听美文故事记六级单词 第36期: 宙斯神庙(上)
日期:2013-04-18 14:38

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The Temple of Zeus
宙斯神庙
In his right hand a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold.
宙斯右手握着象牙及黄金制成的胜利女神像,
In his left hand, his scepter inlaid with all metals,
左手则拿着一把镶有各种金属打造的权杖,
and an eagle perched on the sceptre.
杖顶停留着一只鹫hM*jm4.tv2gm2-d~%
The sandals of the god are made of gold, as is his robe.
服饰和鞋子覆以黄金FsI^[0q,zB;aN!G
Pausanias the Greek (2nd century AD)
沙尼亚斯巴(公元2世纪)
This is the statue of the god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held.
是古代奥林匹克运动会举办的圣地[z10x=Hka~I9rJFcxD[
It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics.
奥林匹克运动会因其所在地而得名whL6slOVgvJc%L4^hJ
At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt,
在比赛期间,战争停止,来自小亚细亚,叙利亚,埃及,
and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus.
和西西里岛的运动员齐聚于此,以庆祝奥运会和崇敬主神宙斯nH.mkRRazjM3
Location
所在地
At the ancient town of Olympia,
在古奥林匹亚镇,
on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens.
今日希腊的西海岸,雅典以西约150公里=Gw+II]b_D
History
历史
The ancient Greek calendar starts in 776 BC,
古希腊的历史开始于公元前776年,
for the Olympic games are believed to have started that year.
奥林匹克运动会据说也是那年开始的5t~rKDeMY_VnC8rb
The magnificent temple of Zeus was designed by the architect Libon
宏伟的宙斯神庙是由建筑师里本设计的,
and was built around 450 BC.
大约建造于公元前450年左右GqwNS@W.*6^T

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重点单词
  • statuen. 塑像,雕像
  • figuren. 图形,数字,形状; 人物,外形,体型 v. 演算,
  • architectn. 建筑师
  • calendarn. 日历,月历,日程表 vt. 把 ... 列入日程表
  • eaglen. 鹰 vt. (高尔夫)鹰击
  • ivoryn. 象牙,乳白色 adj. 象牙制的,乳白色的
  • celebratev. 庆祝,庆贺,颂扬
  • worshipn. 崇拜,爱慕,做礼拜 vi. 做礼拜 vt. 崇拜,
  • minoradj. 较小的,较少的,次要的 n. 未成年人,辅修科