Unit2Alife’sworkDevelopingideasInthequietcourtyardsofXiSanSuo,behindthehighwallsofthe

ForbiddenCity,timeticksatitsownpace.Ifithadn’tbeenforathree-episodedocumentary,outsiderswouldneverhaveknownthattheplainly-dressedpeople1.__________(work)herearemastersoftheircraft,2.________havespenttheirlives3._____________(restore)preciousantiques.Amongtheseistheclockrestorationmaster,WangJin.4._________(walk)throughthesevencrimsongatestowardshisworkplace,WangJinstillregardshimself5.______anordinaryworkerinthePalaceMuseum,6._________nowheisoftenstoppedbyadmirers7.___________(want)theirphototakenwithhim.Dayin,dayout,Mr.Wangandhisstudentspendtheirtimerestoringclocks8.___________(date)back9.__________(hundred)ofyears.Butforquitesometime,heandhisstudentQiHaonanused10._________(be)theonlytwopeople11.___________(repair)timepiecesinthePalaceMuseum.

Qingemperorswereveryfond12.______clocks.Therefore,inorder13.___________(please)them,foreignenvoyspresentedtheseemperors14.________themostintricateandsplendidtimepieces.Today,thePalaceMuseumhasoneofthemostsignificant15.____________(collect)oftimepiecesintheworld,mainly16.___________(originate)fromEuropeandChina.Withobjects17.___________(range)fromsmallpocketwatchestoclocksoveronemetrein18.___________(high),eachoftheserequiresitsownuniquemethodofrestoration.Giventhe19.__________(complex)oftheworkandthelackofnecessarymaterials,thismeansthateachexpertcanworkon20._____maximumoftwolargepiecesayear.But,throughtheirpainstakingefforts,MrWangandhisstudentdomore21.________repairtheclocks–theybringthemback22._____life.Theonlysoundtobreakthe23._________(silence)inWangJin’sworkshopisthechimingmelodyoftherepairedand24._______(polish)clocks.ToWangJinitis25._______________(beautiful)musicintheworld.Now,aftereightmonthsofendless26.______________(adjust),thetimehasfinallycomeforMr.Wang27._________(wind)upthegiganticclocks28._______datebacktothetimeofEmperorQianlong.Theintricatelyfashionedobjectsthathavestoodstillfor29._________(century)instantlycomebacktolife:waterflows,boatssail,dogsbark,chickensflaptheirwingsandawomanstartstospin.Itisa30._________(true)awe-inspiringmoment.31._____issuddenlyclearthatwhentheclockmasterssaythat“theseantiqueshavelives”,itisneitheranexaggeration32.______ametaphor.

But,despitethe33.___________(combine)workofseveralgenerationsofmasters,itseems34.___________(likely)thattherestorationoftheclockswilleverbecomplete.EvenifeveryclockinthePalaceMuseumwererestored,therewouldstillbeworktodo,35._______restorationwouldprobablyneedtobeginagainontheclocks36._______wererepairedlongago.Thisisaraceagainsttimethatcannever37.__________(win)!Nonetheless,MrWangremainsoptimistic38._______thefutureofthesetimepieces.39._______(follow)inthefootstepsofhisownteacherallthoseyearsago,MrWanghasnowpassedonhisskillstothenewmembers,whowilltakeonmanyofthefuturerepairs.What’smore,40.__________(inspire)tofollowinhisfather’sfootsteps,MrWang’ssonnowhasalsotaken41._____repairingantiqueclocks.Thisnewgenerationofartisanswillnotonlyhelppreservetraditionalskills,theinnovationtheybring42.______thecraftwillalsoensurethattheartofclockrepairing43.___________(stand)thetestoftime.

Intoday’sfast-pacedworld,thesayingthat“timewaitsfornoman”hasneverseemedmoreapt.Yetinsidethe44.__________(hide)courtyardsofXiSanSuo,thereissomethingtimelessaboutthewayMrWangandhiscolleaguessedatelypiecetogetherthepastwith45.____________(skill)handsandmodesthearts.Itisasiftheyhavebecomeonewiththeircraftandwiththehistoryofthecountry.theForbiddenCityatone’sownpaceregard...as...dayin,dayoutbefondoforiginatefromrangefrom...tomorethanbring...backtolifewindup/wa?nd/紫禁城按自己的節奏/速度把……看作……日復一日喜歡源于……；來自……(范圍)從……到……多于；不只是使……復活；使……恢復生機上發條

wound-wounddatebacktoneither...norevenifremain/beoptimisticaboutfollowinthefootstepsofsb.passon...totakeontakeupstandthetestoftimetimewaitsfornoman.追溯到既不……也不……即使對……保持樂觀效仿某人的做法或行為傳給；傳遞……給……承擔；呈現；雇用從事經受時間的考驗時不我待1.Ifit_______________(notbe)forathree-episode

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thattheplainly-dressedpeopleworkingherearemastersoftheircraft,whohavespenttheirlivesrestoringpreciousantiques.三維three-episodedocumentary三集紀錄片本文中的這部紀錄片指的是紀錄片《我在故宮修文物》hadn’tbeen本句是一個主從復合句。If引導的是_______條件狀語句,表示與______事實相反，從句謂動用haddone，主句用_______________________的形式。虛擬would+havedone主句中that引導_______從句，該從句中又包含一個______引導的非限制性定語從句，修飾_________.過去賓語whomastersTranslation如果不是一部三集的紀錄片，外人永遠不會知道，在這里工作的那些衣著樸素的人都是技藝精湛的大師，他們一生都在修復珍貴的古董。

事實情況if條件從句主句與現在事實相反If＋主語＋動詞的過去式（be動詞用were）...主語＋should/would/might/could＋do...與過去事實相反If＋主語＋had＋done...主語＋should/would/might/could＋havedone...與將來事實相反①If＋