Duke Zhuang of Lu, “The time has come.” At the sound of drums, Lu’s army moved fast andfoughthard. But, Qi’s army was not ready for that and had to retreat. After thewar, Duke Zhuang asked Cao Gui, “Why did you wait three times before starting our attack?” Cao answered, “In a war, the army’smoraleis often the key towin. The firstbeatraised morale. By the second beat, the morale starts to go down. And by the third time, the army will run out of morale. That is why we could win.” 單詞表: state /ste?t/n.國(guó)家 attack /??t?k/n.進(jìn)攻,攻擊 duke /dju?k/, /du?k/n.君主 army /?ɑ?(r)mi/n.(一國(guó)的)陸軍 drum /dr?m/n.鼓 advisor /?d?va?z?(r)/n.顧問(wèn) beat /bi?t/v.(使)規(guī)律作響n.有規(guī)律的敲擊(聲) response /r??sp?ns/, /r??spɑ?ns/n.反應(yīng) fight /fa?t/v.戰(zhàn)斗;作戰(zhàn)(過(guò)去式fought) war /w??(r)/n.戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng) morale /m??rɑ?l/, /m??r?l/n.士氣 win /w?n/v.獲勝,贏 中文大意: 一日,齊國(guó)出兵攻打魯國(guó)。 魯國(guó)不如齊國(guó)強(qiáng)大。魯國(guó)國(guó)君魯莊公親自帶領(lǐng)軍隊(duì)出戰(zhàn)。 聽(tīng)到齊軍的鼓聲,魯莊公正準(zhǔn)備出兵。 “大王,時(shí)機(jī)未到。我們等一等。”他的謀將曹劌說(shuō)道。 齊軍見(jiàn)魯軍還不出戰(zhàn),便又一次擂起戰(zhàn)鼓。曹劌說(shuō):“大王,再等一等!” 齊軍第三次擂鼓。不見(jiàn)對(duì)方應(yīng)戰(zhàn),齊軍士兵認(rèn)為魯軍不會(huì)打了,紛紛坐下歇息。 這時(shí),曹劌對(duì)魯莊公說(shuō):“時(shí)機(jī)到了。” 戰(zhàn)鼓響起,魯軍將士奮勇出擊,齊軍卻沒(méi)有來(lái)得及防備,只得潰逃。 戰(zhàn)后,莊公問(wèn)曹劌:“我們?yōu)槭裁匆壤蘖巳喂暮蟛懦鰮簦俊?/p> 曹劌回答說(shuō):“兩軍交戰(zhàn),士氣通常是取勝的關(guān)鍵。擂第一次戰(zhàn)鼓可使士氣最盛。擂第二次時(shí),士氣就有些低落了。到第三次時(shí),軍隊(duì)的士氣就會(huì)衰竭,我方軍隊(duì)因此能夠取得勝利。” 65 Little Red Riding Hood 小紅帽妮娜 “Theend,” Hans closes the storybook.Little Red Riding Hoodis his sister Nina’sfavoritestory. “One more time, please,” says Nina. “Alright,” says Hans. “Long, long ago …” Hans and Ninafall asleepbefore long. In Hans’s dream, he is aneaglein the world ofLittle Red Riding Hood. “Wow, Nina is Little Red Riding Hood!” Hans sees Nina walking on the road. “I’llsaveher from the wolf.” “Hello, Little Red Riding Hood. Where are you going?” says the wolf. “I’m going to Grandma’s home,” says Nina. “Don’t you want topicksome flowers for her?” asks the wolf. “That’s a goodidea, but I won’t leave the road,” says Nina. “That’s my sister!” Hans isproudof Nina. “Well, I have a big cake in mybasket. Grandma and I would like toshareit with someone who iskind,” says Nina. “Don’t you want to be a kind wolf and eat the cake with us?” “Okay,” says the wolf. Ninaarrives at Grandma’s home with the wolf. They eat the cake happily. “What a big mouth you have,” says Nina. “All the better to eat the cake with!” says the wolf. 