Words and expressions
cultural adj. 文化的
cultural exchange 文化交流
relic n. something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or a custom whose original culture has disappeared 遗迹；纪念物
unearthed relics 出土文物
pyramid n. thing with a flat bottom and three or four sides that come to a point at the top 金字塔；角锥体
the pyramids of Egypt 埃及的金字塔
statue n. stone, metal or wooden figure of a person or animal雕像；塑像
There is a statue of Nelson in Trafalgar Square. 在特拉法加广场有一尊纳尔逊的塑像。
capsule n.太空舱；胶囊
represent vt. to speak or act for 代表
Words represent ideas or things. 说话代表思想或事务。
include v. to contain, to have something as part of the whole thing 包括；包含
The track events will include dashes, middle distance races, long distance races, etc. 竞赛项目包括短跑、中长跑等。
fairy tale n. a fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children神话故事；童话
give in stop trying to do something because one is not strong enough, etc. 屈服；让步；投降
Tom always gave in to his big brother. 汤姆总是屈从于他的大哥。
He would rather die than give in. 他宁死不屈。
ruin (often ruins) the remains of something destroyed, disintegrated, or decayed(常作 ruins) 废墟；遗迹
They study the ruins of ancient Greece. 他们研究古希腊遗迹。
in ruins 成为废墟
burn vt. to hurt or destroy with fire or heat 焚烧 (burned/burnt; burned/burnt)
The house was burnt to ashes. 房子烧成了灰烬。
restore v. to return to a former state or condition恢复；重建
The bridge has been restored since the end of war. 战争结束后，桥已修复。
rebuild vt. 重建；改造 (rebuilt; rebuilt)
bring ... back to life 使苏醒；使生动
beauty n.[u] being lovely 美；美丽
Such great beauty like this in all our landscape! 江山如此多娇！
n.[c] someone or something that is very lovely or very fine 美人；美的东西
She was one of the famous beauties of the last century. 她是上一世纪有名的美女之一。
photograph n. a picture made with camera 照片
The photograph of the lake is in color. 那张湖景照片是彩色的。
portrait n. painting or picture of someone肖像
This is a portrait from life. 这是一幅写生像。
recreate vt. 再创造；再创作
bronze n. 青铜；青铜制品
unite v. join together to become one; put two things together to become one 联合；团结
England, Wales and Scotland united to make Great Britain.
英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰联合成为大不列颠。
artist n. a person who practises one of the fine arts; a person who paints pictures 艺术家
He is a promising artist. 他是一位有前途的艺术家。
period n. length of time一段时间；时期
One day is a period of twenty-four hours. 一天是二十四小时的一段时间。
vase n. pretty pot for holding flowers 花瓶
pull down demolish 拆毁
In order to stop the fire from spreading, some of the houses nearby had been pulled down.
为了防止火势蔓延，附近的几所房屋被推倒。
stone n. very hard part of the ground; a piece of rock 石头
He threw a stone at the bird. 他用石头打鸟。
n. jewel 宝石
A diamond is a precious stone. 钻石是珍贵的宝石。
damage vt. to harm or break something 损害；毁坏
The fire has badly damaged the house. 大火严重地烧坏了这座房子。
n.[u] harm, loss损害，损失
The storm did great damage to the crops. 暴风雨对农作物造成极大的损害。
set up construct; assemble 设立；创立
set up a school 开办一所学校
website n. 站点；网址
ancient adj. 古代的；古老的
ancient relics 古代遗物
an ancient custom 古老习惯
project n. 计划；方案；工程
brick n. block of baked clay used for building 砖
This wall is built of red bricks. 这墙是用红砖砌的。
n. anything shaped like a brick 砖形的东西
Give me a brick of ice cream. 给我一块冰砖。
dynasty n.[c] 王朝；朝代
official n.[c] someone who does important work, especially for the government 官员；公务员
An official at the railway station said the train would arrive late.
火车站的一位官员说这列火车将晚点到达。
public official 公务员
adj. from a person with authority官方的；正式的
Is the news official? 这是官方消息吗？
cave n. hole in side of a hill or under the ground 洞穴；窑洞
Many years ago men lived in caves. 很久以前，人过着穴居生活。
pollution n. the state of being polluted污染
People in big cities have to fight a battle against different kinds of pollution.
大城市的居民不得不与各种各样的污染斗争。
carbon n.[u] a chemical element (symbol C)碳（化学符号C）
This black substance is carbon. 这种黑色物质是碳。
dioxide n.二氧化物
carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
breath n.[u] air that you take in and send out through the nose and mouth 呼吸；气息
He drew a deep breath. 他深深地呼吸了一口气。
limit v. allow only a certain amount, number, sort, etc. 限制；限定
All speeches were limited to 10. 所有发言一律限定十分钟。
n. the most that is allowed 极限；限度
There is a limit to everything. 一切事物均有限度。
sincerely adv. in a sincere manner 真诚地；诚恳地
I sincerely hope you will soon recover. 我真诚地盼望你不久就会恢复健康。
Egypt n. country in NE Africa 埃及
There are over 80 pyramids in Egypt. 在埃及80多座金字塔
Stonehenge n. (英国Salisbury平原上的)史前时期巨大石柱群
Czar n. 沙皇
The Czar of Russia was overthrown in 1917. 俄国沙皇一九一七年被推翻。
Nazi n. a member of the German fascist party under Adolph Hitler 纳粹党人
the Nazi 纳粹党
