世界八大奇迹英语汇编.ppt

The Worlds Eight Wonders The Terracotta Army 兵马俑 Taj Mahal 泰姬陵 The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字塔 Colosseum 罗马斗兽场 Chichen Itza, Mexico玛雅神殿 Petra, Jordan 约旦佩特拉城 Christ the Redeemer, Brazil 巴西耶稣雕像 Great Wall of China 万里长城 The terracotta figures were buried with the first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in 210-209 BC. Consequently, they are also sometimes referred to as Qins Army. Colosseum remained in use for nearly 500 years traditional gladiatorial games many other public spectacles : mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. * 10英师本3班 黄 燕 100201322 世界八大奇迹 The Terracotta Army 兵马俑 Taj Mahal 泰姬陵 It was Shah Jehan who ordered the building of the Taj, in honor of his wife. So great was the Emperor love to his wife that he ordered the building of the most beautiful mausoleum on Earth for her. The Pyramids of Egypt 埃及金字塔 built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at giza, in the egyptian desert remain the most colossal buildings ever constructed . The pyramids were built by egyptians under the orders of the egyptian leader. How ancient builders managed to build these massive structures has never been fully answered but the effort clearly required brains and brawn. Colosseum罗马斗兽场 Chichen Itza, Mexico 玛雅神殿 built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Mexico. a major regional center. architectural styles, Petra, Jordan 约旦佩特拉城 a rose-red city half as old as time Petra is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah , the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. *