【Native Speaker每日综合训练—27系列】【27-14】文史哲_ Castle

cherry6891

2 1:35 ten castles built for love
3 2:23 introduce 3 castles --India (in memory of the emperor’s love);--the SNC, little proof to make sure its for love;--in Malaysia,the castle built was left uncompleted
4 1:50 castle in England--a promise of love and turned into a honeymoon home ;
One castle in south Africa--the castle’s cornerstone was engraved with one immortal words
5 2:13 mystery castle in Arizona--a hopeless man left his wife and children and built a castle during the time he was waiting for his death
Coral castle--a heart broken man built a castle,but his devotion and knowledge never brought his fiancee back
6 2:37 castle in San Jose--to get rid of the fear in heart

7 5:04 the book answer several questions about the ancient castle --like why the builder choose red color and what make the stones special; the owner of the castle;

AceJ

谢谢Jay~~~城堡的爱情故事有的感人，有的惊悚

Architectural Love Story: 10 Real Castles Built for Love
Time2: 1'34" Boldt Castle, built in Thousand Islands, was a love gift to Louise, but it was not completed because Louise died.
Time3: 2'46" The Taj Mahal was built for love, but tragically as a mausoleum and in memory of love lost. Built in 1912 near Yalta in the South of Crimea, the Swallow’s Nest is one of the most romantic castles of Neo-Gothic style. A haunted castle -- Kellie’s Castle
Time4: 1'37" Dobroyd Castle witnessed a love and tragety story between John and Ruth; castle for words of ture love
Time5: 2'17" A magic love castle built by Boyce's hands; a coral castle build by a man who claimed to know secrets of pyramid.
Time6: 2'57" Winchester Mystery House was built for keeping ghosts away; Prasat Hin Phimai was built for a love story between Orapima and Prince Pajitt

The Story Behind Smithsonian Castle’s Red Sandstone
Time7: 6'35"
What makes Seneca redstone so special? Its color and durability
Why was Seneca redstone chosen for the Castle? Quality and quantatity
What was some of the drama surrounding the quarry and the Castle’s construction? Four different owners
What is the Seneca quarry like today? A visitor park
What is your personal connection to the story of Seneca Quarry? I "discovered" stories behind it

f0070515

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time2 1:28
expressing love in architecture
the story of Boldt castle
time3 2:20
the story of Swallow’s Boldt Castle Taj Mahal and Nest Castle
time4 1:46
Dobroyd castle stared as a promise of love and turned into a honeymoon home.
stratford castle was built upon the sprite of lovely words
time5 2:16
Mystery Castle started on a sad note of despair.
Coral Castle in Homestead
time6 2:44
Winchester Mystery House in San Jose is a story of love and of tragedy
Prasat Hin Phimai in Phimai

miyini

15 竟然忘了占座了  好吧。。。。。。。。。交作业啦
2013-11-14 27-14
2 233 1’22  architecture is often the symbol of love and lost of love. There are lots of building especially some castles building in memory of loving. Boldt castle on the thousand island new york is a gift given by a husband to his wife celebrating their anniversary. New couples come here to have their wedding.2
3 388 2’22  taj mahal in India the biggest and most resplendent building in memory of the leaving lover and it is built mainly by white marble.
          Swallow’s nest castle in Ukraine is not building for great love but for making love. And because of an earthquake the building was ruining for almost 40 years.
          Kellie’s castle in Malaysia is the oldest castle and built for love of a man to his wife.
4 301 1’35  dobroyd castle in England. A son of a wealthy industrialist fell in love with a weaver girl. The girl asked for a castle building in a hill and the man did it. The castle which possesses 66 luxurious rooms and a stable for 17 horses is not only a promise of love but also a honeymoon home. The man also sent the girl to school to learn some knowledge and courtesy. The man remarried when the girl died.
      Stratford castle in south Africa, is building for the pursue of true love. And it is on sale for 365000000 dollar.
5 320  2’09  mystery castle is mainly a sad story. It is built by a man who had tuberculosis and waited to die. The man bought a piece of land and built the castle by his own hand and his memory of loved wife and daughters in 16 years. It is a moving story, his daughter cried when she saw it and receive the building given by her father.
     Coral castle, built by a man who lost his lover. This castle is made by corals and he built it only at night for he use the coral as the main materials.
6 416  2’27  winchester mystery house built by a widow of gun maker is an effort less to remember her husband and more to comfort her own life. Because her husband killed lots of people, so she is afraid of being killed by the ghosts. She hold the view that if keeps on building a complex house then the ghosts could not find the way and thus can not find her. So this building is lasting for 48 years without ceasing.
           Prasat hin phimai in Thailand. The story of this building is really a fantastic legend. The prince named pajitt whose father asked him to find a girl to marry traveled for a long time and finally found a pregnant woman with light skin. However, he could not marry a widow so he decided to marry the girl baby when she grows to 16 years old. When the time is coming, the two quickly fall in love with each other, on the way to home, a woodsman killed the prince. The girl killed the woodsman and therefore to memory her loving man, she built a house and thinking of him all day long.
7 901 5’05  the story of the red sandstone building. Smithsonian castle is one of the most famous building in Washington , dc. There is a long and colorful story behind the building and the quarry which its sand was from.
A new book about the red house is going to public. There is an interview of the writer. It is really a special building for it choosees the red quarry and red façade instead of other colors.

