1．在中国历史上，曾有一个美妙绝伦的地方，叫做圆明园。

　　In the history of China, there_was once an excellent place which is named Yuanmingyuan.

　　2．圆明园最初建造于1709年。

　　Yuanmingyuan was_first_built_in_1709.

　　3．它的建造持续了100多年。

　　Its construction lasted_for_more_than_100_years.

　　4．它占地347公顷。

　　It covered_an_area_of 347 hectares.

　　5．它由三个园子组成。

　　It was_made_up_of three gardens.

　　6．圆明园不仅以美景著称，而且是一个巨大的文化宝库。

　　Yuanmingyuan was_famous_not_only_for its beauty but_also_for a vast collection of cultural treasures.

　　7．据说英法军队在1860年抢劫并毁坏了它。

　　It_is_said_that the UK and French armies robbed_and_destroyed it in 1860.

　　8．大多数的珍宝都被他们带走，其他的东西被砸坏或烧毁了。

　　Most of the treasures were_taken_away_by_them and the rest were_broken_or_burned_down.

　　9．我们现在仅看到圆明园的模型，我们应该记住它的历史。

　　Now we can_see_the_model_of Yuanmingyuan, and we should remember_its_history.

　　第四步：句式升级造亮点

　　1．将句1改为非谓语作后置定语

　　In the history of China, there was once an excellent place named_Yuanmingyuan.

　　2．用定语从句将句2、3合成一句

　　Yuanmingyuan was first built in 1709, whose_construction_lasted_for_more_than_100_years.

　　3．将句4改为非谓语并与句5合并

　　Yuanmingyuan, covering_an_area_of_347_hectares,_was made up of three gardens.

　　4．将句6改为形容词短语作后置定语并与句7合为一句

　　It is said that in 1860 the UK and French armies robbed and destroyed Yuanmingyuan that_was_famous_not_only_for_its_beauty_but_also_for_a_vast_collection_of_cultural_treasures.

　　第五步：过渡衔接联成篇

　　In the history of China, there was once an excellent place named Yuanmingyuan.

Yuanmingyuan was first built in 1709, whose construction lasted for more than 100