英语六级必读美文040：罗马竞技场
<p> <span word="Inaugurnted">Inaugurnted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. 80 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="Titus">Titus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Colosseum">Colosseum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="prototype">prototype</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="modem">modem</span> <span word="superdome">superdome</span>. <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="ith">ith</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perimeter">perimeter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 527 <span word="meters">meters</span>, 80 <span word="entrances">entrances</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="between">between</span> 50 <span word="and">and</span> 70,000 <span word="spectators">spectators</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>_<span word="stadiums">stadiums</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="artd">artd</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="surpassing">surpassing</span></p><p> 公元前80年由提特斯大帝宣布落成的罗马竞技场，可谓是超级穹顶的最早原型。罗马竞技场周长为527米，有80个入口 ，可容纳5～7万名观众，其规模及多用途的设计堪与最先进的体育馆相媲美，而其建筑之宏伟壮丽，则是后者所望尘莫及的。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Colosseum">Colosseum</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marble">marble</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="travertine">travertine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> 300 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="ofiron">ofiron</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="up">up</span> 57 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="seating">seating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="magnificentarcades">magnificentarcades</span> <span word="and">and</span> 80 <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="symmetrical">symmetrical</span> <span word="arches">arches</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="embellished">embellished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statue">statue</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="attic">attic</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="brackets">brackets</span> <span word="wluch">wluch</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="canopy">canopy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shade">shade</span>.</p><p> 罗马竞技场是由数万吨名为 石灰华 的大理石加上300吨的钢铁铸建而成。完工后，其上面的4层有57米高。底下3层是观众席，被巨大的环状拱廊所环绕，还有80座完全对称的拱门，座座都刻有雕像。顶层部份有托架用以悬挂罩篷，可以遮荫。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="glorious">glorious</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Colosseum">Colosseum</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distraction">distraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="gruesome">gruesome</span> <span word="entertainments">entertainments</span>. <span word="Armies">Armies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="horrific">horrific</span> <span word="recreations">recreations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="battles">battles</span>. <span word="Gladiators">Gladiators</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retum">retum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="gifis">gifis</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="benefactors">benefactors</span>.</p>
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