Colosseum
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
MEDITERRANEAN SEA TYRRHENIAN SEA ADRIATIC SEA ITALY AFRICA EUROPE ASIA Rome H Table of Contents What Is the Colosseum?
地中海 -- -- 东南亚 -- -- 欧洲 《罗马目录》是什么?
4 The Romans and Rome.
4 罗马人和罗马人。
5 Building the Colosseum.
5 建设会馆.
6 Important Parts.
6 重要部分。
7 The Games.
7 运动会。
9 The Colosseum Today.
九曰今日相会.
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 What Is the Colosseum?
16号是什么?
The Roman Colosseum was built almost two thousand years ago.
罗马会馆建于近两千年前.
It still stands in the center of Rome, the capital of Italy.
它仍然位于意大利首都罗马市中心.
The Colosseum is about the size of a modern sports stadium.
克洛斯厄姆体育场(Colosseum)的面积约为现代体育场.
Romans went to the Colosseum to watch different types of games.
罗马人去Colosseum观看了不同类型的游戏.
Men called gladiators fought each other in some games.
男人称角斗士在一些游戏中互相打斗.
In other games, men fought wild animals.
在其他游戏中,男子与野生动物相搏.
Sometimes, wild animals were made to fight each other.
有时会让野生动物互相打斗.
The Colosseum has over eighty entrances and exits.
克洛塞姆号有超过80个出入口.
Roman Empire The Romans and Rome Rome once ruled a large empire.
罗马帝国 罗马人和罗马人曾经统治过一个庞大的帝国.
Romans fought many battles to defeat other countries and make their empire larger.
罗马人为了打败其他国家而进行了多场战役,并使他们的帝国规模更大.
One emperor of Rome built the Colosseum for the Roman people.
罗马有一位皇帝为罗马人建造了Coloseum.
He wanted them to enjoy games.
他想让他们享受游戏
He also wanted the building to stand for the power and glory of the Roman Empire.
他还想让这座建筑能够代表罗马帝国的力量和荣耀.
ATLANTIC OCEAN SPAIN GAUL BRITAIN MACEDONIA AFRICA ARABIA SYRIA ASIA MINOR EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN SEA AFRICA ASIA Rome H Roman Empire in the First Century ce GREECE Building the Colosseum First, large amounts of soil had to be removed from the ground to build the Colosseum.
阿拉伯西部大西洋海岸 地中海地中海 地中海 罗马帝国在第一世纪 建造Coloseum First, 需要从地上取出大量土壤来建造Coloseum。
Then, workers began to build.
随后,工人开始兴建.
Ancient Romans made wooden cranes to lift and move stones.
古罗马人制造出木起重机来抬起并移动石头.
Heavy stones were used at the bottom of the building.
大楼底部使用了重石.
Lighter stones were used toward the top of the building.
更轻的石头被用到大楼的顶部。
This modern crane is an example of the kind ancient Romans used to lift heavy stones.
这种现代起重机是古罗马人用来举起重石的典范.
Important Parts The Colosseum was made in the shape of an oval.
重要部件 克洛塞姆是用一个椭圆形来制造的.
Seats rose in curved rows around an open space where the games took place.
座椅以弯曲的行排列起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起
The Colosseum had four floors.
科洛赛姆号共有四层.
Arches were built on three of the floors to help hold the weight of the stones above.
拱门被建在了三层楼上,以帮助承受上面的石头的重量.
This view from above shows the giant size of the Colosseum.
上面的这种观点显示了Colosseum的巨大尺寸.
It could seat fifty thousand Romans at once!
它能马上坐上5万个罗马人!
Special lifts raised the gladiators and animals who waited underground up onto the floor of the Colosseum.
特别的电梯把那些在地下等待的角斗士和动物抬到Colosseum地上.
The door to an animal’s cage and a trapdoor in the Colosseum’s floor opened at the same time.
