Reading
1 Read an article about the Perfume Pagoda. Look at the words in the box, then find them in the text and underline them.
vast
| pilgrims
| theme
| backdrops
| reign
|
Perfume Pagoda
is
a
religious
site
as
well
as
being
a
great
sight-seeing spot in
Viet Nam
.
It is
situated in
Huong Son Commune
, My Duc District
, Ha Noi
.
It is
a
vast
complex
of
Buddhist
temples and shrines
, including Den Trinh
(Presentation Shrine) and Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda
, in the limestone Huong Tich mountains
.
The centre of this complex is the Perfume Temple
, also called
Chua Trong
(Inner Temple)
, located in
Huong Tich Cavern
.
It is thought that
the first
temple was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the
15th century
during the
reign
of Le Thanh Tong.
Over the years
some of its
structures which were in ruins have been restored
or replaced
.
Many Vietnamese
works
of literature, both old and
/
modern, have
made Perfume
Pagoda their focus.
It has also provided
backdrops
for many famous paintings.
Its beauty ha been used as a
theme
of many famous songs and a topic of lyric poetry.
Nowadays
during its festival (from the middle of January to the middle of March on the lunar
calendar
), Perfume
Pagoda attracts
large
numbers
of
pilgrims
from
all
over Viet Nam.
What do they mean?
- vast:
- pilgrims:
- theme:
- backdrops:
- reign:
Đáp án
Perfume Pagoda
is
a
religious
site
as
well
as
being
a
great
sight-seeing spot in
Viet Nam
.
It is
situated in
Huong Son Commune
, My Duc District
, Ha Noi
.
It is
a
vast
complex
of
Buddhist
temples and shrines
, including Den Trinh
(Presentation Shrine) and Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda
, in the limestone Huong Tich mountains
.
The centre of this complex is the Perfume Temple
, also called
Chua Trong
(Inner Temple)
, located in
Huong Tich Cavern
.
It is thought that
the first
temple was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the
15th century
during the
reign
of Le Thanh Tong.
Over the years
some of its
structures which were in ruins have been restored
or replaced
.
Many Vietnamese
works
of literature, both old and
/
modern, have
made Perfume
Pagoda their focus.
It has also provided
backdrops
for many famous paintings.
Its beauty ha been used as a
theme
of many famous songs and a topic of lyric poetry.
Nowadays
during its festival (from the middle of January to the middle of March on the lunar
calendar
), Perfume
Pagoda attracts
large
numbers
of
pilgrims
from
all
over Viet Nam.
- vast:
- pilgrims:
- theme:
- backdrops:
- reign:
Giải thích
Gợi ý câu trả lời:
- vast /vɑ:st/ (adj): extremely large in area, size, amount, etc. (bao la, rộng lớn)
- pilgrims /'pɪlgrɪmz/ (n): people who travel to a holy place for religious reasons (người hành hương)
- theme /θi:m/ (n): the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing, or work of art (chủ đề, đề tài)
- backdrops /'bækdrɒp/ (n): the general scene in which an event takes place (nền tảng, cơ sở)
- reign /reɪn/ (n): the period during which a king, queen, emperor, etc. rules (triều đại)
- vast /vɑ:st/ (adj): extremely large in area, size, amount, etc. (bao la, rộng lớn)
- pilgrims /'pɪlgrɪmz/ (n): people who travel to a holy place for religious reasons (người hành hương)
- theme /θi:m/ (n): the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing, or work of art (chủ đề, đề tài)
- backdrops /'bækdrɒp/ (n): the general scene in which an event takes place (nền tảng, cơ sở)
- reign /reɪn/ (n): the period during which a king, queen, emperor, etc. rules (triều đại)