經典背誦 Recitation
Benjamin: The Forbidden City has a long history. The construction of it started in 1407, the 5th year of the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. And, it was completed 14 years later in 1420. It's the world's largest palace complex. One of the most famous people who used to live in this place was Tzu His. There is a book about her named “Dragon Lady”. It must be an interesting book.

生詞小結
complex n. 綜合建筑群

perfectly adv. 完全地

dictator n. 獨裁者

cold-blooded adj. 冷血的

語素 Material
The People's Princess

On July the 29th ,1981, 19 year-old Diana married Charles, the Prince of England. It was definitely a fairytale wedding, and everything looked perfect. However, the royal palace was not a real dream home for her. Diana was very unhappy in her marriage. Finally, they got divorced in 1996, and Diana's life ended tragically in a car crash in France on August the 31th, 1997. But, the public loved her, and she would live in people's hearts forever.

大眾的王妃

1981年7月29日，19歲的戴安娜與英國王子查爾斯結婚。那絕對是一場童話般的婚禮，一切看上去都是完美的。然而，皇宮并不是戴安娜理想的家園。戴安娜的婚姻生活并不幸福。他們最終在1996年離婚了。更為可嘆的是，1997年8月31日，戴安娜在法國喪生于一場車禍中。但民眾愛她，她也將永遠活在人們的心中。

Julius Caesar

“I came; I saw; I conquered.” These were the words of the man who changed the course of Greco-Roman history. Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 12 or 13, in the year 100 B.C. His father died when he was 16 year old. During his political life, he was famous for his wisdom and fighting fit. He obtained distinction for himself and his family. But he was murdered on March 15, 44 B.C., after which Rome experienced 13 years of civil war.

凱撒大帝

“我來了，我看到了，我勝利了。” 這是那個改變了希臘羅馬歷史進程的人所說過的話。凱撒大帝在公元前100年7月12或13日出生于羅馬。他的父親在他16歲那年去世了。在他的政治生涯中，他因其智慧和善戰而聞名于世。他也為自己和家族贏得了榮譽。但他在公元前44年3月15日被謀殺，在那之后羅馬經歷了長達13年的內戰。