英语课程计划-International Museum Day

International Museum Day has been held around the 18th of May every year since 1977. It was started by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICOM says: “The event provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert¹ them to the challenges that museums face.” It wants the public to know museums are “an institution in the service of society and of its development". ICOM encourages its member countries to celebrate the day in a way that is best for their specific cultures. It asks countries to follow its simple motto: “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment² of cultures and development of mutual³ understanding, co-operation and peace among peoples.”

Museums are an important part of every society. They are a great source of education and wonder. The UK Museums Association says a museum is: “A permanent institution in the service of society.” It says a museum “acquires, conserves⁴, researches, communicates and exhibits the…heritage of humanity”. It adds that museums are for “the purposes of education, study, and enjoyment”. There are museums on just about anything you can think of. There are museums for science, technology, toys, history, stamps and even museum museums. We can visit local museums that showcase a single building, or we can visit the great museums of the world that contain hundreds of thousands of priceless treasures.

1 alert   

adj.机警的，活泼的，机灵的；vt.使...警觉

参考例句：

• Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals.驾驶员必须密切注意交通信号。
• The rabbIt'seems to be very alert all its life.兔子似乎一生都小心翼翼，十分警觉。

2 enrichment   

n.丰富；改进

参考例句：

• Books are an enrichment of life. 书籍乃充实人生之物。
• The sound of the artillery is always an enrichment to his work. 炮声不停地在给他的工作助兴。

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

4 conserves   

n.（含有大块或整块水果的）果酱，蜜饯( conserve的名词复数 )v.保护，保藏，保存( conserve的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• To show that the equation conserves the total volume is not difficult. 要证明该方程保持了总体积不变这点是不困难的。 来自辞典例句
• The antimuon decay also conserves the total light and heavy lepton numbers. 在反μ子衰变中，总轻轻子数和总重轻子数也是守恒的。 来自辞典例句