Everyone who has seen the Taj Mahal in India would probably agree that it is indeed a thing of beauty.And it has certainly given joy to millions of people since its completion in the middle of the seventeenth century. It is doubtful that any other structure has ever been modeled,painted,photographed or described as often as the Taj Mahal. Where is Taji Mahal When was Taj Mahal completed?
Everyone who has seen the Taj Mahal in India would probably agree that it is indeed a thing of beauty. And it has certainly given joy to millions of people since its completion in the middle of the seventeenth century. It is doubtful that any other structure has ever been modeled, painted, photographed or described as often as the Taj Mahal. Where is Taj Mahal ? When was Taj Mahal completed?
India is a land of arenooar magnificence.having many ornate and exquisite temples,monuments,and palaces.The best-known of all these is the beautiful Taj mahal,a tomb built by an emperor in honor of his beloved wife .It has been called "a poem in marble and is said to be the most expensive compliment paid to a woman.Perfect in symmetry,its beauty has never been surpassed. What is Taj Mahe 印度是个建筑王国，拥有许多装饰华丽且工艺 精湛的庙宇，纪念碑及宫殿其中最著名的是瑰 丽的泰姬陵国王为纪念爱妻所建的陵墓
India is a land of architectural magnificence. having many ornate and exquisite temples, monuments, and palaces. The best-known of all these is the beautiful Taj mahal, a tomb built by an emperor in honor of his beloved wife .It has been called ”a poem in marble” and is said to be the most expensive compliment paid to a woman. Perfect in symmetry, its beauty has never been surpassed. What is Taj Mahal ? 印度是个建筑王国,拥有许多装饰华丽且工艺 精湛的庙宇,纪念碑及宫殿.其中最著名的是瑰 丽的泰姬陵----国王为纪念爱妻所建的陵墓
The historconnected with the Taj Mahal is a very poignant one the emperor's wife was about to die she made two requests ormm.first,that he would never marry again;and second,that he would build her a tomb that would make her name remembered forever.These wishes the grief-stricken emperor readily promised to fulfil.And in the palace during the long,lonely nights that followed her death,he considered how he ceuld best express in monument his tender feelings for his wife.He wanted the monument to be as fovely as she was.At last the idea for the memorial came to him in a dream,and the great work was begun. the history connected with Taj Mahal make request of sb向某人提出要求（请求） the grief-stricken emperor 悲扇欲绝的国王
The history connected with the Taj Mahal is a very poignant one. When the emperor’s wife was about to die, she made two requests of him: first, that he would never marry again; and second, that he would build her a tomb that would make her name remembered forever. These wishes the grief-stricken emperor readily promised to fulfil. And in the palace during the long, lonely nights that followed her death, he considered how he could best express in monument his tender feelings for his wife. He wanted the monument to be as lovely as she was. At last the idea for the memorial came to him in a dream, and the great work was begun. the history connected with Taj Mahal make request of sb 向某人提出要求(请求) the grief-stricken emperor 悲痛欲绝的国王
Built of white mdnat shimmers in both sunlight and moonlight the Taj Mahal stands on an eighteen-foot-high marble platform which has a delicate minaret on each corner.In the center of the platform stands the tomb itself,octagonal in shape,crowned with a graceful dome rising high above it.There are four smaller domes around the central dome which duplicate it in design,as do the domes or top of the four dainty minarets.In the moonlight,these lovely domes seem to float like clouds in a deep-blue sea. 泰姬陵是由白色的大理石建成的。这种大理石在日光及月光 下发着微光。泰姬陵矗立在一个十八英寸高的平台上，平台 各个角上都建有一个精致的尖塔。这个平台的中央是泰姬陵 其形状是八边形的，上部是别致的圆屋顶
Built of white marble that shimmers in both sunlight and moonlight the Taj Mahal stands on an eighteen-foot-high marble platform which has a delicate minaret on each corner. In the center of the platform stands the tomb itself, octagonal in shape, crowned with a graceful dome rising high above it. There are four smaller domes around the central dome which duplicate it in design, as do the domes on top of the four dainty minarets. In the moonlight, these lovely domes seem to float like clouds in a deep-blue sea. 泰姬陵是由白色的大理石建成的。这种大理石在日光及月光 下发着微光。泰姬陵矗立在一个十八英寸高的平台上，平台 各个角上都建有一个精致的尖塔。这个平台的中央是泰姬陵, 其形状是八边形的，上部是别致的圆屋顶
Surrounding the Taj Mahal are beautiful formal gardens,and leading up to the main entrance are cypress-lined reflecting pools where sparkling fountains play.Also on the grounds are a mosque and a guesthouse.Each structure to the beauty of the others,and together they all make up whole whose charm has never been matched. the surrounding of Taj Mahal 每一建筑都增添了其它建筑的美感。这些 建筑浑然一体，魅力无与伦比
