Studioclassroom_20090411

An Easter "Eggstravaganza"


Russia
For centuries, Russians have given and received beautifully painted Easter eeggs at Easter time, thereby professing their belief in Christ's resurrection. Once during his reign, Czar Alexis (1645-1676) prepared 37,000 painted eggs to give away at Easter. Besides, beautifully decorated eggs, Russians also make plain krashenki, by boiling eggs with onion skins until they turn reddish-brown. By far the most world-renowned Easter eggs came from the workshop of Peter Carl Faberge in the 1800s. He created eggs of gold, silver and jewels which when opened, revealed exquisite tiny figures of people, animals, flowers or buildings.

Beginning in 1885, he made more than 50 eggs that were presented to the Russian Imperial Family. One egg, the Coronation egg, was given to Empress Alexandra in 1897 by Czar Nicolas II to commemorate his ascending the throne. The egg opens to show a small replica of the coach that Alexandra rode in to her coronation. Faberge master designer George Stein spent 15 months, sometimes working 16-hour days, to complete the fabulous egg and miniature coach. Plain or exquisite, Easter eggs remind everyone of the new life, both natural and spiritual that Easter celebrates.

thereby adv. 因此/所以(通常放在完整句子的後面或動詞字句的前面)
eg: Lance put all the food next to him, thereby making it easier to eat.
eg: Sean didn't get the scholarship to go to college, and thereby decided to work first.
eg: It rained all day night, thereby ruined his camping trip.

thereby
-> by that or with that

imperial adj.
-> royal
eg: The imperial hitchens prepared food for the emperor and empress.

commemorate v. 紀念/慶祝/表揚
--memor 記得
-> commemorate someone/something
-> honor memory up
eg: To commemorate its 50 anniversary, the university placed a statued in the center of the campus.
eg: The monument(紀念碑) was built to commemorate those who lost their lives at war.
eg: Many brought flowers to commemorate this great general.

replica n. 複製品
re-- 再一次
-> small copy of something
eg: The statues in this museum are not real; they're just replicas.
eg: We bought a replica of the Eiffel Tower as a souvenir when we went to Paris.
eg: The museum had an extra replica of a mummy that attract many visitors.

coronation n. 加冕典禮
-> celemony that took place when someone was crowned


miniature 縮樣

reveal
-> show

craftsman n. 工匠

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By far the most world-renowned Easter eggs came from the workshop of Peter Carl Faberge in the 1800s.

說明：
It means no other Easter eggs that are possibly compared to Peter Carl Faberge
when you want to show how the quality or description of something
It's simply in highest degree with no comparsion.
You can use by far.


By far -> to the most extreme
so far -> up to now

eg: This tour is by far the worst one I've ever taken!
eg: This year's company party is by far the most creative one we've ever had.



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ascending the throne

ascend -> move upward
ascend stairs -> climb stairs

ascend -> succeed or acquire
ascending the throne = become the king/queen 登上王位
eg: Victoria ascended the throne in 1839.
eg:

rein (騎馬駕馭馬的)韁繩
take reins
rein of government
rein of power

eg: He now holds the reins of government.