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1、工业设计专业英语课程作业外文翻译外文原文:RobertAdam’sAchievementsinarchitecturaldesignRobertAdam,(bornJuly3,1728,Kirkcaldy,Fife,Scot.—diedMarch3,1792,London,Eng.),Scottisharchitectanddesignerwho,withhisbrotherJames(1730–94),transformedPalladianNeoclassicisminEnglandintotheairy,li
2、ght,elegantstylethatbearstheirname.Hismajorarchitecturalworksincludepublicbuildings(especiallyinLondon),andhisdesignswereusedfortheinteriorsofsuchcountrymansionsasSyonHouse(1762–69)inMiddlesex(nowinHounslow,London).EarlylifeRobertwasthesecondsonofWilliamAdam,t
3、heforemostScottisharchitectofhistime.William,whoasmastermasontotheBoardofOrdnanceinNorthBritainsupervisedthedesignofmilitarybuildings,alsodesignednumerouscountryhousesinaconservativePalladianstyle—themodifiedclassicRomanstylethatwasoriginallydevelopedbythe16th
4、-centuryarchitectAndreaPalladio.TheAdamchildrengrewupintheculturedatmosphereofapropertiedandwell-connected18th-centuryfamily.ShortlyafterRobert’sbirththefamilymovedtoEdinburgh,whereattheageofsixheenteredtheEdinburghHighSchool.In1743heenrolledatTown’sCollege(no
5、wUniversityofEdinburgh),butin1745heabandonedhisstudiesandthefollowingyearenteredhisfather’sofficeasanapprenticeandassistant.WilliamAdamdiedin1748,andhisBoardofOrdnancepostpassedtohiseldestson,John,whotookRobertintopartnership.Inthesucceedingfewyearsbothbenefit
6、edfromthelucrativecontractsthatresultedfromtheappointment.BesidesbuildingFortGeorgeintheMorayFirthnearInverness,theAdambrothersalsowereengagedtocompletetheinterioroftheearlofHopetoun’shouse.IntheirinteriorsthebrothersintroducedintoScotlandanew,lighter,almostRo
7、cocostyleofdecoration.TheotherimportantprivatecommissionoftheseyearswasDumfriesHouse,Ayrshire,fortheearlofDumfries.EuropeaninfluencesIn1754RobertAdam,whobythenconsideredhimselftobeworth£5,000,wasinvitedtoaccompanytheHonourableCharlesHope,theearlofHopetoun’syou
8、ngerbrother,toItaly.Hethushadtheopportunitytorealizethedreamhehadbeensavingforsincehisfather’sdeath,and,justasimportant,hehadthesocial2013.5.12工业设计专业英语课程作业外文翻译advantagesoftraveling