Module 6 The World's Cultural Heritage The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture. It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favourite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal stands at one end of the garden tomb with marble path. The room is softly lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble set high in the walls. The building now is kept in good condition. The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal. Section ⅠIntroduction & Reading — Pre?reading [原文呈现][读文清障] Part 1 The Amazing①Caves of Zhoukoudian Zhoukoudian is a small village about 50 kilometres south?west of Beijing. In the 1920s②， archaeologists③ discovered some prehistoric④ human bones there which changed China's knowledge⑤ of its history⑥. They came from an unknown species⑦ of man and were the first evidence⑧ of primitive⑨ human life in China thousands of years ago. The remains⑩ were ... three teeth! In 1929, a complete skull? was also discovered. Eventually?， archaeologists found almost 200 items?， including? six skulls and more than? 150 teeth. These discoveries? proved the existence? of a human species who lived in the area? between 700,000 and 200,000 years ago. Four sites where Beijing Man and his relations? lived? were discovered on the northern face of Dragon Bone Hill (Longgushan). They lived in the limestone caves in the area. ①amazing adj.令人大为惊奇的 ②in the 1920s＝in the 1920's ③archaeologist/?ɑ?ki'?l?d?Ist/ n．考古学家 ④prehistoric/?pri?hI'st?rIk/ adj.史前的；有历史记载以前的 prehistory n．[U]史前时期 ⑤knowledge n．[U]知晓，了解 ⑥which引导定语从句，代指上文提到的事情。 ⑦species n．物种，种 ⑧evidence n．证据 ⑨primitive/'prIm?tIv/ adj.(人类或动植物)原始的，原生的 ⑩remains/rI'meInz/ n．遗迹；遗体 ?skull/sk?l/ n．头颅，颅骨 ?eventually adv.最后，终于 ?item/'aIt?m/ n．(一)件 ?including prep.包括 including A＝A included ?more than超过，多于 ?discovery n．发现 ?existence/Iɡ'zIst?ns/ n．存在 come into existence/being 产生，出现 ?who引导定语从句，修饰“a human species”。 ?relation/rI'leI?n/ n．亲属；亲戚 ?where引导定语从句，修饰“four sites”。 on the northern face of在……北面 limestone/'laIm?st??n/ n．石灰石 第一部分 惊人的周口店山顶洞 [第1～3段译文] 周口店是位于北京西南约50 ... ...
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