Petra: The Rose City

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在約旦哈希姆王國境內(nèi)，有一座曾在世人視野里消失了千年的傳奇之城，這里是傳說中阿里巴巴發(fā)現(xiàn)的藏寶之地，與中國長城、印度泰姬陵同屬“世界新七大奇觀”，是《美國國家地理》推薦的一生必去的50個地方之一。它就是著名的玫瑰古城——佩特拉。佩特拉究竟有多神秘？現(xiàn)在就請同學(xué)們隨小編一起穿越千年去一探究竟吧。Petra is the most popular place in1)Jordan for tourists and also one of the world’s most famous historical2)archeological sites. It is an ancient city located between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea.The city was built and ruled by an ancient3)Arabian4)tribe. It was their capital city. Petra is half-built and half-5)carved into the rock. It is

called “Rose City” for the rose-redcolored rock.

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People knew nothing about Petra until a6)Swiss7)explorer introduced it in 1812, so it is called the “Lost City”.

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Cool Facts about Petra:

①Petra was an importa

the silk trade.nt8)junction for②Petra was used as one

in the movie Indiana Jones and of the9)settings

③Only 15% of the Last Crusade.by archeologPetra has been explored

④ists. The rest is yet to be dis

The city of Petra is notcovered.its wonderful building only famous for10)conduit system.s but also for its water

⑤Petra became one of t

of the World in 2007he New Wonders.

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名師考點(diǎn)小結(jié)

not only...but (also)...意為“不但……而且……”，連接兩個簡單句時，not only可以放在句首，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)，這時句子要用部分倒裝，而but（also）后的句子用正常語序。例如：

Not only did he say so, but also he did so. 他不僅這樣說了，也這樣做了。

Not only did the dog bark at him, but (it) bit him. 這條狗不但對著他叫，還咬了他。

拓展：not only...but also...是并列連詞，可以連接兩個相同的句子成分或并列分句。

連接主語時，句子謂語動詞應(yīng)與but also后的主語的人稱和數(shù)保持一致。例如：

Not only you but also Jack has been to Hangzhou.（連接主語）不僅你，杰克也去過杭州。

I know not only him but also his parents.（連接賓語）我不但認(rèn)識他，還認(rèn)識他的父母。

Tom can not only sing but also dance.（連接謂語動詞）湯姆不僅會唱歌，而且會跳舞。

1) Jordan ['d???dn] n. 約旦（是約旦哈希姆王國的簡稱，位于亞洲西部，阿拉伯半島的西北面）

2) archeological [ɑ?k??'l?d??k?l] n. 考古學(xué)的

（archeologist n. 考古學(xué)家）

3) Arabian [?'re?bj?n] adj. 阿拉伯的，阿拉伯人的

4) tribe [tra?b] n. 部落

5) carve [kɑ?v] v. 雕刻

6) Swiss [sw?s] n. 瑞士

7) explorer [?ks'pl??r?] n. 探險家

8) junction ['d???k??n] n. 節(jié)點(diǎn)

9) setting ['set??] n.（書、電影等中情節(jié)發(fā)生的）地點(diǎn)

10) conduit ['k?nd?t] n. 水道，溝渠

參考譯文

1. 佩特拉是約旦最受歡迎的旅游景點(diǎn)，也是世界上最有名的考古遺址之一。佩特拉是一座位于死海和紅海之間的古城，是古代一個阿拉伯部落的首都，由其建造并管轄。古城一半是人工建造，一半是巖石雕鑿。由于其巖石顏色為玫瑰紅，故名“玫瑰古城”。

2. 古城一直無人知曉，直至1812年一位瑞士探險家向世人揭開它的神秘面紗，因此古城又被稱作“失落的古城”。

3. 不可不知的冷知識：

①佩特拉是絲路貿(mào)易的一個重要節(jié)點(diǎn)；

②佩特拉是電影《奪寶奇兵3》的外景地之一；

③佩特拉僅有15%的部分被考古學(xué)家探究過。余下的部分還有待探索；④佩特拉古城不僅因其瑰麗的建筑而聞名，其水道系統(tǒng)也同樣令世人矚目；⑤佩特拉于2007年入選“新世界奇跡”。

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世界聞名的“失落的古城”，除佩特拉外，還包括：

埃及的孟斐斯（Memphis, Egypt）

孟加拉的巴蓋爾哈德（Bagerhat, Bangladesh）

柬埔寨的吳哥（Angkor, Cambodia）

墨西哥的帕倫克（Palenque, Mexico）

敘利亞的巴爾米拉（Palmyra, Syria）

美國科羅拉多州的梅薩維德國家公園（Mesa Verde, Colorado USA）

【延伸閱讀】

人類歷史發(fā)展至今，已出現(xiàn)過數(shù)個繁盛的文明。然而，在時間的長河中，一些盛極一時的古城池，卻因各種原因逐漸被廢棄，有些甚至消失，僅為后人留下一段段神秘的傳說。在這些“失落的古城（Lost City）”中，意大利的龐貝（Pompeii）古城最為世人所熟知，它究竟是怎么消失的呢？我們一起繼續(xù)探究吧。

Pompeii

Pompeii was aRoman[羅馬]city. Now it is aUNESCO[聯(lián)合國教科文組織]World Heritage Site[世界遺產(chǎn)地].

On 24 August, in the year 79AD[公元], avolcano[火山]called Mount Vesuviuserupted[爆發(fā)]anddestroyed[摧毀]the city and its people, killing 2,000 of them.

Pompeii is now considered one of the world’s most important historical sites because of the way the volcanicash[灰]preserved[保存]the city and its people. This giveshistorians[歷史學(xué)家]and archaeologists avivid[生動的]picture of life in theRomanEmpire[羅馬帝國]around 2,000 years ago.

Archaeologists have foundgraffiti[墻上的涂鴉], which was written by the people who lived in the town. People often wrote on walls, and archaeologists have been able to read some of what they wrote. Pompeii is an interesting place for tourists fromaround the worldand is visited by 2.5 million people every year.

名師考點(diǎn)小結(jié)

around the world意為“全世界”，同義短語為：all over the world和throughout the world，常用于句中或句末作狀語。例如：

I want to travel around the world. 我想周游世界。

Television stations around the world are linked by satellites. 全世界的電視臺通過衛(wèi)星連接。

Chinese food is popular around the world including the western countries. 中餐在全世界都受歡迎，包括西方國家。