常春藤生活英语【13】Julius Caesar　西泽大帝

Julius Caesar, the Roman military and political leader, was born in 100 BC. He is considered to be one of the ancient world's mightiest leaders. Caesar caused a civil war in 49 BC. After winning the war, he became the head of the Roman world. He gain

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The origins of Valentine's Day February 14th is Valentine's Day.Though celebrated as a lover's day with the giving of candy and flowers, it originated in 5th century Rome as tribute to ST.Valentine's Day, a Clatholic bishop.For 800 years prior to est

新视野大学英语视听说 Unit 10-15

VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Task 1: Valentines Day Valentines Day started when the Emperor Claudius II ruled Rome. Claudius punished Rome into so many wars that he had a hard time finding soldiers for his army. He thought the reason was tha

【饥饿游戏】39

What did you think of that costume? Cinna raises one eyebrow at me. Be honest. You mean after I got over my fear of being burned alive? I ask. Big laugh. A real one from the audience. Yes. Start then, says Caesar. Cinna, my friend, I should tell him

美国语文第一册 第99期:猫捉老鼠

O Hattie! I just saw a large rat in the shed; and old Nero tried to catch it. 噢，海蒂！我刚刚在车库里看见了一只大老鼠，老尼禄正试图抓到它。 Did he catch it, Frank? 弗兰克，尼禄抓到它了吗？ No; Nero did not;

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Planet Of The Apes,' Caesar Embodies A Flawed But Fearless Leader

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The third and final movie in the Planet Of The Apes trilogy opens today. In this retelling of the original movies, the apes are in an epic battle for their survival. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES) ANDY SERKIS

美国国家公共电台 NPR Atop Ancient Ruins, A Rock Opera About Emperor Nero Leaves Some Romans Unimpressed

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, it's been 2,000 years since he ruled Rome, but a notorious emperor is causing outrage again. A massive stage has been built amid the ruins of the Roman Forum for a rock opera about Nero. Archaeologists and art historians are

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sponsors Pull Support For 'Julius Caesar' That Seems To Depict Trump

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Here's how Shakespeare can still be controversial in 2017 - when one of the country's most influential theaters presents Julius Caesar in a business suit, a red tie and a blond comb-over. So why is that a problem for New York's P

美国学生人类历史 第93期:罗马帝国的故事(3)

They crouched together in filthy hovels in the suburbs of the large cities. They were apt to get sick and die from terrible epidemics. They were all profoundly discontented. They had fought for their country and this was their reward. They were alway

经典名著>王子复仇记（5）

The queen became excited at hearing this and tried to run out of the room. Hamlet grabbed her by the wrist so roughly that she was frightened and cried out,

【跟着英剧练发音】A Histry Of Britain - 11 B

文本： A century later, Claudius, the club-foot stammerer, on the face of it, the most unlikely conqueror of all, was determined to get it right. If it was going to be done at all, Claudius reckoned, it had to be done in such massive force that th

【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 11 C

The kind of army which could barely be conceived of, much less encountered in Iron Age Britain. Claudius did succeed where Julius Caesar had failed, through a brilliant strategy of carrot and stick. Yes, he would seize the largely undefended oppidan

【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 12 C

文本： He was rewarded with enough wealth to build himself something fit for a Roman. Only the extraordinary mosaic floors survive, but the place was as big as four football pitches, grand enough for someone who now gloried in the name of Tiberius

【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 13 C

英文文本 The frightened Roman colonists then had to fall back to theone place they were sure that they were going to be protected by their emperorand their gods, the great temple of Claudius. If the terrified Romans, thoughtthey were going to esc

经典名著>王子复仇记（1）

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 王子复仇记 This is the sad story of Hamlet, young Prince of Denmark, whose father died two months before the story begins. Hamlet' s father was King of Denmark and Hamle

经典名著>王子复仇记（4）

The play began. In the play the king and queen were talking on the bench in the beautiful garden. The queen said to the king,

世界小史 第170期:豪华宫殿

One day a terrible fire broke out in Rome which, burning day and night, consumed house after house, district after district, 当时在罗马发生了一场大火，它烧了几天几夜，烧毁了一排排房屋、一个个街区， and made hundred

世界小史 第169期:狼吞虎咽

Now about 30 years after Christ's death on the cross, that is, around 60 years after his birth in AD 60, a cruel emperor was ruling over the Roman empire. 在耶稣钉死于十字架之后的大约30年，也就是说在他出生后60年公元60年左右

名人认知系列 政界精英02：Caesar Augustus凯撒·奥古斯都

Caesar Augustus 凯撒奥古斯都 Many consider Augustus to be Rome's greatest emperor; his policies certainly extended the Empire's life span and initiated the celebrated Pax Romana or Pax Augusta. He was intelligent,decisive，and a shrewd politic

名人认知系列 政界精英01：Julius Caesar 尤里乌斯.凯撒

Julius Caesar 尤里乌斯.凯撒 Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Caesar. He was the greatest of all the Romans. Why was he so great? 大约两千年前，罗马有一个名叫尤利乌斯凯撒的人。他