單詞表: end /end/n.結(jié)束;結(jié)尾 favorite /?fe?v?r?t/adj.特別受喜愛(ài)的 fall /f??l/v.進(jìn)入(某狀態(tài)) asleep /??sli?p/adj.睡著 eagle /?i?gl/n.雕;鷹 save /se?v/v.救 pick /p?k/v.摘 idea /a??d??/, /a??di??/n.主意 proud /pra?d/adj.驕傲的;自豪的 basket /?bɑ?sk?t/, /?b?sk?t/n.籃 share /?e?(r)/v.分享 kind /ka?nd/adj.友好的 arrive /??ra?v/v.到達(dá) 中文大意: “故事結(jié)束?!睗h斯合上了故事書(shū)?!缎〖t帽》是妹妹妮娜最喜歡的故事。 “再讀一遍吧,拜托了?!蹦菽日f(shuō)。 “好吧。”漢斯說(shuō)。“很久很久以前……” 不久,漢斯和妮娜就進(jìn)入了夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)。 在漢斯的夢(mèng)里,他變成了一只鷹,來(lái)到《小紅帽》的世界里。 “哇,妮娜是小紅帽!”漢斯看到妮娜走在小路上。“我會(huì)保護(hù)她,不讓她被大灰狼吃掉?!?/p> “你好,小紅帽。你要去哪里?”大灰狼說(shuō)。 “我要去奶奶家。”妮娜說(shuō)。 “你不想為奶奶摘一些花嗎?”大灰狼問(wèn)。 “這是個(gè)好主意,但是我不會(huì)離開(kāi)小路的。”妮娜說(shuō)。 “不愧是我的妹妹!”漢斯為妮娜感到驕傲。 “我的籃子里有一個(gè)大蛋糕。奶奶和我愿意同善良的人一起分享蛋糕。”妮娜說(shuō)?!澳汶y道不想做一只善良的狼,然后和我們一起享用蛋糕嗎?” “好吧?!贝蠡依钦f(shuō)。 妮娜和大灰狼一起到了奶奶家。他們開(kāi)心地吃了蛋糕。 “你的嘴巴可真大。”妮娜說(shuō)。 “這是為了好好吃蛋糕呀!”大灰狼說(shuō)。 66 Hot Chocolate Party 熱巧克力派對(duì) Grandpa Forestlikeshot chocolate. Tigercomes to hiscabin. Foxcomes to his cabin. Lioncomes to his cabin. Rabbitcomes to his cabin. They come for a hot chocolateparty. 單詞表: grandpa /?gr?npɑ?/n.爺爺 forest /?f?r?st/, /?fɑ?r?st/n.森林 hot chocolate 巧克力熱飲 cabin /?k?b?n/n.(通常為木制的)小屋 party /?pɑ?(r)ti/n.聚會(huì);派對(duì) 中文大意: 熱巧克力派對(duì) 森林爺爺喜歡喝熱巧克力。 老虎來(lái)到他的小木屋。 狐貍來(lái)到他的小木屋。 獅子來(lái)到他的小木屋。 兔子來(lái)到他的小木屋。 它們來(lái)參加熱巧克力派對(duì)。 67 Chris’ Christmas 克麗絲的圣誕節(jié) I have aChristmastree. I have some Christmascookies. I have aChristmas stocking. Santa Claus, I’m here! I have a Christmasgift. I have a friend. It’s thebestChristmas gift. 單詞表: Christmas /?kr?sm?s/n.圣誕節(jié) cookie /?k?ki/n.曲奇餅 Christmas stocking 圣誕襪 Santa Claus 圣誕老人 gift /g?ft/n.禮物 best /best/adj.最好的(good的最高級(jí)) 中文大意: 我有圣誕樹(shù)。 我有圣誕餅干。 我有圣誕襪。 圣誕老人,我在這里! 我有圣誕禮物。 我有朋友了。這是最好的圣誕禮物。 68 My Four Seasons 我的四季 Inspring, I like to play on asunnyday. Insummer, I like to play on arainyday. Inautumn, I like to play on awindyday. Inwinter, I like to play on asnowyday. 單詞表: day /de?/n. 一天;一日 中文大意: 春天,我喜歡在陽(yáng)光明媚的日子出來(lái)玩。 夏天,我喜歡在下雨的日子出來(lái)玩。 秋天,我喜歡在有風(fēng)的日子出來(lái)玩。 冬天,我喜歡在下雪的日子出來(lái)玩。 