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The New Seven Wonders Of The World
speechmaker: Harland
Heifei English Trainiing Center
As everyone knows, the ancient seven wonders of the world including the Pyramid['pɪrəmɪd] of Egypt（埃及的金字塔）, the statue of Zeus at Olympia（奥林匹亚宙斯神像）, the temple of Artemis['ɑ:timis]（阿尔忒弥斯神殿）, The Mausoleum [,mɔsə'liəm of Mauollos（摩索拉斯陵墓）, The Lighthouse of Alexandria [,ælig'zɑ:ndriə]（亚历山大灯塔）, Hanging Gardens of Babylon ['bæbilən]（巴比伦空中花园）and the Colous [kə'lɒsəs] of Rhodes [rəudz]（罗德岛太阳神巨像）.However ,six of them have been destroyed for different reasons, and only the Pyramid of Egypt are still standing now.In 2001,the Foundation of “new seven wonders of the world” launched an internet voting.The new seven wonders of the world are selected from more than 200 places of interest.At last, on July 8th , 2007, people singled out the new seven wonders of the world, including The Great Wall of China, Petra ['pi:trə] in Jordan, the Statue of Christ
[kraɪst] Redeemer [rɪ'dimɚ] in Brazil [brə'zil], Machu Picchu of Peru
[pə'rʊ], the Chichen Itza Pyramid of Mexico ['meksɪkəʊ], the Roman Coloeum [,kɔlə'siəm] of Italy, the Taj Mahal in India.The Pyramid of Egypt is the only one of the “seven wonders” of the ancient world still standing.It is called as the honorary wonder.Now, let us know more about the new seven wonders one by one.The Great Wall of China
The construction of the Great Wall is the longest and biggest defense project in the world.It was built to keep out invading [ɪn'veɪdɪŋ] enemies.['enəmɪz] It is located in North of China, and it Start from Shanhai Pa in the east and ending at Jiayu Pa in the west, over 6000 kilometers in length and is 7.6 meters high in average.According to historical records, the construction the Great Wall went on for more than 2000 years, from 7th century B.C.to 16 th century
A.D.,and more than 20 feudal ['fjuːd(ə)l] dynasty ['dɪnəstɪ] had ever participated inthe construction the Great Wall.It isconsidered to be the only man-made project visible from the moon.Petra in Jordan
Petra ['pi:trə]is an ancient city of Jordan.It was Constructed from 9 B.C.to 40 A.D.It is located in the south of Amman,about 250
kilometers from Amman City.It hidden in a narrow canyon ['kænjən] , which connecting the dead sea and the Strait [streɪt] of Akbar ['ækbɑ:].It was carved out of rocks, and it is famous for the colors ['kʌlə(r)] of the rocks.So it is described as “the rose red city”.It has been abandoned for some reasons, and was discovered until 1812.Statue of Christ Redeemer in Brazil
The Statue of Christ [kraɪst] Redeemer [rɪ'dimɚ] located in top of the Corcovado [,kɔ:kɔ:'vɑ:du]Hill of Rio de Janeiro City, the capital of Brazil.It is 38 meters high, has a weight of 1145 tons.The distance between the left hand and the right hand is 23 meters.It took five years to build the statue, and finally it was completed on October 12th, 1931.TheStatue of Christ Redeemer dreed in robes, keep his arms flat, and looks like to welcome visitors from all over the world.It has become the symbol of Brazil people's warmth and generosity[dʒenə'rɒsətɪ].Machu Picchu of Peru
Machu Picchu is referred to as “the lost city of the inca ['ɪŋkə] empire”['empaɪə].It is about 130 km to northwest of
Cuzco['ku:skəu]City of Peru.[pə'rʊ] It was built in the late 15th Century.It covers an area of 90,000 square meters, More than 2000 meters above sea level.There are many buildings in Machu Picchu, such as temples, palace, fortre, houses, streets, squares and so on.These buildings are built of maive granite（['grænɪt]花岗岩）.These stones are tightly combined, without any adhesive([əd'hisɪv]胶黏剂).It is still amystery that how to transport such a large number of heavy stones to the top of the hill.Incas claimed to bedescendant [dɪ'send(ə)nt]of the sun, so they built their city on the top of hill in order to closer to the sun.For centuries,many earthquakes and floods have ever occured in Peru ,but could not destroy it.The Chichen Itza Pyramid of Mexico
The Chichen Itza Pyramids of Mexico were built from 800 B.C.to 200
B.C.There are a lot of Pyramids ,one of the most famous Pyramids called Klkucan Pyramid, which is about 30 meters high, surrounded by 91 steps, add up to a total of 364 steps, with a top layer ,there are the 365 steps.It is consistent with the Mayan calendar of 365 days a year.The mayan people were proficient [prə'fɪʃnt] in astronomy [ə'strɑnəmi] and the calendar ['kælɪndə].It is still a mystery that how to built these Pyramids.They are the symbol of the mayan civilization.6.The Roman Coloeum of Italy
The Roman Coloeum [,kɔlə'siəm]was built from 72 A.D.to 82 A.D.It is located in center of Roma, the capital of Italy.It covers an area of about 20,000 square meters.It is elliptic.[ɪ'lɪptɪkl]The long axis
['æksɪs] is about 188 meters, short axis is about 156 meters.The
circumference [sə'kʌmf(ə)r(ə)ns] is about 527 meters long.The wall is about 57 meters high.This huge building can accommodate [ə'kɒmədeɪt] more than fifty thousand viewers at the same time.It has a reasonable and thoughtful design of entrance,so thus it would not appear the phenomenon
[fɪ'nɒmɪnən]of congestion [kən'dʒestʃ(ə)n].This design for entrance is still being used in today’s stadium['steɪdɪəm].It is the symbol of the civilization of ancient Rome.Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is located in Agra['ɑ:ɡrə] city, 200 kilometers away from New Delhi capital of India.In memory of his queen, the fifth emperor of Mughal Empire [mʊ'ɡʌl]['empaɪə] built the Taj Mahal for her.Its construction began in1630, and was completed in 1653.The main building of Taj Mahal are made of white marble['mɑrbl] 大理石 , inlaid [ɪn'leɪd] with many beautiful gla and agate.['ægət]It has a neat
andsymmetrical [sɪ'mɛtrɪkl] structure.Its central dome is 62 meters high.It is considered as the most representative[reprɪ'zentətɪv]work of Islamic [iz'læmik] architecture.['ɑːkɪtektʃə]
The Seven wonders are the fruits of human’s wisdom and diligence
['dɪlɪdʒ(ə)ns].In addition to these Seven wonders, there are many other wonders in different places of the world.Every one of us should cherish these wonders.
