Fabergé Eggs
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Great Easter Egg Hunt.
内容列表 The Great Easter Egg Hunt.
4 Who Was Fabergé?
4谁是法伯格?
7 How the Eggs Were Made.
(原始内容存档于2012-10-10). 7 How the Eggs were made.
8 Coaches and Portraits.
8个教练和口袋。
9 Peacocks, Roosters, and Trains.
9个孔雀,自来士和火车.
10 The End.
10 结束。
11 What Happened to Fabergé.
11 Fabergé的遭遇。
12 The Mystery of the Missing Eggs.
12"失踪蛋之谜".
13 Glossary.
13 词汇。
16 The Great Easter Egg Hunt Alexander III, the czar (ZAR) of Russia, wanted to give his wife, the czarina (zar-EE-nuh), a special gift for Easter.
16 大复活节 Egg Hunt Alexander 三世,俄罗斯沙皇(ZAR)想给他的妻子czarina(zar-EE-nuh),给复活节特别礼物.
He asked a goldsmith named Carl Fabergé to make a wonderful Easter egg.
他请一位叫卡尔·法贝里(Carl Fabergé)的金匠来做一个美妙的复活节鸡蛋.
The egg was delivered on Easter in 1885.
彩蛋于1885年在复活节上交付.
It was made of gold with a glassy white shell that opened like a box.
它由一发玻璃白色外壳所制成的金色外壳开口像盒子.
Czarina Maria opened the shell and discovered a golden yolk.
克萨琳娜·玛利亚打开了外壳并发现了一个金黄色.
Inside the yolk was a carved hen made of gold, and inside the hen were a gold crown and a tiny ruby egg.
蛋黄内部是被雕刻出由黄金所制成的母鸡,而母鸡内部是被雕刻出一头金冠和一颗小红宝石蛋.
Czarina Maria loved it!
沙瑞娜·玛利亚很喜欢!
So, the Romanov family began a tradition.
因此,罗曼诺夫家族开始了传统.
Each year, Czar Alexander asked Fabergé to make a new Easter egg for his wife.
每年,沙皇 亚历山大要求法贝里为妻子做个新的复活节蛋.
After Alexander’s death in 1894, his son Nicholas gave both his mother and his wife an Easter egg each year.
1894年亚历山大去世后,他的儿子尼古拉斯每年都给母亲和妻子一个复活节彩蛋.
Today, the fifty Fabergé Imperial Eggs given to the czarinas are famous for their history.
今天,给沙皇的五十个法贝热帝国蛋以历史出名.
They tell the story of the Romanov family, who ruled Russia for three hundred years.
他们讲述了统治了俄罗斯三百年的罗曼诺夫家族的故事.
They also tell the tale of the period when they were made, from 1885 to 1917.
他们还讲述了从1885年到1917年被制作的时期的故事.
It was a time of great change that included the Russian Revolution and the First World War.
当时发生了巨大的变化,包括了俄国革命和第一次世界大战.
The eggs are also famously expensive.
鸡蛋也出名地昂贵.
One, called the Winter Egg, sold in 2002 for $9.
一,简称"冬蛋",2002年以9美元的价格发售.
6 million.
六百万个
Above all, the eggs are some of the world’s most famous—and exquisite —works of art.
首先,这些鸡蛋是世界上最出名、最精致的艺术品。
They owe their existence to Carl Fabergé.
他们的存在要归功于卡尔·法伯格.
The Memory of Azov Egg was made in 1891 following a trip that Nicholas and his younger brother made to the Far East.
阿佐夫·埃克的"记忆"是尼古拉斯和弟弟去远东旅行后于1891年制作的.
Azov refers to the name of the ship on which they made the voyage, the Pamiat Azova.
阿佐夫号(Azov)指他们航行时所乘坐的船名"帕米亚特·阿佐瓦"号.
The 1913 Winter Egg is studded with 1,660 diamonds.
1913年的"冬鸡蛋"有1 660个钻石
The surprise inside—the miniature basket of flowers—is studded with 1,378 more.
里面的惊喜——小花篮——又加了1 378个花篮。
Who Was Fabergé?
法贝里是谁?
Peter Carl Fabergé was born in St.
彼得·卡尔·法贝里生于圣克.
Petersburg, Russia, in 1846.
1846年入俄罗斯彼得堡.
He worked in his father’s jewelry shop as a child.
他小时候在父亲的珠宝店工作。
When he grew up, he became a goldsmith and studied in many cities in Europe.
长大后他成为了一名金匠并在欧洲许多城市学习.
The ancient treasures he saw in museums and churches inspired him to create beautiful things.
他在博物馆和教堂所见到的古来珍宝启发他创造出美丽的事物.
At that time, most people thought the worth of an object was equal to the weight of the gold and gems it contained.
