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Unit 8 Architectural WondersText ANew words:Splendor n. 壮丽，壮观，辉煌中文解释：n. 光辉, 壮丽, 显赫英文解释：impressive beauty, especially of a large building or large placeIvory n. 象牙中文解释：n.象牙,乳白色；adj.象牙制的,乳白色的英文解释：1.the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks of an elephant 2. a yellowish white colourSpiked crown 带尖芒的王冠 中文解释：带有尖顶的王冠英文解释：the hat for the queen and king with a long sharp pointhaving a long sharp point having a long sharp point having a long sharp pointhaving a long sharp pointhaving a long sharp pointhaving a long sharp pointhaving a long sharp pointCloak n. 斗篷中文解释：n.斗篷,宽大外衣,掩盖物; v.遮掩,隐匿英文解释：1. a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulders2. an organization, activity, or way of behaving that deliberately protects someone or keeps something secretPharos n. 灯塔中文解释：n. 灯塔, 航标灯英文解释：a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ship1.a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing shipsa tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing shipstower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing shipsa tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing shipsbeacon chamber （灯塔）照明室中文解释：（灯塔）照明室英文解释：the place where has the beacon to gives warning of shoals to passing shipBeam n. 光束中文解释：n. 光线,横梁,容光焕发;vi. 微笑,闪亮;vt. 上梁,发射英文解释：1.a line of light shining from the sun, a lamp; a line of light, energy etc that you cannot see 2. a long heavy piece of wood or metal used in building houses, bridges etc3.a wide happy smile:Hellenistic a..希腊风格的，希腊文化的中文解释：adj.希腊风格的, 希腊文化的英文解释：relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilizationArchitectural terms:Tapering 中文解释：a. 锥形,锥体的, 尖端细的英文解释：1.become gradually narrower 2.gradually decreasing until little remains gradually decreasing until little remains.becoming gradually narrowerthe act of gradually lowering the size or amount the act of gradually lowering the size or amountthe act of gradually lowering the size or amount the act of gradually lowering the size or amount the act of gradually lowering the size or amountRelief 中文解释：n. 浮雕英文解释：sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding backgroundColossus中文解释：n.巨像英文解释：someone or something that is extremely big or extremely importantPedestal 中文解释：基座,底座英文解释：the base on which a pillar or statue standsSpan 中文解释：v. 横跨英文解释： to include all of a particular space or areaLead mortar中文解释：铅灰泥英文解释：a mixture of lead and dustRamp中文解释：n. 斜坡,坡道英文解释： TTDHa slope that has been built to connect two places that are at different levelsCupola中文解释：n.小穹顶英文解释：a round structure on the top of a building, that is shaped like an upside down bowlProper names：NebuchadnezzarⅡ中文解释：尼布甲尼撒二世（古巴比伦人的主神，攻占耶路撒冷，建空中花园）英文解释：（c.634BC – 562 BC) He was the king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who reined c. 605 BC – 562 BC. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Jews into exile. He is credited with the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of the First Temple. It is built for his homesick wife Amyitis (or Amytis) to remind her of her homeland, Medis (Media) in Persia.Herodutus中文解释：希罗多德(古希腊著名历史学家)英文解释：Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian lived in the 5th centuryBC (c. 484BC – c. 425BC). He has been called the "Father of History" since he was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically. His masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced is The Histories.Tower of Babel 中文解释：巴别之塔（圣经中所传的巴比伦通天塔）英文解释：a tower in a story in the Old Testament of the Bible. According to the story, everyone originally spoke the same language, but when the people of Babel tried to build a tower that would reach to Heaven, God prevented them by making them all speak different languages.Marduk中文解释：马杜克（古代巴比伦人的主神，原为巴比伦的太阳神）英文解释：He was the Babylonian name of a late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon, he started to slowly rise to the position of the head of the Babylonian pantheon when Babylon became the political center of the Euphrates valleyOlympia中文解释：奥林匹亚（希腊南部平原，用以祭拜宙斯的宗教中心，古代奥林匹克运动会的遗址）英文解释：It is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, and The first Olympic games were in Olympia in honor of Zeus.Phidias中文解释：菲迪亚斯(古希腊雅典雕塑家，奥林匹亚的宙斯雕像是其杰作)英文解释：(c. 480 BC– 430 BC), was a Greek sculptor, painter and architect, and is commonly regarded as one of the greatest of all sculptors of Classical Greece. Phidias Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.Artemis中文解释：阿耳忒弥斯女神（希腊神话中狩猎女神和月神）英文解释：In Greek mythology, Artemis was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and young girls, bringing and relieving disease in women;。