69 One Person’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure 熊熊的“垃圾”朋友 Jackie Teddy and Tammy Teddy are walking down the street. Tammy finds something strange next to atrash can. “What is that?” she asks. “Let’s check it out,” Jackie says. They come closer. “Look! It’s a small teddy!” Tammy says. “It looks so sad.” “What is your name?” Tammy asks. “Why are you here?” “My name is Baibai,” the small teddywhispers. “I used to have whitefur. Now I am brown because of thedirt. No one wants a toy like me. No one wants to be friends with me. So I am sitting here.” Jackie and Tammy look at each other. “Would you like to be our friend?” Tammy says. “Come with us.” Then they go home together. Baibai takes ashower, and after that, his fur is white as snow! “Come and try on the new clothes I just made for you,” Tammy says. “A shirt, a pair ofpantsand a hat. I think theysuityou. Hope you like them!” Baibai puts on the new clothes. He is very happy! He feels very warm. And mostimportantof all, he feels loved! Jackie tells him, “Make yourself at home. Let me cook you some dinner!” “You are our new friend,” Tammy says. “One person’s trash isanother’streasure.You are our treasure!” In the next few weeks, the three teddies have a lot of fun together. Baibai soon finds a new home, but he stays best friends with Tammy and Jackieforever! 單詞表: trash can (街道上或公共建筑物里的)垃圾箱 whisper /?w?sp?(r)/v.小聲說(shuō) fur /f??(r)/n.(動(dòng)物濃厚的)軟毛 dirt /d??(r)t/n.污物;塵土 shower /??a??(r)/n.淋浴 pants /p?nts/n.褲子 suit /su?t/, /sju?t/v.合身 important /?m?p??(r)tnt/adj.重要的 another /??n?e?(r)/pron.另一;不同的(人或事物) treasure /?tre??(r)/n.珍寶;寶物;備受寵愛(ài)(或器重)的人 forever /f?r?ev?(r)/adv.永遠(yuǎn) 中文大意: 泰迪熊杰克和泰米走在街上。泰米看到垃圾箱旁邊好像有個(gè)沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)的東西?!澳鞘鞘裁矗俊彼龁?wèn)。“我們過(guò)去看看。”杰克說(shuō)。 他們走過(guò)去?!翱磪龋且恢恍√┑闲?!”泰米說(shuō),“他看起來(lái)不太開(kāi)心。” “你叫什么名字?怎么在這里?”泰米問(wèn)。 “我的名字叫白白?!毙√┑闲茌p聲答道,“我以前是一只潔白的泰迪熊,現(xiàn)在因?yàn)檎瓷匣覊m變成了小棕熊。沒(méi)有人想要我這樣的玩具。沒(méi)有人肯和我交朋友。我只好坐在這里。” 杰克和泰米對(duì)視了一眼。“你愿意和我們交朋友嗎?”泰米說(shuō),“請(qǐng)跟我們來(lái)。” 于是,他們一起回了家。 白白洗了一個(gè)澡,毛發(fā)變得雪白! “來(lái)試試我剛剛為你做的衣服。”泰米說(shuō),“有一件襯衫、一條褲子,還有一頂帽子??雌饋?lái)大小正合適。希望你會(huì)喜歡!” 白白穿上新衣服。他開(kāi)心了起來(lái)。他的心里有一股暖流,而最重要的是他感受到了愛(ài)! 杰克對(duì)他說(shuō):“把這里當(dāng)成你的家吧,我去給你做晚餐?!?/p> “你是我們的新朋友?!碧┟渍f(shuō),“有人把你當(dāng)成垃圾,但總有人會(huì)把你當(dāng)作寶貝。你就是我們珍貴的寶貝!” 三只泰迪熊一起度過(guò)了幾周的快樂(lè)時(shí)光。白白很快找到了新家,但他與泰米和杰克永遠(yuǎn)是最好的朋友。 70 Filippo’s Dome 菲利波的穹頂 1418年,意大利佛羅倫薩 From a big house, a man and some paper arethrownout. “Nice try, Filippo!” people on the streets say. “What wonderfularchitecturaldrawings!” says a man with a happy face. He’s been looking at Filippo’s drawings. “Come with me. The greatcathedralneeds you.” The cathedral needs a finedome. It has been standing in the city of Florence with no dome for over 100 years. Filippo can be the one to help. How to