Every citizen wants his country prosperous,but the question is how.

每个公民都希望自已的祖国繁荣昌盛，问题是怎么做。 civilization 文明

It enjoyed a high level of civilization. 它曾享有高度的文明。

A civilization which has been shaping itself through centuries

一个延续了几千年的文明是不会被猝然摧垮的。 cannot be abruptly attacked.

What we need to do for the Chinese civilization 中国文明需要我们做的不是躺在过去的辉煌上睡大觉，

is not to lie on past glories,but to look ahead and around. 而是放眼向前看，向周围看。 storey 楼层

Houses-often three storeys high-were built of stone. 房子一般有三层楼高，用石块修建。

Our house has three bedrooms on the second storey. 我们房子的三层有三间卧室。

Minnie were out of breath when she reached the fifteenth storey.

米尼爬到15层楼的时候上气不接下气。 drainage 排水

The city was even equipped with a drainage system. 城里甚至还敷设了排水系统。

Our backyard is flooded by heavy rain because the drainage is poor.

因为排炎系统很差，我们的后院被大雨淹了。 Workers are digging new drainage channels. 工人们在开挖新的排水沟渠。 worship 崇拜

The temple was used as a place of worship

这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直至罗马时代一直是敬神礼拜的场所。 from the fifteenth century B.C until Roman times.

The boy gazed at the football star with worship in his eyes. 男孩儿用崇拜的目光看着足球明星。

This bird is an object of worship in this region. 这种鸟在这个地区是受人膜拜的。 sacred

宗教的，神圣的

In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. 在庙里最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶制雕像的碎片。 In ancient Egypt the cat is a sacred animal. 在古埃及，猫是神对的动物。

For religious people,a ceremony is sacred. 对信教的人来说，宗教仪式是神圣的。 fragment 碎片

The maid tried in vain to put the fragments of the broken vase together.

女仆想把碎花瓶拼起来，可是怎么也拼不好。

The poem is only a fragment,but the poet's genius can be keenly felt.

这道诗只是一个片断，可是诗人的天才是可以清楚地感觉到的。 remains

遗物，遗迹；剩下的东西

The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.

雕像的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的。

The remains of the ancient park is the favorite haunt of local children.

这个古公园的遗址是附近的孩子们最喜欢去的地方。

The remains of the supper were given to the poor beggar. 晚餐吃剩下的东西给了那个可怜的乞丐。 classical 文化的，古典的

The head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.

雕像的头部一定是古希腊罗马时代就被发现并受到精心保护的。 The guide's familiarity with the classical culture took the scholar by surprise.

导游对古典文化的熟稔使学者大为吃惊。

Apparently Matthew has run into a very cultured thief, 马修显然是遇到了一位雅贼，

who took nothing but the five hundred records of classical music.

除了500张古典音乐的唱片，什么也不拿。 reconstruct 修复

When the archaelogists reconstructed the fragments, 考古工作者把这些碎片重新拼起来后，