GillSun

Thanks Jay Buddy~
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lexiyanou

[T2]1:21
Castles are built for love.Boldt Castle on a love-shaped island.
[T3]1:51
Taj Mahal is built for the memory of his wife by a emperor;Swallow’s Nest Castle is built for the purpose of making love;Kellie’s Castle  is built by a British for his wife since she missed Britain and her son so much.
[T4]1:23
Dobroyd Castle is built as a symbol of promise of love;Stratford Castle is built for the purpose of true love and for sale;
[T5]1:30
Mystery Castle is built by a man to show his love and miss for his wife and daughter;Coral Castle is built for the intention of leaving a mark of his undying love.
[T6]2:07
Winchester Mystery House is built by a woman to keep her saferasat Hin Phimai is built to remember the spirit of  Pajitt.
[T7]4:20
MI: a description of Smithsonian Castle.
Structure:
1)Seneca redstone is unique for its color and durability
2) The stones arein sufficient  to supply all the face work for the Institution.
3) Many slaves worked for the construction of the castle
4) Three owners of the castle.
5) Nowadays the castle is well-protected.
6) The personal connection between the author and the castle.

铁板神猴

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WindyMM

Rephrase1:
Men Crying
How often men cry every year? 1-5, 6-17, 18-25
David Beckham cried when he finished his last football game.
Some pieces of music or moment will make people emotional and moving, even feel overwhelming.
It is ok for cry while happy.
Lots of people cry in London Olympic opening ceremony.
The right answer is 6-17 times per year.

TIME2: 01:58
Boldt Castle on Heart Inland, New York was built for Boldt’s wife who was dies before the castle completed.

TIME3: 02:43
The Taj tomb was built to memorize the most favorite wife of the emperor after she died.
Swallow’s Nest Castle was built from wooden originally and its purpose was as a lover’s nest.
Kellie’s Castle in Malaysia was also built for his wife who missed her hometown very much, but during the construction, lots of workers died and Kellie built the temple besides the castle. Unfortunately, Kellie’s Castle left uncompleted because of Kellie’s death.

TIME4: 02:10
Dobroyd Castle in England was built for love and became the honeymoon house.
Stratford Castle in South Africa was built with the inspiration of true love and it was for sell, and now it becomes a Golf estate.

TIME5: 02:26
Mystery Castle was built for a “princess” whose father was sick and left his family, completed the castle which used natural stones with his own hands.
Carol Castle was built for memorizing the lost love with lots of carol around it. Although his lover never come back, the castle attract many travelers.

TIME6: 03:31
Winchester Mystery House was build for afraid of being found and punished because of her husband invention of rifles.
Prasat Hin Phimai was built according to the woman’s life with one prince who was died, and she was waiting for the sprit’s back of her beloved man.

Paraphrase7: 05:46
The red sandstone of the Smithsonian Castle make it distinguishable in Washington D.C.
The red sandstone came from Seneca where has durable stones with unique color.
Although the Seneca quarries were belonging to four owners in different ages, they can provide enough quantities of redstones to built castle.
The Seneca quarry was closed in 1901 because of the financial crisis. Now, it is left without any disturb from people.
The Seneca quarry is discovered unintentionally and the author feels luckily to indicate the record.
城堡耶~~~要不要这么高大上啊！！！

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neverbluelala

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