chapter 2 - 背向河口的萊佛市塑像 - Bèi xiàng hékǒu de lái fú shì sùxiàng

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史丹福，莱佛士登陆新加坡是一个重要的历史事件。在新加坡，我们可以看到两座莱佛士塑像。
一座白色的塑像在他登陆的地方，另一座黑色的塑像则在维多利亚纪念堂前面。
莱佛士最初是在哪里上岸的？纪念他登陆的塑像为什么背向河口？
下面这篇课文将为我们解答两个问题。


Shǐdānfú, lái fó shì dēnglù xīnjiāpō shì yígè zhòngyào de lìshǐ shìjiàn. Zài xīnjiāpō, wǒmen kěyǐ kàn dào liǎng zuò lái fó shì sùxiàng.
Yízuò báisè de sùxiàng zài tā dēnglù de dìfāng, lìng yí zuò hēisè de sùxiàng zé zài wéiduōlìyǎ jìniàn táng qiánmiàn.
Lái fó shì zuìchū shì zài nǎlǐ shàng àn de? Jìniàn tā dēnglù de sùxiàng wèishéme bèi xiàng hékǒu?
Xiàmiàn zhè piān kèwén jiāng wèi wǒmen jiědá liǎng gè wèntí.

白色的莱佛士塑像坐落在新加坡的河口，

它每年都吸引许多游客前往参观，

是新加坡著名的景点。一些游客参观后可能会觉得奇怪：

一般名人的塑像总是面水而建，莱佛士的塑像为什么是背对河口呢？

这得从新加坡旅游局所做的一项研究说起。

Báisè de lái fó shì sùxiàng zuòluò zài xīnjiāpō de hékǒu, tā měinián dōu xīyǐn xǔduō yóukè qiánwǎng cānguān, shì xīnjiāpō zhùmíng de jǐngdiǎn. Yìxiē yóukè cānguān hòu kěnéng huì juéde qíguài:

Yìbān míngrén de sùxiàng zǒng shì miàn shuǐ ér jiàn, lái fó shì de sùxiàng wèishéme shì bèi duì hékǒu ne?

Zhè děi cóng xīnjiāpō lǚyóu jú suǒzuò de yí xiàng yánjiū shuō qǐ.

[taiwan = 研究yánjiù]

政府为了纪念史丹福，莱佛士1819年登陆新加坡，

准备在他登陆的地方建一座塑

像。

从1917年年初开始，旅游局便组织专家探查莱佛士当年登陆新加坡的确切点。

经过近一年的研究，旅游局在1917年11月3日宣布：

Zhèngfǔ wèile jìniàn shǐdānfú, lái fó shì 1819 nián dēnglù xīnjiāpō, zhǔnbèi zài tā dēnglù de dìfāng jiàn yízuò sùxiàng.Cóng 1917 nián

niánchū kāishǐ, lǚyóu jú biàn zǔzhī zhuānjiā tànchá lái fó shì dāngnián dēnglù xīnjiāpō dí què qiē diǎn.

Jīngguò jìn yì nián de yánjiū, lǚyóu jú zài 1917 nián 11 yuè 3 rì xuānbù:

新加坡河口附近，维多利亚纪念堂与旧国会大厦面的河边，是莱佛士当年踏上新加坡土地的地方。因为当时管治新加坡的天猛公的住所就在旧国会大厦原址，莱佛士要去拜会他，因此在那里登岸。


Xīnjiāpō hékǒu fùjìn, wéiduōlìyǎ jìniàn táng yǔ jiù guóhuì dàshà miàn de hé biān, shì lái fó shì dāngnián tà shàng xīnjiāpō tǔdì de dìfāng. Yīnwèi dāngshí guǎn zhì xīnjiāpō de tiān měng gōng de zhùsuǒ jiù zài jiù guóhuì dàshà yuánzhǐ, lái fó shì yào qù bàihuì tā, yīncǐ zài nàlǐ dēng àn.

旅游局随后在那里建了一个小公园，并竖立了一座莱佛士的塑像。塑像面朝陆地，背对河口。

这表示莱佛士是登岸，而不是离开。了解了这一点，大家就不难明白，莱佛士的塑像为什么是背对河口了。

Lǚyóu jú suíhòu zài nàlǐ jiànle yígè xiǎo gōngyuán, bìng shùlìle yízuò lái fó shì de sùxiàng. Sùxiàng miàn cháo lùdì, bèi duì hékǒu. Zhè biǎoshì lái fó shì shì dēng àn, ér búshì líkāi. Liǎojiěle zhè yìdiǎn, dàjiā jiù bù nán míngbái, lái fó shì de sùxiàng wèishéme shì bèi duì hékǒule.