build a 46-meter-wide dome when it has to rest on 55-meter-high walls? No one knows, but Filippo takes the job. On August 7, 1420, Filippo gets started. How can a heavy dome stay up with nosupportat all? Filippo finds a special way to place thebricks. How to set things up and put them in the right place as the dome gets higher and higher? Filippo invents some special and clevermachines. How big should the bricks be? When and where should the stones go? What will the dome look like? Filippo knows the answers. After 16 years of hard work, Filippo finishes building the dome. It has over 4millionbricks. It weighs about 37,000tons. It is the biggest dome built of bricks in the world. 1436年 Night has come to Florence. Molly and Mr. Map stand in front of the cathedral. Filippo is there too. “Do you hear that? There’s music in all the buildings. That’s what I have learned while visiting the old Roman cities. I have seen the cathedral without a dome since I was a boy. I want to try my best to give it one and hear it sing.” Tomorrow, everyone will come and see. Their cathedral now has a dome! By building the dome, Filippo Brunelleschi made the world seearchitectureas a fine art. 單詞表: throw /θr??/v.使迅猛地摔倒在地;拋(過(guò)去分詞thrown) architectural /?ɑ?(r)k??tekt??r?l/adj.建筑學(xué)的 cathedral /k??θi?dr?l/n.主教座堂 dome /d??m/n.穹頂 support /s??p??(r)t/n.支撐 brick /br?k/n.磚;磚塊 machine /m???i?n/n.機(jī)器;機(jī)械裝置 million /?m?lj?n/num.一百萬(wàn) ton /t?n/n.噸 architecture /?ɑ?(r)k?tekt??(r)/n.建筑學(xué) 中文大意: 1418年,意大利佛羅倫薩 從一座大房子里,一個(gè)男人和一些圖紙被丟了出來(lái)。 “再接再厲呀,菲利波!”路人們起哄。 “多棒的建筑圖紙呀!”人群中一名男子興沖沖地說(shuō)。他方才一直關(guān)注菲利波的圖紙。“請(qǐng)隨我來(lái),大教堂需要您?!?/p> 大教堂需要有個(gè)不錯(cuò)的穹頂,可惜過(guò)去的一百余年,它就那么“大嘴望天”立在佛羅倫薩城里。 菲利波興許就是能改變歷史的人。 怎樣在離地55米高的基墻上,修建跨徑46米的穹頂?前人無(wú)從下手。菲利波卻接了這棘手的任務(wù)。 1420年8月7日,菲利波開(kāi)始建造穹頂。 在沒(méi)有支撐的情況下,沉重的穹頂如何能屹立不倒?菲利波想出了特殊的砌磚技巧。 隨著穹頂一層層砌高,建材該如何上運(yùn),又如何精準(zhǔn)安置?菲利波發(fā)明了創(chuàng)新又靈巧的機(jī)械。 磚塊是何尺寸?石料何時(shí)轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn),安置何處?穹頂最終會(huì)建成什么模樣?菲利波了然于心。 歷經(jīng)16年的努力,菲利波用了400多萬(wàn)塊磚,終于建成了約37000噸重的世界上最大的磚石結(jié)構(gòu)穹頂。 1436年 佛羅倫薩城里,夜幕降臨。莫莉和地圖先生站在大教堂前。菲利波也在場(chǎng)。 “你們聽(tīng)到了嗎?所有的建筑中都回響著樂(lè)聲。那樂(lè)聲自我探訪古羅馬遺跡時(shí)便縈繞于心。自孩童時(shí)期,我就整日望著沒(méi)有穹頂?shù)拇蠼烫谩N蚁氡M自己最大的努力,為它修建穹頂,也聽(tīng)一聽(tīng)它奏起的樂(lè)聲。” 明日,整個(gè)佛羅倫薩的人都會(huì)來(lái)此觀望。他們的大教堂終于有了穹頂! 菲利波·布魯內(nèi)萊斯基用他修建的穹頂,令世人改觀,發(fā)現(xiàn)建筑中所蘊(yùn)含的藝術(shù)之美。 1-60點(diǎn)擊下方紅字標(biāo)題即可免費(fèi)收聽(tīng)跟讀 |
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