《我在故宫修文物》

陕西 吕 品

主题语境：人与社会

篇幅：315词

建议用时：6分钟

1The Forbidden City is well⁃known for being full of Chi⁃nese cultural and historical relics.ButMasters in the Forbid⁃den Citydoes not just focus on the stories of the past.In⁃stead,the documentary film focuses on ordinary people—the restorers of relics and antiquities.

2The stories are told at a slow and relaxing pace,re⁃flecting the restorers'work.Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time⁃consuming,and sometimes boring.Yet,these restorers' patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.

3“If you choose this job,you have to stand hours of work sitting on a chair.You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,”says Wang Jin,an ancient clock repair expert.

4A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship in the restorers.“Years of dull work requires not only skill,but also faith and spirit.Looking for precision and perfection,devoting yourself to work,patience,endurance and loneliness—all these qualities come from the craftsman ship spirit,”China Dailycomments.

5But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious,the docu⁃mentary shows the enthusiasm of the restorers.They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty For⁃bidden City on a Monday.While she is doing this,a narrator says,“The last person to do this was Puyi,the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”

6 Masters in the Forbidden City has proved many people's ideas about antique re⁃storers wrong,allowing them to realize that they are not old,dull professors,but people in their 40s,30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.

Reading Check

1.What's the main purpose of the documentary?

A.To display worldwide relics.

B.To draw people's attention to the restorers'lives.

C.To show people how buildings are restored.

D.To praise the craftsmanship of the restorers.

2.What can we learn about antique restorers according to Wang Jin?

A.They often get tired of their work.

B.They need to be patient.

C.They don't need to do restoration work fast.

D.They have to do the restoration on their own.

3.Why is the bicycle⁃riding scene used in the documentary?

A.To break the dull image of restorers.

B.To show the hobbies of younger restorers.

C.To remind the audience of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

D.To encourage the young to consider the future.

4.Where can you most probably find the text?

A.In a news report. B.In career research.

C.In a science magazine. D.In an interview record.

Language Study

Difficult sentence

Masters in the Forbidden Cityhas proved many people's ideas about antique restorers wrong,allowing them to realize that they are not old,dull professors,but people in their 40s,30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.《我在故宫修文物》证明了许多人对文物修复师的看法是错误的，这让人们意识到文物修复师不是年老、沉闷的“老学究”，而是一些四十多岁、三十多岁甚至二十多岁的非常讨人喜欢的人。

【点石成金】该句的主干是Masters in the Forbidden City...antique restorers wrong；al⁃lowing...to the eye 为现在分词作伴随状语，that引导一个宾语从句，宾语从句中又含有一个who引导的定语从句，people为该从句的先行词。