必修二Unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM 寻找琥珀屋 Frederick William Ⅰ,the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history
普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史
This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it
这件礼物就是琥珀屋,它之所以有这个名字,是因为造这间房子用了好几吨的琥珀
The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey
选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽,呈现蜂蜜一样的黄褐色
The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days
琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样
It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make
它也是用金银珠宝装饰起来的珍品
一批国家最优秀的艺术家用了大约十年的时间才把它完成
In fact , the room was not made to be a gift