当时,大多数人认为一个物体的价值与其所包含出金和宝石的重量相等.
Fabergé thought differently.
法贝格思想不同.
He believed that creativity and craftsmanship were as important as gold, silver, and gems.
他认为创造力和手工艺与金,银,宝石同样重要.
He used this idea when he took over his father’s business in 1872.
1872年他接管父亲的生意时就使用了这个想法.
The Fabergé factory became known for creating beautiful objects such as decorated boxes, carved animals, and jewelry.
法贝热工厂以创造装饰盒,雕刻动物等美丽物品和珠宝而出名.
Fabergé was a great craftsman and also a smart businessman.
法伯格是一位伟大的工匠,同时也是一位聪明的商人.
He helped repair and appraise the czar’s treasures for free.
他帮助修复和评估了沙皇的财宝。
This brought Faberge’s work to the czar’s attention.
这引起了沙皇的注意。
In time, Fabergé became Goldsmith to the Imperial Court.
时法贝热出任高德史密斯入朝廷.
He made jewelry and gifts for the royal family and for the czar to give to others, but none of these creations became as famous as his Easter eggs.
他为王室和沙皇给别人做珠宝和礼物,但这些创造都没有像他的复活节蛋那样出名.
How the Eggs Were Made The Fabergé eggs are known for their creative designs.
鸡蛋是怎样做的 法贝热蛋以创意设计而出名.
Each egg is unique, and each one has a surprise inside.
每个蛋都是独特的,每个蛋里面都有惊喜.
They are made of metals such as gold and silver or of rock crystal.
它们由金银等金属或岩石晶体所制成.
Some eggs contain thousands of diamonds and other gems.
一些鸡蛋中含有上千个钻石和其他宝石.
Fabergé did not make the eggs by himself.
Fabergé不是自己做的鸡蛋。
He hired hundreds of craftsmen and craftswomen to work in his factory.
他雇佣了上百名工匠和工匠在他的工厂工作.
A single egg might take over a year for designers, goldsmiths, jewelers, stonecutters, and miniature makers to create.
设计者、金匠、珠宝商、石匠和微型制造者要花一年多的时间来制作一个鸡蛋。
Fabergé approved the designs and all of the work.
法贝热批准了设计和所有作品.
Many of the eggs have beautiful enamel on the outside.
很多鸡蛋的外表有美丽的纳梅尔.
Enameling is the process of applying powdered glass over metal, then heating it to make a glassy surface.
取名法(Enameling)是将粉状玻璃放入金属上后再取出加热来制取玻璃表面的过程.
Fabergé created more than one hundred colors of enamel to make his unique designs.
法贝里创造了一百多色的纳梅尔来制作他独特的设计.
Some items were coated with many layers of different enamels that made beautiful colors and patterns.
一些物品被涂上多层不同的取名来制作出美丽的颜色和图案.
The secret to Fabergé’s enameling process is now lost.
Faberg-s 取名过程的秘密现已丢失.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Enameling is also used to give a smooth, easy-to-clean finish to cookware.
取名也用于给一个平滑,易于清理的完成器件.
Enamel is hard, resists scratches, and does not burn.
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Different colors of enamel come from the addition of various minerals to the glass.
不同颜色的纳梅尔出自于将各种矿物添加到玻璃上.
Coaches and Portraits The Fabergé Imperial Eggs were created especially for the Romanov family.
教练和肖像 法贝热帝国蛋是专门为罗曼诺夫家族而创立的.
Many of them represent events that were important to the czars.
许多事件对沙皇很重要。
For example, Fabergé celebrated the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra with the Coronation Egg.
例如,法贝里用加冕蛋来庆祝尼古拉斯二世和亚历山德拉加冕.
Inside the golden egg is a miniature of the coach that brought Alexandra to the coronation.
金蛋内部是教练将亚历山德拉带入加冕礼的迷你作品.
Every detail of the coach, from the moving wheels to the crystal windows, is perfect.
教练所的每一细节,从行走的轮子到水晶窗,都是完美的.
Many of the eggs contain portraits of the Romanov family.
许多鸡蛋上都刻有罗曼诺夫家族的肖像.
The blue and gold Czarevich Egg contains a portrait of Nicholas and Alexandra’s son, Alexei.
蓝色和金色的克萨列维奇·埃格(Czarevich Egg)中收有尼古拉斯和亚历山德拉之子亚历克塞的肖像.
Fabergé made the egg after Alexei almost died in 1911.
法贝里在1911年阿列克谢几乎去世后做了这个蛋.
More than two thousand diamonds surround the portrait.
二千多颗钻石围绕肖像.
Peacocks, Roosters, and Trains The Fabergé eggs are also known for their playful designs.
