人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高二上03

[00:06.40]Amy and Danny want to buy some furniture for their new home.

[00:11.44]They visit a shop and talk with a shop assistant about their tastes and preference 1.

[00:18.21]Assistant:Can I help you?

[00:21.13]What is it you two are looking for?

[00:24.69]Furniture for the bed room,the kitchen or the living room?

[00:30.33]Danny:We are looking for a few things,but we aren't very sure yet.

[00:36.26]We bought a new flat and we already have some furniture.

[00:41.61]But the new house is so big.

[00:45.37]We can use a few more things and perhaps replace some very old pieces.

[00:52.14]Arm:I think we need a kitchen table.

[00:55.90]One that is large enough to have dinner with five or six people.

[01:01.15]Assistant:Very well.

[01:03.92]If you would like something modern,

[01:07.47]I suggest you think of something like this:

[01:11.84]The legs of the table are silver coloured,

[01:16.20]while the table top is made of thick glass.

[01:20.95]Very beautiful and very easy to clean.

[01:25.63]Danny:Yes,I really like that.

[01:29.68]Arm:No,I don't like such cold and hard things.

[01:35.14]I think a table made of wood would look much nicer.

[01:40.21]Wood is warm and makes you feel comfortable.

[01:44.75]Danny:Honey,I know you like that.

[01:48.59]But I'm afraid it'll be too expensive.

[01:53.24]Assistant:That's no problem,

[01:57.00]I can show you some really nice modern tables

[02:01.86]that look as if they were made of wood.

[02:06.01]Arm:Great!We are also looking for something on the wall.

[02:12.39]There is a big piece of white wall over the sofa.

[02:17.53]Were you thinking of the painting or perhaps the poster or something?

[02:23.49]Danny:Yes,could you show us something?

[02:28.06]Assistant:Something classical 3?

[02:31.12]Arm:Oh,no.You can show us something modern.

[02:35.85]I like classical things in the kitchen and the bedroom.

[02:40.81]But our living room is quite modern,isn't it,Danny?

[02:46.06]Danny:By the way,we are also still looking for two comfortable chairs.

[02:53.14]Something modern and classic 2 at the same time.

[02:58.60]Would you have anything like that?

[03:02.36]Assistant:Oh,dear,oh,dear,what do you mean by that?

[03:07.32]Arm:Well,something classic and fine but also cool,you know?

[03:17.30]Work Book  Unit 3  Listening

[03:23.55]The history of architecture 4 in China

[03:27.70]and most European countries is very different.

[03:32.98]As a result,the way people looked at art and architecture

[03:38.54] has also developed a long different lines.

[03:43.09]Much of China's ancient architecture was constructed of wood.

[03:48.73]Only the Great Wall and city walls were made of large bricks 6.

[03:54.08]Earthquakes have occurred 7 quite often in Chinese history.

[03:59.65]Besides that,many temples were destroyed by fire.

[04:05.11]Sometimes the fires was caused by accident,However,it also happened,

[04:12.66]that emperors would destroy temples and architecture that were built in the past.

[04:19.42]They wanted to get rid of all the architecture

[04:24.07]that reminded people of the former emperor.

[04:28.33]After burning the old temples and palaces,

[04:32.59]the emperor would have everything built new,in the style that he preferred.

[04:39.46]That's why all the China

[04:43.22]we find many temples that were rebuilt or restored 8 about 250

[04:50.98]to 300 years ago during the age of Qianlong.

[04:57.33]Few temples are left over from earlier times.

[05:02.37]Much of Europe's ancient architecture is 300 to 1,000 years old.

[05:09.60]Architects used natural materials,such as stone and brick 5,

[05:15.95]to construct their buildings.

[05:19.79]There weren't many earthquakes,and unlike 9 China,European kings,

[05:26.16]would usually not burn the churches and other architecture built before their time.

[05:33.24]They constructed the new buildings in the style of they preferred at other places.

[05:39.70]Wood is not a very strong material,

[05:44.16]were the conditions make repairs necessary,and by the end of about 100 years

[05:51.22]usually every part of a wooden construction has been replaced.

[05:56.99]So,although the design can be hundreds of years old,

[06:02.63]every part of the building may has been made less than 100 years ago.

[06:08.69]Stone and brick,are strong enough to stand the test of time.

[06:14.57]This materials do not need to be replaced.

[06:19.53]So,when looking at old buildings in Europe.

[06:23.90]We're actually looking at what was built many centuries ago.

[06:29.25]While in China,the architecture may be old,

[06:34.21]what we look at is in fact quite new