1、 Unit 2 A lifes workMasters of Time (P20)In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City, time ticks at its own pace. If it hadnt been for a three-episode documentary, outsiders would never have known that the plainly-dressed people1. _(work) here are masters of th
2、eir craft, 2._ have spent their lives3. _(restore) precious antiques. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin.4._(walk) through the seven crimson gates towards his workplace, Wang Jin still regards himself 5._ an ordinary worker in the Palace Museum, 6._ now he is often stopped by admi
3、rers 7._(want) their photo taken with him. Day in, day out, Mr Wang and his student spend their time restoring clocks 8._(date) back 9._(hundred) of years. But for quite some time, he and his student Qi Haonan used 10._(be) the only two people 11._(repair) timepieces in the Palace Museum.Qing empero
4、rs were very fond 12._ clocks. Therefore, in order 13._(please) them, foreign envoys presented these emperors 14._ the most intricate and splendid timepieces. Today, the Palace Museum has one of the most significant 15._(collect) of timepieces in the world, mainly 16._(originate) from Europe and Chi
5、na. With objects 17._(range) from small pocket watches to clocks over one metre in 18._(high) , each of these requires its own unique method of restoration.Given the19._(complex) of the work and the lack of necessary materials, this means that each expert can work on 20._ maximum of two large pieces
6、 a year. But, through their painstaking efforts, Mr Wang and his student do more 21._ repair the clocks they bring them back 22._ life.The only sound to break the 23._(silence) in Wang Jins workshop is the chiming melody of the repaired and 24._(polish) clocks. To Wang Jin it is 25._( beautiful) mus
7、ic in the world. Now, after eight months of endless 26._(adjust) , the time has finally come for Mr Wang 27._(wind) up the gigantic clocks28. _ date back to the time of Emperor Qianlong. The intricately fashioned objects that have stood still for29._(century) instantly come back to life: water flows
8、, boats sail, dogs bark, chickens flap their wings and a woman starts to spin. It is a 30._(true) awe-inspiring moment. 31._ is suddenly clear that when the clock masters say that “these antiques have lives”, it is neither an exaggeration 32._ a metaphor.But, despite the 33._(combine) work of severa
9、l generations of masters, it seems 34._(likely) that the restoration of the clocks will ever be complete. Even if every clock in the Palace Museum were restored, there would still be work to do, 35._ restoration would probably need to begin again on the clocks 36._were repaired long ago. This is a r
10、ace against time that can never 37._(win)! Nonetheless, Mr Wang remains optimistic38._ the future of these timepieces. 39._(following) in the footsteps of his own teacher all those years ago, Mr Wang has now passed on his skills to the new members, who will take on many of the future repairs. Whats
11、more, 40._(inspire) to follow in his fathers footsteps, Mr Wangs son now has also taken 41._ repairing antique clocks. This new generation of artisans will not only help preserve traditional skills, the innovation they bring42._ the craft will also ensure that the art of clock repairing 43._(stand)
