考研英语外刊：捷克国家种马场被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录

The Kladruby site occupies 1,310 hectares (3,240 acres), about the same size since the 16th century. Located on flat, sandy land near the Elbe River, it contains fields and forests along with its classic stables, indoor and outdoor training grounds and a symmetrical network of roads.

UNESCO describes it as "one of Europe's leading horse-breeding institutions, developed at a time when horses played vital roles in transport, agriculture, military support and aristocratic representation." Kladruby director Jiri Machek said UNESCO's recognition is the confirmation of "the global uniqueness of this place."

"There are three unique aspects about it," Machek told The Associated Press. "It's not only about a tangible heritage, it is also the breeding of unique Kladruber horses, which means the landscape still serves its original purpose. And the third, unique thing — which is not mentioned so often — is the intangible heritage, the traditional way of doing things, that is we have been trying to operate the stud in a traditional way."

单词笔记：

1. occupy     英 [ˈɒkjupaɪ]   美 [ˈɑːkjupaɪ]  

v.使用，占用(空间、面积、时间等);使用(房屋、建筑);居住;侵占;占领;占据

第三人称单数： occupies 现在分词： occupying 过去式： occupied 过去分词： occupied

2. stable    英 [ˈsteɪbl]   美 [ˈsteɪbl]  

adj.稳定的;稳固的;牢固的;稳重的;沉稳的;持重的;(化学状态或原子状态)稳定的

n.马厩;(养马作特定用途的)养马场;马房;统称某人拥有(或训练的)赛马

v.使(马)入厩;把(马)拴在马厩

第三人称单数： stables 复数： stables 现在分词： stabling 过去式： stabled 过去分词： stabled 比较级： stabler 最高级： stablest

派生词： stably adv.

3. symmetrical    英 [sɪˈmetrɪkl]   美 [sɪˈmetrɪkl]  

adj.对称的          派生词： symmetrically adv.

4. institution    英 [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn]   美 [ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃn]  

n.(大学、银行等规模大的)机构;慈善机构;社会福利机构;(由来已久的)风俗习惯，制度

复数： institutions

5. military    英 [ˈmɪlətri]   美 [ˈmɪləteri]  

adj.军事的;军队的;武装的

n.军人;军队;军方

复数： militaries          派生词： militarily adv.

6. aristocratic    英 [ˌærɪstəˈkrætɪk]  美 [əˌrɪstəˈkrætɪk]  

adj.贵族的

7. uniqueness    英 [juˈniːknəs]   美 [juˈniːknəs]  

n.唯一性；单一性；单值性；独特性；重要性

8. tangible    英 [ˈtændʒəbl]   美 [ˈtændʒəbl]  

adj.有形的;实际的;真实的;可触摸的;可触知的;可感知的

复数： tangibles          派生词： tangibly adv.

9. breed    英 [briːd]   美 [briːd]  

v.交配繁殖;饲养，培育(动植物);孕育;导致

n.品种(尤指人工培育的狗、猫或牲畜);(人的)类型，种类

第三人称单数： breeds 复数： breeds 现在分词： breeding 过去式： bred 过去分词： bred

10. heritage    英 [ˈherɪtɪdʒ]   美 [ˈherɪtɪdʒ]  

n.遗产(指国家或社会长期形成的历史、传统和特色)

复数： heritages

11. stud    英 [stʌd]   美 [stʌd]  

n.钉状首饰;耳钉;鼻钉;(尤指装饰用的)饰钉，嵌钉;(足球鞋或跑鞋上的)鞋钉

第三人称单数： studs 复数： studs 现在分词： studding 过去式： studded 过去分词： studded