必修二Unit1INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOM寻找琥珀屋FrederickWilliamⅠ,theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory
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
ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom,whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit
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
Theamberwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney
选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽,呈现蜂蜜一样的黄褐色
Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays
琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样
Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,whichtookthecountry'sbestartistsabouttenyearstomake
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
Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift
事实上,这个琥珀屋并不是作为礼物来建造的
ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickⅠ
它是为腓特烈一世的宫殿设计(制作)的
However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamⅠ,towhomtheam