給古書注入新的活力-高中英語拓展閱讀讀ChinaDaily學(xué)英文01

高中英語拓展閱讀讀ChinaDaily學(xué)英文01Restorersbreathelifeintoancientbooks（）給古書注入新的活力LANZHOU—Withapairoftweezersandabrushinhand,YaoJiadi,whospecializesinrestoringancientbooks,delicatelynavigatedthroughdamagedpagestomendthefragmentedgaps.Onhertable,pens,brushes,needlesandothertoolswereneatlylaidoutalongsidetimewornworksinneedofrestoration.Somebookswereasstiffasbricks,whileothershadpagesasthinascicadawings.Withtheiruniquetechniques,restorerssubstantiallyextendthelifespanoftheseculturaltreasures.In2008,restorationtechniquesforancientbookswerelistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage.Yao,35,worksattheTianshuiLibraryinthenorthwesternprovinceofGansu.Forher,ancientbookrestorationisbothawindowintothepastandaraceagainsttime."Restoringancientbooksislikeperformingamicrolevelsurgeryonthem.Itrequirespreoperativediagnosisandplanning,"shesaid.Beforerestoration,sheandhercolleaguesconductprehensiveinspectionsandanalysesofthebooks.Basedonthespecificconditionsofeachbook,theyformulatetargetedrestorationplanstoaddressvariouskindsofdamagesuchasinsectormousebitemarks,moldandlossofadhesion.Yao,whohasbeenrestoringbooksformorethansixyears,recallsthefirstrestorationsheeverpleted."Therewerenotmanypagesinthebook,buteverypagewascoveredinmud,"shesaid."Manypagesweredamaged,andthecoverandbookmarkswerestucktogether."Afteroveramonthofmeticulousefforts,theancientbooknowlooksasgoodasnew.Ancientbookrestorationinvolvesover20intricateprocesses.Theworkcanbearduous,sowhentheyfindinterestingcontentinthebooks,restorerstakeabreakandsetasidetheirworktoengageinalivelydiscussion.LiDonghui,deputydirectoroftheTianshuiLibrary,isaninheritorofancientbookrestorationtechniques.Heemphasizedthatsuchworkisnotmerelyamechanicaltaskbutajobthatrequiresknowledgeinrelateddisciplinesandacertainlevelofcreativity.Withabackgroundinfinearts,Lihasapassionforbookbinding.HeoncerestoredafragileancientbookfromtheMingDynasty(13681644)byaddingwhitericepaperbetweenpagestoprotectthem,acreativebindingmethod."IcherishancientbookslikeIcherishmyownchildren.Thesenseofresponsibilitytoprotectthemandthesenseofacplishmentinrestoringthemarethesourcesofmypassionforwork,"hesaid.SinceanationallevelprojecttoprotectancientChinesebookswaslaunchedin2007,sixcatalogsofnationalpreciousancientbookshavebeenreleased.About13,000ancientbooksareonthelist,includingfivehousedintheTianshuiLibrary.Today,ancientbookrestorersacrossChinaareexploringnewwaystorevitalizeancientbooks,withdigitizationemergingasacrucialmeanstobalancepreservationandutilization.Inrecentyears,TianshuiLibrarypletedthedigitizationandreproductionoftwopreciousancientbooks,achievingthedualgoalsofpreservationandutilizationoftheworks.1.breathe(new)lifeinto：給……注入活力Thesingermanagedtobreathelifeintosometiredoldsongs.這位歌手把老土的歌唱出了新意。navigate：【熟詞生義】駕馭，成功應(yīng)付(困難處境)LANZHOU—Withapairoftweezersandabrushinhand,YaoJiadi,whospecializesinrestoringancientbooks,delicatelynavigatedthroughdamagedpagestomendthefragmentedgaps.Thisoutlookhelpedhertonavigatethroughherlateryearswithsuccess.3.asthinascicadawings薄如蟬翼Onhertable,pens,brushes,needlesandothertoolswereneatlylaidoutalongsidetimewornworksinneedofrestoration.Somebookswereasstiffasbricks,whileothershadpagesasthinascicadawings.4.substantially巨大地，非常地Withtheiruniquetechniques,restorerssubstantiallyextendthelifespanoftheseculturaltreasures.In2008,restorationtechniquesforancientbookswerelistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage.awindowintothepast了解過去的窗口araceagainsttime時間的賽跑；分秒必爭Yao,35,worksattheTianshuiLibraryinthenorthwesternprovinceofGansu.Forher,ancientbookrestorationisbothawindowintothepastandaraceagainsttime.7.conductprehensiveinspectionsandanalysesof全面的檢查和分析8.formulatetargetedrestorationplans制定有針對性的修復(fù)方案Beforerestoration,sheandhercolleaguesconductprehensiveinspectionsandanalysesofthebooks.Basedonthespecificconditionsofeachbook,theyformulatetargetedrestorationplanstoaddressvariouskindsofdamagesuchasinsectormousebitemarks,moldandlossofadhesion.9.meticulousefforts細(xì)心的一絲不茍的努力"Therewerenotmanypagesinthebook,buteverypagewascoveredinmud,"shesaid."Manypagesweredamaged,andthecoverandbookmarkswerestucktogether."Afteroveramonthofmeticulousefforts,theancientbooknowlooksasgoodasnew.10.engageinalivelydiscussion進(jìn)行熱烈的討論Ancientbookrestorationinvolvesover20intricateprocesses.Theworkcanbearduous,sowhentheyfindinterestingcontentinthebooks,restorerstakeabreakandsetasidetheirworktoengageinalivelydiscussion.11.house【熟詞生義】安置，容納，保存SinceanationallevelprojecttoprotectancientChinesebookswaslaunchedin2007,sixcatalogsofnationalpreciousancientbookshavebeenreleased.About13,000ancientbooksareonthelist,includingfivehousedintheTianshuiLibrary.Thelibraryhousesacollectionof15000books.圖書館收藏了1500