12、the test of time.In todays fast-paced world, the saying that “time waits for no man” has never seemed more apt. Yet inside the 44._(hide) courtyards of Xi San Suo, there is something timeless about the way Mr Wang and his colleagues sedately piece together the past with 45._(skill) hands and modest
13、hearts. It is as if they have become one with their craft and with the history of the country.重点词汇：melody/meldi/ n. 主旋律，曲调polish/pol/ v. 擦亮，磨光；改进adjustment/dstmnt/n. 调整，校正wind up/wand p/结束；使紧张；卷起；（非正式）忽悠某人（wind sb up）；上紧(钟、表等的)发条fashioned/fnd/ adj. 式的；样的object/bdkt/ n. 物体，实物；目的，目标instantly/nstntli/a
14、dv. 立刻，马上flow/flo/v. 流动，流淌flap/flp/n. 片状悬垂物；拍打，拍动spin/spn/v. （使）快速旋转；（使）急转身awe-inspiring/ nspar/adj. 使人敬畏的；令人惊叹的antique/ntik/adj. 古老的，古董的；n. 古物，古董despite/dspat/prep. 尽管，即使generation/denren/n. 一代（人）；一代人的时间remain optimistic about 保持乐观pass on to传给；传达；传递给take on承担；呈现；具有；流行；接纳；雇用；穿上inspire/nspar/v. 激励，鼓舞
15、赋予灵感，激发（想法）take up/tek p/拿起；开始从事；占据（时间，地方）preserve/przrv/v. 保护，维护innovation/nven/n. 新事物，新方法；革新，创新craft /krft/n. 工艺，手艺stand忍受，容忍colleague/kli/n. 同事，同僚modest/mdst/adj. 不太多的，适中的；谦虚的，谦逊的time ticks/tam tk/通信 报时信号；对时信号at its own pace以自己的节奏melody/meldi/n. 主旋律，曲调polish/pol/v. 擦亮，磨光adjustment/dstmnt/n. 调整，校正
16、wind up/wand p/结束；使紧张Fashioned adj. 式的；样的object/bdkt/n. 物体，实物；目的，目标instantly/nstntli/adv. 立刻，马上flow/flo/v. 流动，流淌flap/flp/n. 片状悬垂物；拍打，拍动spin/spn/v. （使）快速旋转awe-inspiring/ nspar/adj. 使人敬畏的；令人惊叹的antique /ntik/adj. 古老的，古董的despite/dspat/prep. 尽管，即使Pass on to传给；传达；传递给take on承担；呈现；具有；流行；接纳；雇用；穿上inspire/nspa
17、r/v. 激励，鼓舞take up/tek p/拿起；开始从事；占据（时间，地方）preserve/przrv/v. 保护，维护；保持innovation/nven/n. 新事物，新方法；革新，创新craft /krft/n. 工艺，手艺stand忍受，容忍；经得起，经受colleague/kli/n. 同事，同僚modest/mdst/adj. 不太多的，适中的；谦虚的documentary/dkjumentri/n. 纪实节目，纪录片plainly-dressed穿着朴素的master/mstr/n. 大师，能手craft/krft/n. 工艺，手艺precious/pres/adj. 宝
18、贵的，珍贵的antique/ntik/adj. 古老的，古董的n. 古董restoration/restren/n. （对艺术品、建筑等的）修复crimson/krmzn/adj. 深红色的；admirer/dmarr/n. 爱慕者；赞赏者date back 追溯到；回溯至But for要不是；如果没有repairing timepiece修理手表emperor/emprr/n. 皇帝be fond of爱好；喜爱 Please v. （使）开心，（使）满意present.with.splendid/splendd/adj. 极佳的，非常好的significant/snfknt/adj. 显著
19、的，相当数量的；重要的，意义重大的originate/rdnet/v. 起源，产生；创始，开创range/rend/n. （变动或浮动的）范围，界限height/hat/n. 身高；高；高度require/rkwar/v. 需要；要求做（某事）unique/junik/adj. 独一无二的，独特的restoration/restren/n. （对艺术品、建筑等的）修复；（做法、权利、惯例或情况的）恢复，重新实施given prep. 考虑到；如果，倘若complexity/kmpleksti/n. 复杂性，错综复杂maximum/mksmm/adj. 最大限度的；（数量）极大的painstak
20、ing/penztek/adj. 刻苦的，下苦功的gigantic/dantk/adj. 巨大的，庞大的exaggeration/zdren/n. 夸张，言过其实intricately/ntrktli/adv. 杂乱地chiming/tam/n. 打钟报时；响声exaggeration/zdren/n. 夸张，言过其实metaphor/metfrmetfr/n. 隐喻，暗喻artisan/rtzn/n. 工匠，技工episode/epsod/n. 一段经历，一段时期；gigantic/dantk/adj. 巨大的，庞大的metaphor/metfrmetfr/n. 隐喻，暗喻sedately/
21、sdetli/adv. 安详地；镇静地intricate/ntrkt/ adj. 错综复杂的；难理解的，难学会的参考答案：1.working 2.who 3.restoring 4.Walking5. as 6.although 7.wanting 8.dating 9.hundreds 10.to be 11.repairing 12.of 13.to 14.collections 15.with 16.please 17.originating 18.ranging 19.height plexity 21.a 22.than 23.to 24.silence 25.polished ,26.the most beautiful ,27.adjustments ,28.to wind ,29.that 30.centuries31.truly ,32.It ,33.nor ,bined ,35.unlikely ,36.because ,37.that ,38.be won , 39.about ,40. Following 41.inspired, 42.up , 43.to stands 44.hidden 45.skilful 学科网（北京）股份有限公司