Surrounding the Taj Mahal are beautiful formal gardens, and leading up to the main entrance are cypress-lined reflecting pools where sparkling fountains play. Also on the grounds are a mosque and a guesthouse. Each structure to the beauty of the others, and together they all make up a whole whose charm has never been matched. the surrounding of Taj Mahal 每一建筑都增添了其它建筑的美感。这些 建筑浑然一体，魅力无与伦比
Iis regotit took twenty thousand men working for almost twent coprete this unique and delicately feminine memorial.Most of the workers were from India,but others were brought from Persia,Iraq, Turkey,and Afghanistan.Artists were brought from as far away as Italy and Portugal to help decorate the walls,both inside and outside,with inlays of precious and semiprecious stones,and to create mosaic designs of great intricacy.One of the mosaic flowers they created may have as many as three hundred pioces of stone in it 1.How many workers 2.where were the werkers from? 3.what did the artists do? 来自遥远的意大利及葡萄牙的艺术家帮助装饰泰姬陵 的内外墙壁。艺术家们用宝石及半宝石做镶嵌物，设 计出复杂的嵌花式图案
It is reported that it took twenty thousand men working for almost twenty years to complete this unique and delicately feminine memorial. Most of the workers were from India, but others were brought from Persia, Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan. Artists were brought from as far away as Italy and Portugal to help decorate the walls, both inside and outside, with inlays of precious and semiprecious stones, and to create mosaic designs of great intricacy. One of the mosaic flowers they created may have as many as three hundred pieces of stone in it. 1. How many workers ? 2. where were the workers from? 3. what did the artists do? 来自遥远的意大利及葡萄牙的艺术家帮助装饰泰姬陵 的内外墙壁。艺术家们用宝石及半宝石做镶嵌物，设 计出复杂的嵌花式图案
The walls inside the tomb were originally covered with gold,and there was a canopy with ten thousand pearls on it.Many of the jewels and other valuable materials were later taken from the Taj Mahal by vandals,but the white marble with its soft warm glow still remains. the walls inside the Taj Mahal
The walls inside the tomb were originally covered with gold, and there was a canopy with ten thousand pearls on it. Many of the jewels and other valuable materials were later taken from the Taj Mahal by vandals, but the white marble with its soft warm glow still remains. the walls inside the Taj Mahal
The emperor planned that when the Taj Mahal was completed he would build a similar tomb of black marble for his own burial place.It was to be built on the opposite side of the nearby river and was to be connected to the Taj Mahal by a silver bridge,which would eymbolize his happy marriage with his wife. What was the emperor's plan
The emperor planned that when the Taj Mahal was completed he would build a similar tomb of black marble for his own burial place. It was to be built on the opposite side of the nearby river and was to be connected to the Taj Mahal by a silver bridge, which would symbolize his happy marriage with his wife. What was the emperor’s plan ?
But the second tomb was never built.By the time the Taj Mahal was finished,the emperor's sons had grown to manhood and were quarrelling with each other over which one should be the next emperor.Finally the second son succeeded in banishing one brother and killing the ether two.He then seized the throne and imprisoned his fathe in a fort about a mile away,where he was forced to spend the last eight years of his life-out of sight of the lovely Ta Mahal. the e reason why the emperor drdn't build another tomb for himself
But the second tomb was never built. By the time the Taj Mahal was finished, the emperor’s sons had grown to manhood and were quarrelling with each other over which one should be the next emperor. Finally the second son succeeded in banishing one brother and killing the other two. He then seized the throne and imprisoned his father in a fort about a mile away, where he was forced to spend the last eight years of his life—out of sight of the lovely Taj Mahal. the reason why the emperor didn’t build another tomb for himself
One day,however,the old emperor happened to notice a tiny mirror embedded in one of the pillars of the balcony where he was allowed to walk. Upon closer examination,he discovered that the little mirror,which was no more than an inch across,reflected the entire Taj Mahal.From that time until his death,he spent many hours enjoying the miniature reflection of the beautiful monument he had built for his wife;and when he died he was buried there bestde her. what did the emperor happen to find
One day, however, the old emperor happened to notice a tiny mirror embedded in one of the pillars of the balcony where he was allowed to walk. Upon closer examination, he discovered that the little mirror, which was no more than an inch across, reflected the entire Taj Mahal. From that time until his death, he spent many hours enjoying the miniature reflection of the beautiful monument he had built for his wife; and when he died, he was buried there beside her. What did the emperor happen to find ?