首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
As any diplomat from Britain, Austria or Turkey can tell you, handling the legacy of a vanished, far-flung empire is a tricky bu
As any diplomat from Britain, Austria or Turkey can tell you, handling the legacy of a vanished, far-flung empire is a tricky bu
admin
2009-04-26
39
问题
As any diplomat from Britain, Austria or Turkey can tell you, handling the legacy of a vanished, far-flung empire is a tricky business. But for Georgia, the gap between old glory and present vulnerability is especially wide.
Today’s Georgia is diminished by war, buffeted by geopolitics and recovering from post-Soviet chaos. But 800 years ago the country was a mighty military, cultural and ecclesiastical force. Its greatest monarch, Queen Tamara, defeated many foes (including her first husband) and built fine monuments. In her time, Georgia also had a big stake in the Christian life of the Holy Land. From Jerusalem to the Balkans, Georgia’s priests, artists and church-builders were active and respected. So too were its poets, like Shota Rustaveli, the national bard who dedicated an epic to his beloved queen.
In between seeking western aid and coping with power cuts, modern Georgia has pledged to keep a wary eye on every place where churches, inscriptions and frescoes testify to its golden age. That includes Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and above all, Israel. Last year, Georgians were enraged when a fresco of Rustaveli, in a Jerusalem church under the care of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, was defaced, then badly restored. This year, a better restoration was done, but Georgians now want a promise that in all future restoration their own experts can take part. They also want to stop the seepage of Georgian frescoes and icons, supposedly under the Patriarchate’s care, on to the art market. Several times, Georgia has had to use its meagre resources to buy back pieces of the national heritage. The hope is that things will improve with the recent election of a new Jerusalem Patriarch, after his predecessor was ousted under a cloud of scandal.
Georgia’s ties with Israel are good, thanks to a thriving Georgian-Jewish community with happy memories of its homeland. Georgia also gets along with Greece, amid a fug of sentimentality over legends about the Argonauts that link the two nations. But can these warm, fuzzy feelings translate into better protection for an ancient culture? That will be a challenge for Geld Bezhuashvili, who succeeds Salome Zourabichvili, the French-born diplomat who was sacked, after a power struggle, as Georgian foreign minister on October 19th.
选项
A、deceptive
B、crafty
C、tough
D、tacit
答案
C
解析
本题是一道词汇测试题。根据本文第一段第一句的句意,本题的正确选项是"tough"(困难的)。"a tricky business"的含义是"一件棘手的事情"。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/TvURFFFM
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.Forwhatreasonarelawyerscriticized?
Theauthorbelievesinthepassagethat______.AllofthefollowingarestepsinvolvedintruecloningEXCEPT______.
WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheAmerica’seconomicsituation?Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsomerecentfigure
WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheAmerica’seconomicsituation?Whatdoesthefigure0.2%inParagraph1indicate?
Theroleofgovernmentsinenvironmentalmanagementisdifficultbutinescapable.Sometimes,thestatetriestomanagetheresou
Theroleofgovernmentsinenvironmentalmanagementisdifficultbutinescapable.Sometimes,thestatetriestomanagetheresou
Theroleofgovernmentsinenvironmentalmanagementisdifficultbutinescapable.Sometimes,thestatetriestomanagetheresou
Inthissection,youareaskedtowritealetterbasedonthefollowingstatement.Yourlettershouldbeatleast150words.Rem
Peopleinbusinesscanuseforesighttoidentifynewproductsandservices,aswellasmarketsforthoseproductsandservices.
TheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorldwereacollectionofremarkableconstructionslistedbyvariousGreekauthors,including
随机试题
在我国,确认土地承包经营权的主要依据是()。
Guthrie细菌生长抑制试验
Thebirdfluvirusismutatingandbecomingmoredangeroustomammals,accordingtoresearchers.Thediscoveryreinforcesfears
A.压缩骨折B.横行骨折C.斜行骨折D.粉碎骨折E.嵌插骨折骤然跪倒髌骨着地发生的髌骨骨折是
放射生物作用引起DNA和蛋白质构造变化的阶段是
孙某早年与妻子吕某离婚,儿子小强随吕某生活。小强15岁时,其祖父去世,孙某让小强参加葬礼。小强与祖父没有感情,加上吕某阻挡,未参加葬礼。从此,孙某就不再支付小强的抚养费用。吕某和小强向当地法院提起诉讼,请求责令孙某承担抚养费。在法庭上,孙某提出不承担抚养费
下列( )种组合能较全面而准确地表达投标报价的基本原则。Ⅰ、要保护投标方的经济利益Ⅱ、充分利用已有现场资料,优选经济合理的方案Ⅲ、详细研究分析招标文件中双方经济责任,根据承包方式,做到“内细算外粗报”,进行综合归纳Ⅳ、报价
随着人们生活水平的不断提高,越来越多的人开始外出旅游。如果在户外无定位的专门仪器,可借助地物来判定方向。下列是判断方位的方法,其中描述不正确的是()。
周某为了庆祝自己的18岁生日,与吴某达成了购买吴某饲养的波斯猫的合同,周某支付了价款,合同还约定,在周某生日的当天,吴某应亲自将波斯猫交付给周某。在周某生日那天,吴某带着波斯猫去周某家的路上不慎将波斯猫丢失。当日,陈某发现波斯猫后甚为喜欢,便带至家中细心喂
交换机命令可使用缩写形式,在Switch#模式下,键人con,则表示——。
最新回复
(
0
)