英语听力
Unit 3 Art and architecture Listening
Amy and Danny want to buy some furniture for their new home.
They visit a shop and talk with a shop assistant about their tastes and preference.
Assistant:Can I help you?
What is it you two are looking for?
Furniture for the bed room,the kitchen or the living room?
Danny:We are looking for a few things,but we aren't very sure yet.
We bought a new flat and we already have some furniture.
But the new house is so big.
We can use a few more things and perhaps replace some very old pieces.
Amy:I think we need a kitchen table.
One that is large enough to have dinner with five or six people.
Assistant:Very well.
If you would like something modern,
I suggest you think of something like this:
The legs of the table are silver coloured,
while the table top is made of thick glass.
Very beautiful and very easy to clean.
Danny:Yes,I really like that.
Amy:No,I don't like such cold and hard things.
I think a table made of wood would look much nicer.
Wood is warm and makes you feel comfortable.
Danny:Honey,I know you like that.
But I'm afraid it'll be too expensive.
Assistant:That's no problem,
I can show you some really nice modern tables
that look as if they were made of wood.
Amy:Great!We are also looking for something on the wall.
There is a big piece of white wall over the sofa.
Were you thinking of the painting or perhaps the poster or something?
Danny:Yes,could you show us something?
Assistant:Something classical?
Amy:Oh,no.You can show us something modern.
I like classical things in the kitchen and the bedroom.
But our living room is quite modern,isn't it,Danny?
Danny:By the way,we are also still looking for two comfortable chairs.
Something modern and classic at the same time.
Would you have anything like that?
Assistant:Oh,dear,oh,dear,what do you mean by that?
Amy:Well,something classic and fine but also cool,you know?
听力理解
Work Book Unit 3 Listening
The history of architecture in China
and most European countries is very different.
As a result,the way people looked at art and architecture
has also developed a long different lines.
Much of China's ancient architecture was constructed of wood.
Only the Great Wall and city walls were made of large bricks.
Earthquakes have occurred quite often in Chinese history.
Besides that,many temples were destroyed by fire.
Sometimes the fires was caused by accident,However,it also happened,
that emperors would destroy temples and architecture that were built in the past.
They wanted to get rid of all the architecture
that reminded people of the former emperor.
After burning the old temples and palaces,
the emperor would have everything built new,in the style that he preferred.
That's why all the China
we find many temples that were rebuilt or restored about 250
to 300 years ago during the age of Qianlong.
Few temples are left over from earlier times.
Much of Europe's ancient architecture is 300 to 1,000 years old.
Architects used natural materials,such as stone and brick,
to construct their buildings.
There weren't many earthquakes,and unlike China,European kings,
would usually not burn the churches and other architecture built before their time.
They constructed the new buildings in the style of they preferred at other places.
Wood is not a very strong material,
were the conditions make repairs necessary,and by the end of about 100 years
usually every part of a wooden construction has been replaced.
So,although the design can be hundreds of years old,
every part of the building may has been made less than 100 years ago.
Stone and brick,are strong enough to stand the test of time.
This materials do not need to be replaced.
So,when looking at old buildings in Europe.
We're actually looking at what was built many centuries ago.
While in China,the architecture may be old,
what we look at is in fact quite new.
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