动物笼子的门和Colosseum地上的一个陷阱门同时打开。
Beneath the Colosseum were rooms where people and animals waited to come out to the stadium floor.
在Colosseum下方是人们和动物等待出来到体育场地上的房间.
A cover gave shade to the people watching the games.
封面让观看游戏的人们蒙上阴影.
The Games The games at the Colosseum started in the morning.
游戏 竞技场的比赛从早上开始.
They lasted until darkness fell.
他们一直持续到黑暗降临。
In the morning, wild animal parades took place.
上午,野生动物游行.
Sometimes men would fight strong animals like lions and alligators.
有时男人会和狮子和鳄鱼等强壮的动物战斗.
Other times, animals fought each other.
其它时候,动物们互相争斗.
Nine thousand wild animals were brought to Rome for the opening games of the Colosseum.
九千只野生动物被带入了罗马,参加Colosseum的开幕会.
The games lasted for one hundred days!
游戏持续了一百天!
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
This ancient work of art shows hunters trying to capture wild animals to show at Roman games.
这种古老的艺术作品显示猎人试图捕捉野生动物来出演罗马游戏.
In the afternoon, gladiators fought battles.
下午,角斗士出战.
Gladiators were trained at a special school.
角斗士是在一所特殊学校受训的.
Some gladiators had been taken in wars.
一些角斗士在战争中被俘虏。
Others were slaves.
其他人是奴隶。
If they won enough fights, they might win their freedom.
如果他们赢得足够的战斗,他们可能会赢得自由.
Some gladiators were freemen who chose to fight.
一些角斗士是选择出战的自由人.
They wanted glory.
他们想要荣耀。
This work of art shows two different parts of a gladiator fight.
这部艺术作品展现了角斗士斗殴的两个不同部分.
The men wearing white make sure the fighters follow the rules.
穿白衣的人确保战士遵守规则.
Gladiators used many different types of weapons and armor.
角斗士使用了许多不同类型的武器和装甲.
They had to make sure that the crowds watching them saw enough action.
他们必须确保观众看到足够的行动。
Powerful people, such as the emperor, sat in special ringside seats apart from everyone else.
强大的人,如皇帝,除了其他人之外,还坐在特殊的环边座位上.
These are some of the types of weapons and armor gladiators used.
这些是所使用的一些类型的武器和装甲角斗士.
1 The outer walls were filled with statues of famous Romans.
1个 外墙上布满了著名的罗马人雕像.
under the arena.
在竞技场下。
3 The wooden floor was covered with sand.
3个 木地板被沙子覆盖.
4 Women and slaves watched from the very top.
4 妇女和奴隶从最上面看。
to more than two hundred wooden beams at the top.
到顶部有二百多根木梁
and exit the arena.
离开竞技场
In the beginning, these games were very popular.
一开始,这些游戏非常受欢迎.
However, over time people lost interest in the Colosseum.
然而,随着时间的推移,人们对Colosseum失去了兴趣。
The building became a ruin.
该建筑成为了一片废墟.
People began to take its stones away to make other buildings.
人们开始拿走它的石头来制造其他建筑.
This photo shows the Colosseum in 1860.
这张照片显示了1860年的Colosseum.
The Colosseum Today Today, the Colosseum is a ruin from ancient Rome.
今天的Coloseum, Coloseum是古罗马的废墟.
It is one of the most popular ancient buildings in the world.
它是世界上最受欢迎的古建筑之一.
Millions of visitors come to see the Colosseum each year.
每年有上百万游客来参观Colosseum.
The Colosseum has been chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
花相会被选为"世界新七大奇才"之一.
It is an important and lasting symbol of the ancient Roman Empire.
它是古罗马帝国重要而持久的象征.
People will be able to visit it for a long time to come.
后人能出访.
Today, the Colosseum is an important part of Rome, as it was in the ancient past.
今天,"克洛斯通"是罗马的重要部分,如同古代一样.