孔雀、蟑螂和火车 法贝热蛋也以玩弄的设计而出名.
Six of the eggs have windup figures inside.
6个鸡蛋里面有收尾图
The Peacock Egg contains a miniature peacock that walks and opens and closes its tail.
孔雀号 蛋中含有一个细孔雀,会行走并打开并关闭尾巴.
The Cockerel Egg has a tiny rooster that flaps its wings, opens its beak, and crows.
克克克克克蛋有一只小公鸡,会扇起翅膀,打开喙,并会有乌鸦.
Fabergé created a special egg in 1900 in honor of the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which runs across Russia.
1900年法贝热为纪念横贯俄罗斯的横贯西伯利亚铁路竣工而创作了特产蛋.
The silver egg has a map of the railway on the outside and a model train inside with five tiny cars made of gold.
银蛋有外出地铁的地圖和内出地有由五辆由金制成的小车组成的模范列车.
The engine runs when it is wound with a golden key.
引擎在被金钥匙所伤时运行.
The golden hue of the 1897 Coronation Egg matches the robe that Alexandra wore to her coronation.
1897年加冕礼的金色花蕾与亚历山德拉所穿去加冕礼的长袍相匹配.
The miniature coach includes actual shock absorbers and a tiny folding step-stair!
微型教练机包括实际的冲击吸收器和一个微小的折叠阶梯!
Math Minute How long is each car and the engine if they are all equal in length?
数学一分钟：如果每节车厢和火车头长度相同，那么它们各有多长？
The End The Romanov family tradition came to a sad end.
结束 罗曼诺夫家族的传统出现了悲哀的结局.
After the Russian Revolution began in 1917, the czar was overthrown and the family left St.
1917年俄国革命开始后,沙皇被推翻,家族出走圣.
Petersburg.
彼得堡报.
The new leaders feared that the czar might return to power, so Czar Nicholas II and his family were killed the next year.
新领导人担心沙皇会重新掌权,因此沙皇尼古拉二世和他的家人于次年被杀死.
The czar’s mother, Maria, fled the country, taking at least one of the eggs with her.
沙皇的母亲玛丽亚逃离了这个国家,带走了至少一个鸡蛋。
The new Russian government claimed the rest of the czar’s belongings.
俄罗斯新政府索要了沙皇的其余财物.
Over the next years, they sold jewelry and other treasures, including many of the Easter eggs, to raise money.
在接下来的几年里,他们出售了珠宝等珍宝,包括许多复活节彩蛋来筹款.
Armand Hammer, a famous American businessman, brought ten or more of the eggs to the United States.
美国著名商人阿曼德·哈默(Armand Hammer)将十多枚鸡蛋带到了美国.
Other eggs simply disappeared.
其他的鸡蛋就消失了
What Happened to Fabergé The new government also claimed Fabergé’s factory.
法贝格的遭遇 新政府还宣称是法贝格斯工厂.
Carl fled to Europe with most of his family.
卡尔带着大部分家人逃到欧洲.
He died in Switzerland in 1920.
1920年逝世于瑞士.
His sons tried without success to keep the business going.
他的儿子们试图不成功地维持生意.
Over time, other companies began to use the Fabergé name to sell products such as perfume.
随着时间的推移,其他公司开始使用"法贝热"名来销售香水等产品.
In 2007, a company bought the name.
2007年,一家公司购买了这个名字.
They hired Carl Fabergé’s great-granddaughter Tatiana Fabergé to research the history of Fabergé.
他们聘请了卡尔·法伯格斯的曾孙女塔蒂安娜·法伯格来研究法伯格的历史.
Another great-granddaughter, Sarah Fabergé, creates new egg designs.
另一位曾外孙女莎拉·法贝里创作了新的鸡蛋设计.
The Mystery of the Missing Eggs Records from Russia give descriptions of all fifty Imperial Eggs that Fabergé made.
来自俄罗斯的"失踪鸡蛋记录之谜"(The Mystery of the Missing Eggs Records from Russia)描述了法贝热所制作的所有50个帝国鸡蛋.
The whereabouts of forty-three of the eggs are known, but seven eggs are missing.
其中43个鸡蛋的下落已经知道,但有7个鸡蛋不见了.
The forty-three known Fabergé Imperial Eggs are now scattered around the world.
四十三个已知的法贝盖帝国 卵子现在已散出世界各地.
Occasionally, one or more of the eggs is sold.
偶尔会卖出一个或多个鸡蛋.
In 2004, a Russian businessman bought nine eggs for around $100 million.
2004年,一名俄罗斯商人以约一亿美元的价格购买了9个鸡蛋.
Other eggs belong to museums or individuals.
其他鸡蛋属于博物馆或个人.
