【新东方雅思口语】雅思口语Part 3新题范文(4)

　　18. How do people know something about historical places?

　　People usually know something about historical places from TV programs. Some educational or history programs tends to introduce some famous historical places to the audience. For example, once I watched a TV program that introduces the Forbidden City in Beijing. It tells lots of historical stories regarding the Forbidden City. This kind of TV programs really triggers my interests in history and I start to consider take a visit of the Forbidden City in the future.

　　19. What are the two most famous historical places in your country?

　　I think two most famous historical places is the Forbidden City in Beijing and Terra-Cotta Warriors in Xi'an. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture. And another famous one is Terra-Cotta Warriors. It is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. People can learn quite a lot Chinese history from these two places.

　　20. Can films help people know something about historical places?

　　Yeah, definitely. Films would manifest different parts of historical places from an aesthetic or artistic perspective. For example, in the film named "Burning Old Summer Palace", people may know lots of the history of the Old Summer Palace. And most of the plots were taken in the "real" Palace Museum. So by watching this film, people can know more about the inner structure of the palace, its inner decoration and so on.

　　21. Do we need to punish someone who damages historical places?

　　Yeah, I think so. You know many of historical places are of long history and built decades ago. If some parts of them get damaged, it is usually hard to repair them to its origin appearance. The lost caused by misbehavior like scribing on the historical Monument is irreparable. Also, everyone should be responsible for their behavior. So just like getting a fine for running a red light, people should get punishment for damaging historical places.

　　22. Despite The Forbidden City and museums, what can be categorized as historical places?

　　Like I have mentioned, I think Terra-Cotta Warriors can be categorized as historical places. It is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. And the warriors, horses and other architects are recognized as a world cultural legacy.