Word Bank

1. 自 – 自己 – 本我 = oneself
2. 读 – 念 = to read out
3. 课文 = text book
4. 史丹福 = stanford
5. 莱佛士 = Raffles
6. 登陆 = to land, landing, to come ashore
7. 新加坡 = Singapore
8. 是 = am, is , are
9. 一个 = a, an, one
10. 重要 = important
11. 历史 = history
12. 事件 = incident
13. 我们 – 咱们 = we, us
14. 可以 – 能 = can, able to
15. 看到 = to seen
16. 两 = two
17. 座 = measure word for immovable object like building, mountains, statue, etc
18. 塑像 = molded statue
19. 白色 = white
20. 在 = in, at, on [preposition]; indicates an action is in progress [verb]
21. 他 = he
22. 的 – 之 = of, own
23. 地方 = place
24. 另 – 另外 = the other, another
25. 黑色 = black
26. 则 = on the contrary [indicates the contrast with previous sentence or clause]
27. 维多利亚 = victoria [place name]
28. 纪念堂 = memorial hall
29. 前面 = in front of
30. 最初 = in the very first [begining]
31. 哪里 = where
32. 上岸 = to land in coast [disembark]
33. 纪念 = to remember
34. 为什么 – 为何 = why
35. 背 = back, on the back
36. 向 = to direct
37. 河口 = estuary, in front of river
38. 下面 = below
39. 这篇 = this sheet [piece of writing];
40. 篇 = measure word for written items, chapter, article.
41. 将为 = will be
42. 我们 – 咱们 = we, us
43. 解答 = answer and explanation
44. 问题 = question
45. 坐落 = to be situated, located at [of a building] also written as 座落
46. 它 = it
47. 每年 = each year; every year
48. 都 = indicate all
49. 吸引 = to attract [an interest, investment, etc]
50. 许多 = many, much
51. 游客 = traveller
52. 前往 = to go to, to proceed towards
53. 参观 = visit
54. 著名 – 有名 = famous
55. 景点 = scenic spot, place of interest
56. 一些 = several, some
57. 后 – 以后 – 之后 = after
58. 可能 – 也许 = may be
59. 会 = will
60. 觉得 = to feel
61. 奇怪 = wierd, odd
62. 一般 = generally
63. 名人 = famous people
64. 总是 = always
65. 为什么 – 为何 = why
66. 背对 = turned
67. 得 – 应该 – 要 – 必须 = must
68. 从 = from
69. 旅游局 = travel bureau
70. 所 = indicates “everything, all” for the next verb
71. 做 = to do, to make
72. 一项 = an project
73. 研究 = study, research
74. 说 = to tell, to speak
75. 政府 = government
76. 为了 = for the sake of, for
77. 纪念 = recall, memorial
78. 年 = year
79. 准备 = to prepare [verb], preparation [noun]
80. 建 – 建造 = to build
81. 年初 = early year
82. 开始 = start to
83. 便 = then
84. 组织 = to organize
85. 专家 = expert, specialist
86. 探查 = to scout out, to nose around [examine]
87. 当年 = that year
88. 的确 = indeed, really
89. 切点 = contact
90. 经过 = through [of a process]
91. 近 = nearby, around, about [of place or time]
92. 一年 = one year
93. 研究 = study, research
94. 宣布 = to announce or proclaim
95. 宣传 = to give publicity to, to make an propaganda [in advertisement science]
96. 附近 = nearby [place]
97. 维多利亚 = victoria [place name]
98. 纪念堂 = memorial hall
99. 与 = and
100. 旧 – 老旧 = old
101. 国会 = parliament, congress
102. 大厦 = chamber, mansion [large building]
103. 国会大厦 = capitol
104. 河边 = river bank
105. 踏上 = to set foot on
106. 土地 = ground
107. 地方 = place
108. 因为 = because, due to
109. 当时 = at that time, at that very moment
110. 管治 = governance, to govern
111. 住所 = residece
112. 就在 = exactly in
113. 原址 = original location or address
114. 要去 = want to go
115. 拜会 = to pay an official visit [to meet someone, officially]
116. 他 = him, he
117. 因此 = thus
118. 在那里 = at over there
119. 登岸 = to go ashore
120. 随后 = soon after
121. 建 – 建造 – 建设 – 营造 = to build [house, building, city, etc]
122. 小 = small
123. 公园 = park
124. 并 – 并且 = moreover [and then]
125. 竖立 = to erect, to stand
126. 面 = surface, superficies
127. 朝陆地 = royal pilgrimage
128. 表示 = to show, to indicate [to express]
129. 而不是 = and not
130. 离开 = to leave
131. 了解 – 明了 = to understand
132. 这一点 = this point
133. 大家 = everybody
134. 就 = exactly
135. 不难 = not hard, easyly
136. 明白 = understand

 

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