[00:06.40]Amy and Danny want to buy some furniture for their new home.
[00:11.44]They visit a shop and talk with a shop assistant about their tastes and preference.
[00:18.21]Assistant:Can I help you?
[00:21.13]What is it you two are looking for?
[00:24.69]Furniture for the bed room,the kitchen or the living room?
[00:30.33]Danny:We are looking for a few things,but we aren't very sure yet.
[00:36.26]We bought a new flat and we already have some furniture.
[00:41.61]But the new house is so big.
[00:45.37]We can use a few more things and perhaps replace some very old pieces.
[00:52.14]Arm:I think we need a kitchen table.
[00:55.90]One that is large enough to have dinner with five or six people.
[01:01.15]Assistant:Very well.
[01:03.92]If you would like something modern,
[01:07.47]I suggest you think of something like this:
[01:11.84]The legs of the table are silver coloured,
[01:16.20]while the table top is made of thick glass.
[01:20.95]Very beautiful and very easy to clean.
[01:25.63]Danny:Yes,I really like that.
[01:29.68]Arm:No,I don't like such cold and hard things.
[01:35.14]I think a table made of wood would look much nicer.
[01:40.21]Wood is warm and makes you feel comfortable.
[01:44.75]Danny:Honey,I know you like that.
[01:48.59]But I'm afraid it'll be too expensive.
[01:53.24]Assistant:That's no problem,
[01:57.00]I can show you some really nice modern tables
[02:01.86]that look as if they were made of wood.
[02:06.01]Arm:Great!We are also looking for something on the wall.
[02:12.39]There is a big piece of white wall over the sofa.
[02:17.53]Were you thinking of the painting or perhaps the poster or something?
[02:23.49]Danny:Yes,could you show us something?
[02:28.06]Assistant:Something classical?
[02:31.12]Arm:Oh,no.You can show us something modern.
[02:35.85]I like classical things in the kitchen and the bedroom.
[02:40.81]But our living room is quite modern,isn't it,Danny?
[02:46.06]Danny:By the way,we are also still looking for two comfortable chairs.
[02:53.14]Something modern and classic at the same time.
[02:58.60]Would you have anything like that?
[03:02.36]Assistant:Oh,dear,oh,dear,what do you mean by that?
[03:07.32]Arm:Well,something classic and fine but also cool,you know?
[03:17.30]Work Book Unit 3 Listening
[03:23.55]The history of architecture in China
[03:27.70]and most European countries is very different.
[03:32.98]As a result,the way people looked at art and architecture
[03:38.54] has also developed a long different lines.
[03:43.09]Much of China's ancient architecture was constructed of wood.
[03:48.73]Only the Great Wall and city walls were made of large bricks.
[03:54.08]Earthquakes have occurred quite often in Chinese history.
[03:59.65]Besides that,many temples were destroyed by fire.
[04:05.11]Sometimes the fires was caused by accident,However,it also happened,
[04:12.66]that emperors would destroy temples and architecture that were built in the past.
[04:19.42]They wanted to get rid of all the architecture
[04:24.07]that reminded people of the former emperor.
[04:28.33]After burning the old temples and palaces,
[04:32.59]the emperor would have everything built new,in the style that he preferred.
[04:39.46]That's why all the China
[04:43.22]we find many temples that were rebuilt or restored about 250
[04:50.98]to 300 years ago during the age of Qianlong.
[04:57.33]Few temples are left over from earlier times.
[05:02.37]Much of Europe's ancient architecture is 300 to 1,000 years old.
[05:09.60]Architects used natural materials,such as stone and brick,
[05:15.95]to construct their buildings.
[05:19.79]There weren't many earthquakes,and unlike China,European kings,
[05:26.16]would usually not burn the churches and other architecture built before their time.
[05:33.24]They constructed the new buildings in the style of they preferred at other places.
[05:39.70]Wood is not a very strong material,
[05:44.16]were the conditions make repairs necessary,and by the end of about 100 years
[05:51.22]usually every part of a wooden construction has been replaced.
[05:56.99]So,although the design can be hundreds of years old,
[06:02.63]every part of the building may has been made less than 100 years ago.
[06:08.69]Stone and brick,are strong enough to stand the test of time.
[06:14.57]This materials do not need to be replaced.
[06:19.53]So,when looking at old buildings in Europe.
[06:23.90]We're actually looking at what was built many centuries ago.
[06:29.25]While in China,the architecture may be old,
[06:34.21]what we look at is in fact quite new |