Blue Serpent Clock Egg Prince Rainier of Monaco was given the Blue Serpent Clock Egg to celebrate twenty-five years on the throne.
摩纳哥的"蓝蛇钟"(Blue Serpent Clock Egg)王子兰尼埃被授予了"蓝蛇钟"(Blue Serpent Clock Egg)来庆祝登基25年.
His wife, Princess Grace, loved the egg and kept it on her desk.
他的妻子格蕾丝公主喜欢这颗蛋并保留在桌子上.
When Princess Grace died in a car accident in 1982, Prince Rainier was heartbroken and sealed her study with the egg inside.
当格蕾丝公主于1982年死于车祸后,兰尼埃亲王心碎并用里面的鸡蛋封住她的书房.
No one saw the Blue Serpent Clock Egg again until 2008, when their son, Prince Albert, allowed it to be displayed.
直到2008年,他们的儿子阿尔伯特王子才允许再见到"蓝蛇钟蛋".
Nine eggs are thought to be in Russia or elsewhere in private collections, not on permanent display.
9个鸡蛋被认为在俄罗斯或其他地方被私人收藏,而不是永久展示.
One recently found egg has yet to find a home.
最近发现的一个蛋还没有找到家。
Many people dream of finding one of the missing eggs.
很多人梦想着找到一个失踪的蛋
The dream came true for a scrap metal dealer in the American Midwest, but at first he didn’t know it.
美国中西部的一个废金属商梦想成真,
He bought a beautiful gold egg with three sapphires, rose-cut diamonds, and a clock inside for about $14,000 at a flea market.
他用三颗蓝宝石买了一颗漂亮的金蛋,玫瑰剪接的钻石,里面还有一个钟,在一个跳蚤市场卖出大约一万四千美元.
At the time, he planned to resell the egg for its gold and make a small profit.
当时他计划将鸡蛋转售给它的黄金并赚取小利润.
Instead, he made a fortune.
相反,他赚了大钱。
The egg turned out to be the Third Imperial Egg, believed to be valued at more than $30 million.
蛋被证明是"第三帝国蛋",据信价值超过3000万美元.
Alexander III gave the gold clock egg to Maria on Easter in 1887.
亚历山大三世于1887年复活节将金钟蛋送给了玛丽亚.
In 2014 in London, the public saw that egg for the first time in 112 years.
2014年在伦敦,公众在112年中首次见到了那个鸡蛋.
So the next time you’re at a yard sale, keep your eyes open.
所以下次你在院子里卖东西时,
In the biggest Easter egg hunt in history, the next find could be yours!
在历史上最大的复活节彩蛋狩猎中,下一个发现可能是你的!
Glossary appraise (v.)
词汇评估(五)
to judge the worth of someone or something after careful examination (p.
在经过仔细审查后判断某人或某物的价值(p.
7) coronation (n.)
7) 加冕 (n.
the ceremony in which a new king or queen is crowned (p.
新国王或王后被加冕的仪式(p.
9) craftsmanship (n.)
9) 工艺美术 (n.
great skill in a craft or trade (p.
工艺或贸易方面的高技能(p.
7) czar (n.)
7) 沙皇 (n.
a male Russian ruler before the Russian Revolution in 1917 (p.
1917年俄国革命前的俄罗斯男性统治者 (p.
4) czarina (n.)
4)克萨里纳 (n.
a female Russian ruler before the Russian Revolution in 1917; a woman married to a czar (p.
1917年俄国革命前的俄国女统治者;与沙皇结婚的妇女(p.
4) exquisite (adj.)
4)精致(adj.
finely made; very beautiful or delicate (p.
精制;非常美丽或细腻(p.
6) imperial (adj.)
6) 帝国主义(adj.
having to do with royalty or an absolute ruler of an empire (p.
与帝国的皇室或绝对统治者有关(p.
5) miniature (n.)
5) 微型 (n.
a small-scale model (p.
小型模型(p.
8) portraits (n.)
8) 肖像画 (n.
drawings, paintings, or photographs of a person (p.
绘画,绘画,或个人相片(p.
9) revolution (n.)
9) 革命 (n.
the removal of a government from power by force and its replacement with another (p.
以武力解除政府权力并以另一权力取而代之(p.
5) Russia (n.)
5) 俄罗斯 (n.
the largest country in the world, located in both Europe and Asia (p.
世界上最大的国家,分布于欧洲和亚洲(p.
4) tradition (n.)
4)传统 (n.
a belief or custom that is passed down from year to year and generation to generation (p.
信仰或习惯,由来已久,代代相传(p.
5) The 1901 Gatchina Palace egg includes cannons, a flag, and a statue.
5) 1901年的"加特奇纳宫蛋"中包括了大炮,一面旗帜和一面雕像.