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新聞來源: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/china.qing.vase/index.html?hpt=C1

今日單字:  antiquity  [n.]  =  古物、古董文物

(一) 今日單字的其他意思、變化及片語

antiquity  [n.]

1.  古代  ( 特別是中世紀之前的時間 如....古希臘和古羅馬時期 )

2.  古老、蒼古  ( e.g.  This painting is of great antiquity. )

antique  [n.]

文物、古物、古董、古玩

antique  [adj.]

1.  古老的、古董的

2.  退流行的、跟不上潮流的  ( 口語用法 )

antique  [v.]

1.  去逛或買古董  ( Let's go antiquing this weekend. )

2.  將物品作仿古處理  ( Antiquing your furniture can make it look more expensive. )

antiqueness  [n.]

古事、古風、古感  ( e.g.  The beauty and antiqueness of the vase attracts everyone. )

(二) 相關字及片語

heirloom  [n.]

傳家寶、世代相傳之物  ( e.g.  This necklace is our family heirloom. )

artifact / artefact  [n.]

人工製品、手工藝品（尤指有歷史或文化價值的）、文物

(三) 延伸討論

Many of the Egyptian artifacts that were taken by other countries during wars or troubled times are now being returned to Egypt. There is more information about this in the article below....

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/10/met.king.tut/index.html?iref=allsearch

Yet....no move has been made to return artifacts that were wrongfully taken from China throughout history.

During the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, many priceless artifacts were ransacked from the palaces.

Although China has urged the museums around the world to return those antiquities, there has been little response.

Should foreign museums return the stolen Chinese artifacts to the China ??  

Tell us what you think by commenting....

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