高一英语素材：备课资料UintBacktothePastperiod1.docx

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

备课资料

TheTajMahal

AlmosteveryonehasreadabouttheTajMahalinIndia.Itisoneofthemostbeautifulintheworld.Overthreehundredyearsago,ShahJehanbuilttheTajMahalasatombforhiswife。

ShahJehanwantedhiswife’stombtobeperfect.Hedidnotcareabouttimeormoney。HebroughttogetherworkmenfromAsia.Altogether,over20,000menworkedonthebuilding,andittookthemoverseventeenyearstofinishit。

Thebuildingrestsonaplatformofredsandstone。Fourthinwhitetowersrisefromthecornersoftheterrace.Alargedomerisesfromthecenterofthebuilding。Aroundthislargedometherearefoursmallerdomes.

Thebuildingismadeoffinewhitemarblewithinlaysofcoloredmarble。Ithaseightsidesandmanyarches.Thereisanopencorridorjustinsidetheouterwalls。Fromthiscorridor，thevisitorcanlookthroughcarvedmarblescreenstoacentralroom。ThebodiesofShahJehanandhiswifelieinatombbelowthisroom.

AbeautifulgardensurroundstheTajMahal。Thegreentreesmakethemarblelookevenwhiter。Infrontofthemainentrancetothebuildingisalong,narrowpool。Ifyoulookintothispool，youcanseeallthebeautyoftheTajMahalinthereflectionfromthewater。

ManypeoplethinktheTajMahalismostbeautifulatsunset。Thenthemarblepicksupthecolorofthesunset,andthebuildinganditsreflectioninthepoolgleamlikepinkjewels。