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 The Amber Room, which was the best work of amber art ever made, was originally made to be a gift to the Russian people. 2.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
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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. .
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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
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7. Nowadays, a new Amber Room has been made in St. Petersburg. T
Description of the Amber Room
MaterialMaterial 1._______1._______
ColorColor Yellow-brownYellow-brown
DesignDesign In the 2. _________ In the 2. _________ popular in those popular in those daysdays
DecorationsDecorations decorated with_____ decorated with_____ and______and______
LengthLength About 3. _______About 3. _______
Amber
fancy style
4 metres
goldgoldjewelsjewels
History of the Amber RoomHistory of the Amber Room
4. ________ for the _______of Frederick 4. ________ for the _______of Frederick I.I.
Given to Peter the Great by Frederick WiGiven to Peter the Great by Frederick William and became part of the Czar’s 5. _Ⅰlliam and became part of the Czar’s 5. _Ⅰ__________.__________.
Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg by Catherine and 6. ____________ were Ⅱby Catherine and 6. ____________ were Ⅱadded to it.added to it.
Designed
winter palace
more details
palacepalace
Some furniture and 7. _______________ Some furniture and 7. _______________ were removed from the Amber Room by were removed from the Amber Room by the Russians in wartime, but some of the the Russians in wartime, but some of the Nazis stole 8. _______________.Nazis stole 8. _______________.
A new Amber Room was 9. ___________ A new Amber Room was 9. ___________ for the people of St Petersburg when for the people of St Petersburg when they 10. ___________ the 300th birthday they 10. ___________ the 300th birthday of their city.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, 1. Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could ncould neverever have imaginedhave imagined that his greatest gift to the R that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such a strange history. ussian people would have such a strange history. (P1, L1) (P1, L1)
普鲁士国王腓特烈普鲁士国王腓特烈 ·· 威廉一世威廉一世肯定不会肯定不会想到他赠想到他赠送给俄国人民的礼物会有如此离奇的历史。送给俄国人民的礼物会有如此离奇的历史。
could not/never have done could not/never have done 对过去所发生事情的对过去所发生事情的否定推测，意为“过去不可能做过”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 could have done 表示本可以做而实际表示本可以做而实际上没做的事．上没做的事． Eg.Eg.There is still some time. You could havThere is still some time. You could have come on foot.e come on foot.
should have done should have done 表示本应该做而实表示本应该做而实际上没做的事．际上没做的事． Eg.Eg.There was a lot of time left. You should There was a lot of time left. You should have finished your homework.have finished your homework.
2. The design of the room was 2. The design of the room was in in the the fancyfancy styl styl
e popular in those days. (P1, L5) e 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琥珀屋的设计具有当时那个年代最流行的奇特风格。风格。
fancyfancy
adj. adj. 奇特的，花样的奇特的，花样的I don’t feel like making a fancy meal.I don’t feel like making a fancy meal.
vt. vt. 推测推测 , , 假想；爱好，喜欢假想；爱好，喜欢1) Don’t 1) Don’t fancyfancy that you can succeed that you can succeed
without hard work.without hard work.2) I 2) I fanciedfancied him to be dead. him to be dead.3) He 3) He fanciesfancies himself as a good write himself as a good write
r.r.4) I don’t 4) I don’t fancyfancy walking in the rain. walking in the rain.
have a fancy (n.) for… 爱好 , 爱上 , 入迷
想象想象 ,,
推测推测 ,,
爱好爱好假想假想
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 countrybelonging 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 mistakeCorrect 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 China is a country that is belonging to the Third World.the Third World.
As a writer, he really belongs the 18As a writer, he really belongs the 18thth century.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 4. About four metres long, the room served asserved as a small a small reception hallreception hall for important visitors. for important visitors. (Para2, L9) (Para2, L9) 琥珀屋约四米长，做了接待贵宾琥珀屋约四米长，做了接待贵宾的小接待厅。的小接待厅。
serve as serve as 担任，充当担任，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 5. She told her artists to addadd more details more details toto it its design. (Para3, L3) s design. (Para3, L3) 她告诉他的艺术家们她告诉他的艺术家们将设计方案再增加更多的细节。将设计方案再增加更多的细节。
add…to…add…to… 把……加进……里去把……加进……里去 He He addedadded that he was very pleased with ou that he was very pleased with ou
r work.r work. Please Please addadd some sugar some sugar toto the milk. the milk. AddAdd the score the score upup.. His being absent His being absent added toadded to our difficulty. our difficulty. The money he spent one day The money he spent one day added up toadded up to a a
bout $100.bout $100.
6. This was a time when the two countries were 6. This was a time when the two countries were aat wart war. . （（ Para4, L2Para4, L2 ）这是两国交战时期。）这是两国交战时期。
at war at war 处于战争状态，介词处于战争状态，介词 atat 可表示状态或可表示状态或动作。动作。 at peace at breakfast at peace at breakfast
at rest at table at rest at table
at work at schoolat work at school
at war/work/home/tableon show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watchin trouble/danger/battle/doubtunder repair/discussion/construction
在…之中
7. 7. There is There is nono doubt doubt thatthat the boxes were then p the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, at that time a Gut on a train for Konigsberg, at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. (Para4, L6) erman city on the Baltic Sea. (Para4, L6) 毫毫无疑问，这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼无疑问，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。斯堡，当时它是波罗的海边的一个德国城市。 There is no doubt = It’s clearThere 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 rem
ained 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 remai
ned a teacher. The death of the old man remained u
nknown. 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 th
e 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 ---
4. 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 ---
8. 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 --
11. of an earlier period or time;
happening before --
12. 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
jewels designed
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
