阿爾罕布拉宮THE ALHAMBRA
一覽「紅色城堡」令人讚嘆的美Amazing and beautiful architecture characterizes this palace complex
阿爾罕布拉最大的房間就是位於科馬瑞斯宮、優雅的帝王廳。
統治者蘇丹坐在由八千多塊木頭製成的絕美天花板下接待訪客。
最後一位蘇丹在一四九二年向斐迪南國王和伊莎貝拉王后投降，至此結束了穆斯林於西班牙的統治史。
西班牙國王和王后直接入住阿爾罕布拉宮，幾個月之後，在那裡接見了克里斯多福˙哥倫布。
國王和王后批准哥倫布所求並給予他金錢援助，讓他得以展開「發現新大陸」的旅程。
一八○八年，拿破崙入侵西班牙，但隨即在幾年後遭趕出。
傳說拿破崙在離開之際，曾企圖炸毀阿爾罕布拉宮。
所幸一名士兵拒絕執行命令，反而留下來拆除炸藥。
而今，阿爾罕布拉宮每天迎接數以千計的遊客。
要不是那名勇敢的士兵，遊客現在可能舉目所及僅是殘破廢墟了。
阿爾罕布拉宮讓遊客大飽眼福；其宮殿和花園之美更為所有參觀這個宏偉之地的人帶來平靜，以及敬畏之情。
Alhambra's largest room, the elegant throne room, lies in the Comares Palace. Seated beneath a beautiful wood ceiling made of more than 8,000 pieces of wood, the sultan received visitors here. The last sultan surrendered to King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabella in 1492, ending Muslim rule in Spain. The king and queen moved right into the Alhambra, and not many months later they received Christopher Columbus there. They gave him the go-ahead and money to take his trip to the New World.
Napoleon invaded Spain in 1808 but was driven out several years later. Legend says that on his way out, he tried to blow up the Alhambra. One of his soldiers refused to do it and stayed behind to disarm the bombs. Today the Alhambra receives thousands of visitors each day. If it had not been for that brave soldier, guests might
be seeing only ruins.
The Alhambra is a treat for the eyes. The beauty of the palaces and gardens gives
peace and inspires awe in all who visit the magnificent place.
throne（n.）寶座
The king and queen sat on their thrones and received people who wanted to talk to them.
Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne of England in 1952. 1952繼承
Leonor, Princess of Asturias is the heir to the Spanish throne. 西班牙王位的繼承人
surrender（v.）降伏；投降
The Spanish-American War ended when Spain surrendered to the U.S. in 1898. 美西戰爭
When the five thieves were found, they were given a half hour to surrender.
The terrorists surrendered not only their guns but also their bombs when they were captured.
different kinds of thrones
intricate錯綜複雜的
there are a lot of little pieces, the designs are very tiny and very, very complicated
sultan n.蘇丹（某些回教國家統治者的稱號）
to receive ＋（visitors, guests, etc）
to give the go-ahead
to fund
bomb 形容一個人把事情搞砸了
Mike bombed the performance. 把演出搞砸了【忘詞、破音】
the bomb 形容一樣東西非常棒、品質相當高
The new Marvel film is the bomb. 太好看了
nvade（v.）入侵；侵略
When Germany invaded Poland in 1929, World War II began.就此展開
invade（v.）湧入；打擾
The country of Costa Rica is invaded by American tourists every winter. 湧入哥斯大黎加
Billy is always invading his sister’s privacy ,making her very angry.
awe（n.）敬畏；驚嘆
When the group reached the top of the mountain, everyone looked silently in awe at the magnificent sight below them. 嘆為觀止 靜靜地看著下方壯觀的景色
The whole class watched in awe as the teacher showed the newest pictures of the universe. 展示宇宙最新的趙便 不可思議地看著
As the singer beautifully sang the difficult piece of music, the entire audience listened in awe.
to drive out
be forced to leave
“legend has it” vs. “history tells us”
a bomb/ explosive blows up
cap （max.#）
there’s like a maximum amount of visitors that can go in
So if you want to go, you have to get there pretty early to get tickets or even reserve a spot in advance because you might not get in if you don't do it early enough.
a treat for the eyes
something that’s very pleasant to look at
hydration/ stay hydrated
plenty of water
plot twist
a sense of accomplishment
kinesthetic learning
take it easy
to give and go-ahead
that means you are giving someone permission to do something, or maybe you got permission from someone to do that thing
