1、Lesson 11 Visiting the Palace MuseumSpoken English of Foreign Affairs Objectives:Know what you should do and cannot do when taking foreign guests sightseeing;Know the route to take the guests to visit in the Forbidden City.Learn how to introduce the cultural information in English of the Forbidden C
2、ity,including the four concepts of Inner City,Outer City,Imperial City and the Forbidden City,the main halls and palaces in it.Four concepts:the Outer City the Inner City the Imperial City the Purple Forbidden CityPhrases to learn:Be always ready to hear 洗耳恭听 Replace:replace B by A 用A代替B The second
3、ring road 二环路 North-south axis 南北轴线 The Meridian Line 子午线Phrases to learn:Symbolic:adj.Of,relating to,or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol.象征的 Cosmos:The universe regarded as an orderly,harmonious whole.宇宙 Empire:A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territ
4、ories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.帝国 Enclose:To surround on all sides;close in.围住：四面围住；圈起Phrases to learn:Reign:Exercise of sovereign power,as by a monarch君主统治 in lines and in rows:横竖 Be addressed as:被称为Phrases to learn:Supreme:Ultimate;final 极度的 Enthronement:即位,登基典礼 Dispatch:
5、To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.派遣；发送 Commoner:common people.平民Phrases to learn:Incense：n.熏香,熏香的烟 Burner：n.火炉,烧火的人 Vat：n.(装液体的)大桶,大缸(尤指染缸)Bronze：n.青铜Phrases to learn:Celestial:Of or relating to heaven;divine 天国的：天堂的或与天堂有关的；神圣的 Chamber:A room in a house,specially a
6、bedroom.室，卧室 Terrestrial:Of,relating to,or composed of land.陆地的 Tranquility:n.宁静Phrases to learn:Confer:vt.授予(称号、学位等)Honorable:adj.可敬的,荣誉的,光荣的 Jade seals:玉玺 Devotion：n.热爱,投入 divine:adj.神的,神圣的 Might:力量,威力,权力This is called QianMen means Front Gate,which used to be the main gate to the Inner City from
7、the south.Tianan Men/the Gate of Heavenly PeaceThis is the Gate of the Imperial City.This is WuMen,in English“the Meridian Gate”,the gate of the well known Purple Forbidden City.About The Purple forbidden city Purple was the symbolic color of the North Star the center of the cosmos in the old Chines
8、e sense.By the name the emperor hoped that his empire would be like the Sun at noon and would never set.The wall around the Forbidden city is 10meters high and extends 760 meters from east to west and 960 meters from north to south,enclosing an area of 720,000 square meters.Within the forbidden city
9、 there are 9,999 rooms A Number symbolizing a long life and a long reign for the emperor.They are nine in lines and in rows.Taihemen/the Gate of Supreme HarmonyThe Hall of Supreme HarmonyIt was built in 1420 and used for ceremonies,which marked great occasions:the Winner Solstice,the Chinese New Yea
10、r,the emperors birthday,the enthronement,and the dispatch of generals to battles.On such occasions,there was an army of imperial guards of honor standing in front of the hall,extending to the main gate.The tallest building in Beijing at that time.Turtles and cranes symbolize long life.The Hall of Co
11、mplete Harmony This served as a rest place for the emperor on his way to Taihedian and rehearsals for ceremonies were also held here.The Hall of Preserved Harmony In Qing dynasty some formal banquets were given here and the imperial examination were also held here.The gate of Celestial PurityNine in
12、 lines and in rows Here is the bedroom and office for only emperors.The Palace of Terrestrial Tranquility This is the empress chamber.here is favored especially for wedding ceremonies and other happy occasions.This is the wedding chamber entirely in red.The big character means double happiness.The h
13、all of Union and Peace The Qing emperors conferred honorable titles on their empresses and the empresses also held their birthday celebrations here.About the three main building The gate of Celestial Purity represents the heaven while the Palace of Terrestrial represents the earth and the Hall of Union and Peace represents their union.The Map of the Forbidden CityThe Imperial GardenThe Gate of Divine MightThats all about the main structures of the Palace Museum.
