人教高中英语高二上UNIT3-3

Everywhere in the world old buildings, such as schools, hospitals, factories and even churches are left empty because they are no longer needed. It is usually difficult to find other companies to move into the old buildings, because the floor plan -- the size and the number of halls -- does not fit their company. Often, these buildings are pulled down after having stood empty without use for many years.
       Factory 798 in the east of Beijing was a building like that. Once an important army factory in Beijing, Factory 798 was designed by East German architects¹ and built with Russian help in the early 1950s. It is one of the most important examples of factory architecture² left from that time. The huge factory halls of brick³ and glass were built in the 1920s modem⁴ style. They are decorated with small round windows that remind you of ships, bent⁵ roofs and twenty-foot high walls of glass that make them special when compared with other architecture from the same period. The simple style of the buildings and the fact that they are German set them aside as very different from Chinese architecture.
       When the army factory moved some years ago, the factory buildings were no longer used. Until about a year ago most of the workshops in the factory stood empty. Some art companies asked if they could move into the empty space and rent parts of the factory. This was the beginning of the development of this area into a centre for the arts, bringing together Chinese artists, art companies, musicians, a Japanese teahouse, a Sichuan restaurant, a bookshop and a dance club.
       Old factory buildings have many halls and workshops of different sizes. Painters and other artists can move into the smaller rooms to use them as studios⁶ to paint, while music bands rent space to practise. Smaller halls can be changed into shops and restaurants while the main factory hall can be used for concerts, parties and dance festivals.
       Young, beginning artists and musicians often do not have enough money to rent studios or other buildings to practise, perform or even work and live in. They like these buildings because the rooms and halls are often very large, which is good for artists who want to make large objects. Besides, many of these buildings were constructed far from the city, so that people in the neighbourhood are not disturbed when rock musicians move in and practise for a concert.
       Many large cities, such as Liverpool⁷ and New York, have had experiments of this kind, with old factories turned into successful arts centres. In almost every city around the world, new uses are given to old buildings. It is a great way to save the architecture from the past.

1 architects   

n.建筑师( architect的名词复数 )；设计师；缔造者；创造者

参考例句：

• He was one of the principal architects of the revolution. 他是那次革命的主要发动者之一。
• He was one of the architects of the republic. 他是这个共和国的缔造者之一。 来自辞典例句

2 architecture   

n.建筑学，建筑术；建筑物；组织，结构

参考例句：

• I'm interested in classical architecture.我喜爱古典建筑风格。
• She studied architecture and art history at the university.她在大学里学习建筑和艺术史。

3 brick   

n.砖；vt.用砖砌，用砖堵住

参考例句：

• She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
• I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。

4 modem   

n.调制解调器

参考例句：

• Does your computer have a modem?你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
• Provides a connection to your computer via a modem.通过调制解调器连接到计算机上。

5 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

6 studios   

n.（艺术家的）工作室( studio的名词复数 )；画室；播音室；（舞蹈）练功房

参考例句：

• She was blacklisted by all the major Hollywood studios because of her political views. 由于她的政见，所有好莱坞大制片公司都拒绝用她。
• Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

7 Liverpool   

n.利物浦(英国港市)

参考例句：

• Are you traveling to Liverpool as well?We can go together.你也去利物浦吗？我们可以同行。
• His professional career started at Liverpool University.他的职业生涯是从利物浦大学开始的。