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Unit6 Living History of Culture
Reading and Writing
The Terracotta Army
思考并选出对兵马俑和金字塔的正确描述。
Think and tick.
A. The Terracotta Army is in Xi’an.
B. The Terracotta Army was built in the Ming Dynasty.
D. The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed for King Khufu of Egypt.
C. The Great Pyramid of Giza lies in France.
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课文原文及翻译
Like most tourists, the very first destination that I visited in Xi’an was the Terracotta Army. When I stepped into the museum of 14,000 square meters, it was amazing to see the huge underground kingdom of the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. He began to build his final resting place around 246 BC when he was only 13 years old.
像大多数游客一样,我去西安第一个参观的就是兵马俑。
当我踏进这个14,000平方米的博物馆时,
看到了第一位皇帝秦始皇的庞大的地下王国,令人惊叹。
约公元前246年秦始皇就开始建造他最后的安息之地,
那时他才13岁。
课文原文及翻译
In the main pits, there are over 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses. The warriors are all life-sized and set in regular rows. Each face is different with different expressions. Amazingly, no two are exactly the same. These figures appear grey in color.
在主坑里,有超过8,000个兵马俑。
兵马俑的人俑都是真人大小,排列整齐。
每张脸都有着不同的表情。令人惊奇的是,没有两张脸是完全
相同的。这些兵马俑呈灰色。
课文原文及翻译
In fact, they were originally beautifully painted in very bright colors, just like real people. Today the Terracotta Army is a must-see for every visitor to Xi’an and has been listed as “The Eighth Wonder of the World”.
事实上,他们起初都被粉饰得非常鲜亮,
就像真人一样。如今,兵马俑是每个游客去西安必看的景点,
并被列为“世界第八大奇迹”。
课文原文及翻译
The sight of the Terracotta Army reminded me of my trip to Egypt, where I visited the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are over 70 pyramids in Egypt stretching down the Nile River Valley. On the edge of the Sahara Desert lies the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was constructed for Egyptian king Khufu between 2600 and 2500 BC.
看到兵马俑,我不禁想起了自己的埃及之行。
在那里,我参观了吉萨大金字塔。
看在埃及,沿尼罗河谷而下有70多座金字塔
吉萨大金字塔就坐落于撒哈拉沙漠边缘,
是在公元前2,000年至公元前25,000年为埃及国王胡夫建造的。
课文原文及翻译
The Great Pyramid rises to 481 feet (147 meters) high and is made of over two million blocks of stone. It was the first ever tallest