英语说遍全球文化－4 Sydney Opera House
[i=s] 本帖最后由 簿子酒 于 2013-4-17 23:12 编辑 [/i][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--What are you planning to do on your trip o Australia?[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--There are so many things to see, I’m not sure where to start. We’re going to Sydney first.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--If you’re going to Sydney, the first thing you should do is to visit the Opera House. The architecture is out of this world![/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--Tell me some more about the Opera House.I’m a bit of an Australian novice[/color][color=red].[/color][color=#000000] [/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--Well, it’s situated in Sydney Harborat Bennelong Point. It was opened in 1973 but it wasn’t built by an Australian.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--Really? I’ve always thought it was builtby a local.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--John Utzon is the Danish architect whoentered and won the international competition and announced in Jan. 1956 todesign it.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--Oh, I see. I wonder why I have neverheard of him. So, was there a competition to select a designer? What did hewin?[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--He’s only known for that building. Hisprize for the winning design was 5,000 Australian pounds.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]And this was before they had Australiandollars. [/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--After winning the competition for theOpera House design, he must have spent a long time planning the Opera Housebefore he started building it.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--Actually, it took 15 years to build, andthe final cost was 14 times the original estimate.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--Wow! Why did it take so long to build?[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--I think one of the reasons was becausethe roof was so top-heavy. And nothing so daringly inclined had ever been builtbefore. [/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--What happened to him later on?[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--In 2003, at the age of 85, Joan Utzon wasrecognized by his peers, and awarded the prestigious Prizker Prize, regarded asthe Nobel Prize of architecture. But, perhaps the most unusual thing about himwas that he never actually saw the Opera House in person.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--What if I want to watch something there,a musical, or an opera or something? What would you recommend?[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--Various theater performances and othercultural events are held at the Sydney Opera House, you should look at theSydney Opera House website and check out what’s on during your visit.[/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][color=#000000]--That’s a great idea. [/color][/font][/p][font=宋体][size=3][color=#000000][/color][/size][/font] I love Sydney
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