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印度最著名的纪念碑泰姬陵将再次接受一次泥巴修复治疗，以清理墓碑大理石外部因污染造成的黄色污垢。这将是专家们第四次使用同样的方法来清理这座17世纪的陵墓。

The white marble domes and minarets of the Taj Mahal were constructed as a monument to love by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan on the death of his favourite wife, nearly four hundred years ago.

In recent years, pollution from factories and a nearby oil refinery have turned its pristine walls yellow. The Archaeological Survey of India began applying mud-packs to clean the monument in the mid-1990s.

It says continuing high levels of pollution means the treatment needs to be applied again soon. The lime-rich clay mask is believed to be based on a recipe used by Indian women to restore the natural glow to their faces.

A thin layer of mud is painted on the marble and left overnight before being brushed off in the morning. The surfaces are then washed down with distilled water to remove polluting chemicals drawn from the stone and the dirt and grease left behind by millions of visitors.

Grammar

1. Who was the Taj Mahal built to remember?

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's favourite wife.

2. What has caused the walls of the Taj Mahal to turn yellow?

Pollution from factories and a nearby oil refinery.

3. True or false? This is the first time this kind of treatment has been used on the Taj Mahal.

False. The Archaeological Survey of India began applying mud-packs to clean the monument in the mid-1990s.

4. Which word in the text means 'to return something to an earlier good condition'?

Restore.

Glossary 词汇表

constructed 建造

monument 纪念碑

pristine 一尘不染的

treatment 修复处理

recipe 配方

glow （脸上的）红光

distilled 蒸馏的