Lions and Tigers and Bears 部分背景知识.ppt

BackgroundinformationofUNIT4ContentBelvedereCastle(眺望台城堡)BelvedereCastle isa folly(装饰性建筑) in CentralPark in Manhattan, (观测甲板),andsince1919, FrederickLawOlmsted and CalvertVaux (建筑混合)of Gothic(哥特式) and Romanesque(罗马式) styles,Vaux‘sdesigncalledforamoreweightyManhattan schist(片岩) and granite(花岗岩)structurewithacornertowerwithconicalcap(锥形顶),withtheexistinglookoutoverparapetwalls(矮护墙),pletedunderthenew TammanyHall(坦慕尼协会)regimeasanopenpainted-wood(烤漆的)“beautifulview”or“panoramic(全景的)view"()NamedforphilanthropistHenryLuce(founderofTimeMagazine)theNatureObservatoryishousedinsideoneoftheparksmostbeautifulbuildings,,,windingstaircases(螺旋式楼梯)ofBelvedereCastle,guestscanseeallthatthissmallObservatoryhastooffer,includingmicroscopes(显微镜),telescopes(望远镜),andDiscoverykits(pletewithbinoculars(双筒望远镜),maps,andpaperforjottingdown(草草记下),createdoutofreverenceforthebard,,oneofthemostfamousisthatfoundinCentralPark,whereitislocatedontheWestSideoftheparkand79thstreet.